The worst time to blog is right now. At least as far as I am concerned. Here’s why.

Factors Associated With The Worst Time To Blog

There are a number of factors which makes this time of the year problematic.

1. First off, blog photography is more difficult. Since I usually write my blog in the morning, it is still way too dark and cold to take photos by natural light. Or in an outdoor setting. This means I either plan photos the day before and show you “delayed progress” photos. Or I wait until it’s light enough and brave the cold outdoors to take a photo.
2. There are competing factors for my lap.  When Finn isn’t in my lap, my knitting usually is. Finn is in my lap a lot more when it’s colder out.  
3. Knit-blogging takes a bit of time and so do the holidays. Holiday shopping, cards, ordering gifts, etc. I can’t show as much progress in my knitting again. And the progress photos I show aren’t as good (see #1).

All-in-all, I try to keep up the pace of blogging during the holidays. But it definitely isn’t as easy.

I guess that’s probably true for most of you as well. A lot of things aren’t as easy during this time of year.

Current Knitting

Progress of on the Seven Up Scarf continues apace, despite all holiday interference.

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The colorway in the last photo is the most accurate of any so far. I took that in the middle of the day yesterday. The others were taken either this morning under gray clouds with a sun just coming up. Or inside with less-than-perfect lighting.

Also note that this pattern knits up like a lace pattern. Blocking when it’s off the needles will have a significant impact on the final look.