At the end of a long stressful day, I come home to work a few hours more. To clear my head, I’ll grab some yarn-y thing. It has to be a simple, relaxing yarn-y thing because I am more than likely to nod off between rows, wake up a moment, knit another row, and then nod off again. This might be why almost everything I knit is garter stitch.
Without a blanket project-of-the-moment on the sticks, apparently I cast on for a new log cabin.
No, really. I did this in my sleep, it seems, and then found this in the morning. I liked the darks together and decided it would be nice to experiment with the darker end of the yarn stash in this project.
This is after 100 grams of grey and 50 grams of purple (or “claret”). Seems worthy of continuing. You can see the start of some blue in the top left. And it’ll be fun to round up the palette and see where this heads.
Perhaps I’ll start calling this the Sleepknitting Blanket?
completely cauchy. 
yum! i love mindless knitting, really.
Garter stitch is great for mindless knitting, and even in your sleep you seem to choose nice colours :)
I like your new layout too, but the font you chose is killing my eyes.. Or perhaps I just need new glasses, who knows? On my computer the fonts come out very light, as if it was printed on a printer dry from ink.
Have a nice weekend! :)
Uh oh…I’ll try to change the font color back to black. Thanks for your comment!
my wife has taken up knitting. one sweater, three arms so far.
knitting is so pretty! Can’t wait to see how this ends up!
Oh and I love your new blog layout! Very nice!!
beautiful !
Looks so nice and calming.
Knitting is the best relaxing thing…sleep well:-)
C
I really like the new look…
I adore the colours of the sleepy log cabin
you are amazing
donna
ps
your quilts take my breath away
but I love it when you knit!
d
Ohhhh,,,, I wish my sleepknit will look like this!
And welcome to the gartering club :)
That is quite a talent my friend! Wish I could knit in my sleep, maybe I’d have finished this stupid sweater by now :)
I’m excited to see where this project goes!
nice! maybe this is the stitch for knitting i need to take up.
Garter stitch is the best! So versatile. I love how dense and squishy your sleepknitting looks.
it’s lovely! I think the dark colours are gorgeous… is it cold there too?
It took me a while to find the garter stitch love. I found it knitting the February Lady sweater for my mom.
I love how this looks so far. This year I’m trying to find the afghan/blanket love because there is a modular afghan I’d love to knit.
Sometimes I think it’s amazing when any of us have the energy and time to do more than mindless garter stitch, frankly. I say that after a couple weeks of hell at work, plus the flu last week. Not surprisingly, I’ve cast on for the lovely garter-stitch Color Affection shawl. At least I’m using stash….
Looks like another win.
soooo lovely.
Be still my heart, she’s log cabining!
I nod off mid-row myself. Night owl habits.
I’m in love with the colors you’ve chosen. Log Cabin Blankets – and any knit blankets in general – get boring to me quickly so they never get finished.
Loving the blanket and the new look!
“Yawn/yarn?” “The Somnambulist?” “In the Night Cabin?” The deep colors seem quite appropriate for an evening project. I’m impressed that your crafting is just as lovely in your sleep as it is while awake.
So glad I’m not the only one who dozes off while knitting. If only my sleepy projects looked this nice.
Crikey, I can barely knit with my eyes wide open and ultimate concentration! As a beginner, I can now say that I aspire to sleep knitting, as surely this is a sign that one has truly mastered knitting! :)
wow! Wish I was that productive in my sleep! :-)
Just gorgeous! Deep, wintry colors. Wow, nothing like that happens when I’m nodding off… I’m more likely to drop all the stitches off my needle.
This will be interesting!
Knitting helps to keep me awake! It’s time for bed if I start to nod, as sleeping upright usually makes me feel queasy.
Garter is so satisfying. It really soothes. It’s so nice to have projects you can pick up and knit for a few minutes here and there. I started my first ever washcloth last night (of the ballband variety). I’m enjoying it for the same reason, although I do have to pay a tiny amount of attention to color changes. Other than that, fun and simple!
No mistake there. In the operating room I was taught to never say “oops”, but rather, “now then”.
I once got a text that read “Asleep. Will text back later.” Amazing things can happen while you’re sleeping.
i am amazed at what you do in you sleep! ;)
If you fall asleep knitting and end up with that much? WOW. Wish I could do that. I fall asleep and stitches come off the needles into my lap.
:)
I LOVE the colors. Can’t wait to see more…I so enjoyed knitting my log cabin lapghan. And I’m with you, garter all the way – except that occasionally I like to make lace….
(((hugs)))
And there you go. It was meant to be!
What beautiful, earthy colours! I am liking this a lot :)