It's a gorgeous spring day here is partly sunny/always windy Fargo. Hello kittens.
There are certain projects I try to work on in only certain places. My church knitting is gift knitting or knitting I plan to give to others. I like to pray over the piece, letting each stitch absorb as much goodness and love as it can. At least that's what I tell myself.
My Wednesday mornings are spent at a small psychological services office administering testing for a child psychologist. Most of the tests are done solely by the patient with little interaction from me. "Do this and this and this and this. Let me know when you're done." This leaves me with a considerable amount of downtime. So I, you know, knit.
I have been working on the T.O.V.A. sweater primarily during these times of utter boredom. Uhhhh...
Moonwalk with me, kittens.
The T.O.V.A. is a test that is comprised of two beeps. That's it. A high toned beep and a low one. Two beeps, one every two seconds in a completely random order, for approximately 22 minutes. Someone who is taking this test has to pay attention to the beeps and react accordingly per my instructions. I used to sit patiently and watch them and make sure they were staying on task but, as so many who take the test learn, I found my mind wandering. So I started knitting during this time. I can focus on something - which keeps my brain from going on walkabout - and pay attention to keeping their mind from taking a good short nap. It's a win-win-win. And then some as I also work at a hospital (I miss Microsoft) and they don't allow knitting there. It's sad, I know. My cries of "But I'm just sitting here anyway and my hands aren't doing anything" fall on never-been-knitted-for ears.
Where was I?
Yes, knitting at work. I try and keep up stitch for beep. Unfortunately, the pattern is stranded so swapping out yarns doesn't always allow for this goal. If only I were a picker and not a thrower. In another life, brother.
How is my T.O.V.A. sweater coming along? Beepingly.
