First, you join the squares two-by-two.

Then you join the two-by-twos in strips of ten (five two-by-twos).

Next you join the new strips into a ker-chunk.

Finally, you join the ker-chunk to the CounterPain.

I’ve finished half of the Epic CounterPain.

If you don’t count the trim.

I deserve a cookie.

Or three.

Since finishing Ellie’s romper, there hasn’t been a whole lot of knitting. I go to pick up my needles and notice that the dishwasher needs to be unloaded, the laundry folded, the bed made (I am lying about that one – I haven’t made the bed in at least a week) or I need to finish half a dozen t-shirt designs Right Now. All that to say: in the past week I have completed a single CounterPain Square. I was stuffing it into the bag with the others when I realized that there are lots and lots of unjoined squares.

They are impressive when stacked.

So I am going to do a little bit of crochet for a few days. In the past, it has given me an enormous sense of accomplishment to add a chunk to the CounterPain. The feeling can be likened to getting a second wind. I could use a second wind.

The timer? I didn’t want to forget about my bread.

The recipe is here.

It’s a yummy cheater sourdough. There are enough things in this house that need to be fed – no way I’m adding a starter to that.