Cold Continues

I'm festering in a pile of tissues. I'll do more tomorrow.

I'm craving some very basic knitting and I'd seen Cherie's awesome shrugs and I was inspired to do something completely different. I feel the cold and I wanted another layer that was loose and could go over a sweater or something. I found one of those patterns where you basically knit a rectangle, fold it in half, seam halfway up the sides and call the gaps armholes. I mentally rearranged the pattern, adding a few stitches to the amount cast on as I was using yarn that was completely different to the pattern but was handy. I wanted something mindless, and this was two by two rib followed by stocking or stockinette stitch. I cast on 180 stitches (I'm a large lass) and pootled along for some 2x2 rib. After a while, I looked at the knitting, tried it against my shoulders, and it wasn't big enough. I mean, I would fit into it, but it wouldn't be loose enough to go over sweaters or allow for movement. 

I'm still wondering what I should do. There's a serious investment in 2x2 rib, which I loathe, but I'm inclined to rip it all out, cast on a load of stitches, plain knit to the end of the yarn and cast off. I know that I'd find it incredibly relaxing and I've other projects that I can follow if I want to do something that needs more attention. 

I also have a very large piece of fleece that could be adapted to something similar, which would save me having to cast on a gazillion stitches and hope for the best. 

Hugs and good health to all.