Itch and crochet

I still like double knit. I'm very slow at it so far. I dropped the scarf for a while. I thought that maybe working with sport weight instead of laceweight would help me pick up speed. I started working on the sheep pillow, but speed hasn't increased much. I broke out in hives yesterday. I do not know what triggered them. It's the first time this has happened in over three years and is by far the most extensive attack of these stupid itchy things. A simple project was called for. I grabbed all the bulky yarn in my stash and started another rug. Fingers crossed for a new rug to be here and itchy blobs gone soon.