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Sheesh. It is 11:52 and I just put Sophie down in the crib. Baby better not wake up is all I have to say. She's been staying up late lately, and it's getting on my last nerve. I want some peace! Okay, it's incredibly cute to watch her roll around on the floor and look up at me with a big goofy drool-dripping grin. I just wish she'd do it at 11 a.m. instead of 11 p.m. Mama needs some time to herself! She's been doing a couple of new things that are incredibly cute (which is why I keep her, of course). 1) She grabs and holds her toes. Doesn't sound all that impressive, but it's like all of a sudden she realizes there are feet there, and they are great for grabbing. Built-in toys. 2) She sticks out her tongue. A lot. Sometimes much further than I thought it could possibly go. For your entertainment value, here she is doing both at the same time.
It's even cuter when she's grabbing both feet and sticking the tongue out all the way, but I didn't quite catch that moment.
It's been a couple weeks, so it's time for a knitting update. I like doing these, because it is fun for me to compare where I was to where I am and see that I have made a bit of real progress in all my various projects. It feels like I rarely get more than 5 minutes at a time to knit, so it's nice to see that those 5 minutes are adding up to something after all.
The Fortissima Socks are almost finished. One just needs a sewn bind-off and the other is just a few rows behind. This pair really knit up quickly - it's fun yarn to work with because the colors are so bright, and it's leftovers from this sweater that I knit for Julie a couple years ago.
I'm not sure how this Mitred Sock Blankie got started, but it's incredibly fun to work on and I can't seem to stop. The idea popped into my head one night as I was laying in bed drifting off to sleep, and before I knew it I was sorting sock yarn from my stash of leftovers. I decided to use only wool/nylon blends in fingering weight, and I still had about 15 or so yarns to work with. I have no deadline or really intended recipient for this one, but it's calling me to knit it, and maybe if it turns out okay I could put it on my couch or maybe save it for one of my girls or something. I'm gearing up to beg some of my knitting friends for their sock leftovers too, otherwise I will be knitting it gradually over the next 20 years as I finish up pairs of socks and accumulate leftovers. My friend E asked me today how many pairs of socks I've knit, and I really don't know the answer to that question. I'd say on average at least 6 or 7 pairs per year for the last 5 years, so at least 30 or so, more if you count baby socks.
Julie's Bavarian Twist Sweater is going very slowly. I'm only almost finished with the first ball of yarn. I really need to pick up the pace on this one, but that blankie keeps distracting me, and there just hasn't been that much quality knitting time. I need good concentration, or at least a DVD and both kids in bed to work on this piece since it's got the charts and all. It's coming out pretty, though.
I cast on for this Lemon Hat on Thursday and finished it last night. I'm going to send it to a woman who works for the WIC program and it giving them away to promote breastfeeding, as per Stephanie's post over at Yarn Harlot last week. What an easy way to get behind a good cause!
Pants! Pants for Julie. Since I'm finishing up my last socks-in-progress, I needed another sock-like garment on the needles for on-the-go mindless knitting. I wanted to make some leggings for Julie, who loves comfortable pants and really loves stripes. These will be part of her birthday present. I just did enough so they're started and ready to grab and go. I made a picot edging and followed it up with a row of purl stitches to define the cuffs at the bottom.
The Most Expensive Socks I've Ever Knit are finally done. You can't see it very well in the photo, but I kept the ribbing going all the way down from the top of the cuff to the tippy-toes. The picture does not do the colors justice. They are subtle and beautiful - a discontinued Cherry Tree Hill Super Sport yarn.
Here's Daisy checking out a new addition to the stash. A friend of mine went to visit family in Canada for a couple of weeks, and she came back with a pile of Canadia yarn for me. The variegated looks like it could be self-striping and I think there is enough here to make a little sweater for Sophie next year (because it's not likely to happen this year - too many projects in the line-up, and yarn has to age properly you know). This picture doesn't do the colors justice, either, but they're really nice.
When I mentioned to Jen that I thought the yarn would stripe, she was surprised and I had to show her the self-striping socks on the needles to make her understand. She knits a bit, and her eyes lit up at the idea of fancy socks. Before she could object, I dug up some stripey yarn and a set of needles from the stash and got her started on her first pair. I was so excited to get someone started on socks, and I think she's enjoying it so far. She hasn't hit the heel yet, but I'll be there when she does. Let's all send some positive thoughts and/or whatever brand of prayer you do to Jen and her family this week. Jen's baby Hafsa is a month younger than Sophie and is having surgery tomorrow. They have lots of family support, and I know everything will be fine, but I can't begin to feel the stress she must be going through right now. Happy thoughts, happy thoughts...
I couldn't leave Harry cat out since Daisy got in on the blogging action. Most people who visit our house never see Harry because he is very shy around anyone but me and Joe. I've been accused of having an imaginary cat more than once. He loves sitting in that spot, curling up in the afghan my grandmother crocheted for me or sitting on the blanket I knit for Julie. That's the basket of sock yarn for my blankie project next to him.
Here is the Magic Yarn Ball I received as part of the swap I participated in last month. Actually, what you see is the yarn re-wrapped into a center pull ball and all the stuff that was hiding inside. The idea is supposed to be that you knit something out of the ball as you unwrap it, savoring each little gift as it appears. Sorry, I didn't have the patience for that, especially since I have so many enticing things on the needles at the moment and so little time to knit. At least I used the nostepinne that Joe gave me for our anniversary instead of the much-quicker ball winder. Magni from Norway did a great job picking out prizes for me. My favorite is the tiny sample-sized ball of Opal sock yarn that was in the very middle, but she also included some beautiful glass beads, some buttons, a pair of folding scissors, some beaded stitch markers, some pretty striped ribbon, and a crochet hook and pattern for slippers to use with my yarn. Thanks, Magni! I think I've got the courage to try another fun exchange when one comes along.
Okay, I'm finishing this up at 11 PM on the 4th, almost 24 hours after I started typing, and I can hear Sophie screaming bloody murder in the living room with Joe. I guess I'd better wrap things up and go help out. Poor kid is having a bad week. I drank some milk yesterday for the first time in a month or two, and I think maybe that's what's bothering her. That, or the cold she, Julie and I all seem to be sharing.
It's even cuter when she's grabbing both feet and sticking the tongue out all the way, but I didn't quite catch that moment.
It's been a couple weeks, so it's time for a knitting update. I like doing these, because it is fun for me to compare where I was to where I am and see that I have made a bit of real progress in all my various projects. It feels like I rarely get more than 5 minutes at a time to knit, so it's nice to see that those 5 minutes are adding up to something after all.
The Fortissima Socks are almost finished. One just needs a sewn bind-off and the other is just a few rows behind. This pair really knit up quickly - it's fun yarn to work with because the colors are so bright, and it's leftovers from this sweater that I knit for Julie a couple years ago.
I'm not sure how this Mitred Sock Blankie got started, but it's incredibly fun to work on and I can't seem to stop. The idea popped into my head one night as I was laying in bed drifting off to sleep, and before I knew it I was sorting sock yarn from my stash of leftovers. I decided to use only wool/nylon blends in fingering weight, and I still had about 15 or so yarns to work with. I have no deadline or really intended recipient for this one, but it's calling me to knit it, and maybe if it turns out okay I could put it on my couch or maybe save it for one of my girls or something. I'm gearing up to beg some of my knitting friends for their sock leftovers too, otherwise I will be knitting it gradually over the next 20 years as I finish up pairs of socks and accumulate leftovers. My friend E asked me today how many pairs of socks I've knit, and I really don't know the answer to that question. I'd say on average at least 6 or 7 pairs per year for the last 5 years, so at least 30 or so, more if you count baby socks.
Julie's Bavarian Twist Sweater is going very slowly. I'm only almost finished with the first ball of yarn. I really need to pick up the pace on this one, but that blankie keeps distracting me, and there just hasn't been that much quality knitting time. I need good concentration, or at least a DVD and both kids in bed to work on this piece since it's got the charts and all. It's coming out pretty, though.
I cast on for this Lemon Hat on Thursday and finished it last night. I'm going to send it to a woman who works for the WIC program and it giving them away to promote breastfeeding, as per Stephanie's post over at Yarn Harlot last week. What an easy way to get behind a good cause!
Pants! Pants for Julie. Since I'm finishing up my last socks-in-progress, I needed another sock-like garment on the needles for on-the-go mindless knitting. I wanted to make some leggings for Julie, who loves comfortable pants and really loves stripes. These will be part of her birthday present. I just did enough so they're started and ready to grab and go. I made a picot edging and followed it up with a row of purl stitches to define the cuffs at the bottom.
The Most Expensive Socks I've Ever Knit are finally done. You can't see it very well in the photo, but I kept the ribbing going all the way down from the top of the cuff to the tippy-toes. The picture does not do the colors justice. They are subtle and beautiful - a discontinued Cherry Tree Hill Super Sport yarn.
Here's Daisy checking out a new addition to the stash. A friend of mine went to visit family in Canada for a couple of weeks, and she came back with a pile of Canadia yarn for me. The variegated looks like it could be self-striping and I think there is enough here to make a little sweater for Sophie next year (because it's not likely to happen this year - too many projects in the line-up, and yarn has to age properly you know). This picture doesn't do the colors justice, either, but they're really nice.
When I mentioned to Jen that I thought the yarn would stripe, she was surprised and I had to show her the self-striping socks on the needles to make her understand. She knits a bit, and her eyes lit up at the idea of fancy socks. Before she could object, I dug up some stripey yarn and a set of needles from the stash and got her started on her first pair. I was so excited to get someone started on socks, and I think she's enjoying it so far. She hasn't hit the heel yet, but I'll be there when she does. Let's all send some positive thoughts and/or whatever brand of prayer you do to Jen and her family this week. Jen's baby Hafsa is a month younger than Sophie and is having surgery tomorrow. They have lots of family support, and I know everything will be fine, but I can't begin to feel the stress she must be going through right now. Happy thoughts, happy thoughts...
I couldn't leave Harry cat out since Daisy got in on the blogging action. Most people who visit our house never see Harry because he is very shy around anyone but me and Joe. I've been accused of having an imaginary cat more than once. He loves sitting in that spot, curling up in the afghan my grandmother crocheted for me or sitting on the blanket I knit for Julie. That's the basket of sock yarn for my blankie project next to him.
Here is the Magic Yarn Ball I received as part of the swap I participated in last month. Actually, what you see is the yarn re-wrapped into a center pull ball and all the stuff that was hiding inside. The idea is supposed to be that you knit something out of the ball as you unwrap it, savoring each little gift as it appears. Sorry, I didn't have the patience for that, especially since I have so many enticing things on the needles at the moment and so little time to knit. At least I used the nostepinne that Joe gave me for our anniversary instead of the much-quicker ball winder. Magni from Norway did a great job picking out prizes for me. My favorite is the tiny sample-sized ball of Opal sock yarn that was in the very middle, but she also included some beautiful glass beads, some buttons, a pair of folding scissors, some beaded stitch markers, some pretty striped ribbon, and a crochet hook and pattern for slippers to use with my yarn. Thanks, Magni! I think I've got the courage to try another fun exchange when one comes along.
Okay, I'm finishing this up at 11 PM on the 4th, almost 24 hours after I started typing, and I can hear Sophie screaming bloody murder in the living room with Joe. I guess I'd better wrap things up and go help out. Poor kid is having a bad week. I drank some milk yesterday for the first time in a month or two, and I think maybe that's what's bothering her. That, or the cold she, Julie and I all seem to be sharing.
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