Even though I haven’t been blogging, I am still reading other knitting blogs on a daily basis and still…knitting! I’ve been on a blogging hiatus due to travel, too much going on at work (making me want to avoid the computer at home), and some personal events that have left me very tired!! (But all is well.)
I have been working though — slowly. I’ve been a knitting tortoise, definitely not a hare. I did finish a pair of socks for Andy (his second pair, and they’re very nice!) — the Diamond Waffle Socks from Knitty. I also finished up my MDK Baby Kimono, it’s tres cute! What else? I have updated my project page at least, so that tells me where I am.
With the holidays fast approaching, and both gift buying and vacation-spending coming up, I have felt hesitant to buy yarn. My stash is at a point where I am tempted by a lot of things, but only sometimes do I seem to have the right yarn on hand. It’s a little stop-and-start-ish. I did place an order with BMFA this weekend though…it wasn’t a doozy but it wasn’t lightweight either (hah!). I got a skein of Leticia to make the Yarn Harlot ordinary hat (such a trendsetter), my first-ever skein on laceweight yarn, Laci, in one of the new Raven colors (I choose Ravenscroft) to make the North Star scarf from Arctic Lace (someday…), and 2 skeins of Twisted in fun colors to knit into a baby blanket.
So I hope to have some photo journal-ing happening soon, as well as more project details.
Currently on the needles:
- (or fresh off the needles) — Lenore sock number one, from the Rocking Sock Club. Oh, I really love this sock!! The Lenore Raven yarn is cool, but I could see myself making the sock many times over in a variety of colors. I made it on US 3s, and it is actually I believe the best fitting sock I have made so far. Yes, I must get some photos up soon. Lenore sock number two might be delayed a but because I am itching to start another project…which is…
- The Hoodie Baby Blanket from November Magknits. For this I am using up some stash yarn — various balls of Cascade Luna. I just need to go get a 32″+ US 7 circular needle so I can get started. Since it’s all stockinette, I’m sure I will switch back and forth between it and the Lenore sock. Hopefully will get both done before moving on to anything else.
Why the interest in baby knits? Well it looks like Andy and I will be welcoming a little baby into our lives, in May or June of next year! So even though it’s early, a few little things will be on the needles….:)
The bust and shoulders are too big and the waist and hips are too small. Either something went wrong with gauge or my stupidly daring mods, or I have shrunk and grown in all the wrong places. Since I don’t want to deal with it now (and I’m just going to keep being a moving target, size-wise, because of being pregnant), I have banished it to a hangar in the corner of my office. Blech.
