Knitting Update

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I’ve pretty much abanonded my knitting blog (Knit+Mom=Knitnmom).  With the advent of Ravelry (YEAH!!), there just isn’t the need for a separate blog.  FWIW, I still HIGHLY recommend WordPress for anyone who wants to start a blog.

So, I moved all my knitting posts, categories and my progress bars over here about a week ago.  And, from time to time you will see what I’ve been knitting!

Right now, I’m knitting a sweater for me (sorry – I think you have to be in Ravelry to see that link).  It’s knit side-to-side in a super soft gray – it reminds me of an old sweatshirt.  I can’t WAIT for it to be done!

I’ve put Brett’s families Jayne hats in time out as the moths ate the yarn – boo hoo!

I have some camo yarn that I want to make the boys new hats but I realized I need to do a Christmas Stocking for JGirl.  The last few years I’ve been knitting stockings for my newer nieces and nephews – keeping up the tradition my Grandma W started in our family.  I’d done my own style but last year I found that someone had reprinted the patterns that my Grandma W based her stockings on.  As Eric & I, J1 and J2 have stockings from Grandma W and J3 has a knit one with a train….we’d like hers to match ours more.  So I’m going to start her stocking today but it’s a new pattern….written in the 1940s or 50s and it’s SUPER small print.  I’m not feeling very hopeful.   I can always go back to the pattern I’ve been using but I’d be disappointed.  I’ll keep you posted on my progress!  Maybe even get some photos taken today!

It’s enough to make you want to knit with acrylic!

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MOTHS!!!

I pulled out the Jayne hats today to try the smallest on my visiting niece and there were two holes!!  To be honest, I thought someone took a scissors to them…but then I remembered Trina telling me about her experience with moths in her wool.  A quick phone call confirmed my fears.

So, I’m starting over on my brother’s familys hats – but definitely using acrylic!

Darn, darn, darn!

Breathing – it’s as easy as, uh, breathing, right?

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Apparently not.

I’ve been under a lot of stress lately.  By “lately” I mean since early summer.  By “a lot” I mean I’m crying daily…multiple times a day.

Two days ago I found an interesting blog “Confessions of a Pioneer Woman” and I’ve been enjoying escaping to her world of cows, horses and good food.  Her blog is about a lot more than that – and she’s a homeschooler!

Today my blog reader said she had a new post – but it wasn’t written by her so I wasn’t sure I’d take the time.  But then I did.  Her mom wrote about breathing.  I started it with the thought that it was going to be new-age fluff…and maybe it is in part.  But I realized that the end result was exactly what I get when I pick up my knitting needles and knit.

During all this stress, I’ve let things I enjoy fall away as I focus on things that are urgent and immediate needs.  So, I’ve avoided some of my coping mechanisms – the very things that help me.  Well, no more.  I can’t continue like this.

I may not be able to stop the craziness, but I can carve out a bit of daily peace and quiet.  I’m committing to do that for myself.  You all are my witnesses! 😉

*Knit, breathe, Purl, breathe, rep from * until you feel better!