Category Archives: Knitting

My SIL, Christy, has asked me to teach her to knit!! 🙂 I went through my Grandma’s needles and figured out what I have duplicates of and am able to give her 2 sets of staight needles – size 6 and 9 – and 3 circ needles – size 4, 6 and 8. I’m also able to give her some green wool from my stash and I printed out a few pages of directions. I’m going to have her knit a gauge sample and then I found a simple hat pattern that I think she’ll like. There might be simpler first projects….but I know she likes hats like this so better to be knitting something she would like to finish.

The only bummer is that she is about 3 hours away so I’ll see her this month – next month for her baby shower – in April for arrival of baby 🙂 – and then sometime this summer we’ll have a long weekend or week camping. Maybe I’ll be able to visit a few more times to share my obsession! I’m also looking forward to sharing time with her and my brother – they are neat folk! 🙂

Last night my friend, Ruth, called and invited me and the boys to breakfast at 8am! Not only that! But after breakfast, she wanted to have J2 (8) and J3 (4) stay for a visit while I entertain myself for a few hours! I was giddy with possibilities – 2 hours kidfree! So, I decided to head to Davis and hit Borders. No one asking for anything or wanting me to hurry or whining! I looked at their very messy craft section but didn’t find anything I wanted to own or that I thought my SP4 would like so I hit the magazine section. I think I may have bought EVERY knitting magazine they owned!! LOL

I also got a new Logic puzzle magazine – I’m so addicted. I think I can subscribe….I should probably do that.
So in the next few days/weeks I’ll be sharing my impression of each magazine. If you couldn’t tell from the picture the magazines I picked up were:

• Cast on :: Spring 2005
• Knit It! :: 2005
• Creative Knitting :: March 2005
• Interweave Knits :: Spring 2005
• Interweave Knits :: Winter 2004
• and, my guilty pleasure, Logic Problems from Penny Press, April 2005 🙂

Off to make tea and read, read, read 🙂

Realizing that I can actually FINISH a project makes me realize that I actually NEED to finish some things….thus, here is my list of WIP and their priority list.

First, since the February Flower Exchange actually says FEBRUARY, then I need to get them done and mailed THIS MONTH! I have one done with the exception of the pin part and I want to do at least one more. Not necessary, but I’d like to give my giftee at least one more option in case she doesn’t like the first one. So, I’m not sure if I’ll buy some differnt yarn (I need to build up my stash anyway, right?!? LOL) or look for a pattern with crochet thread – it might look more interesting. Have to run errands this am…so I’ll let you know what I decided later today.

Then I need to finish my THING (see sidebar for link). I’m ashamed that I started like gangbushters and then have neglected it for so long! 🙁 Violet, what about you? Still working on it? Done? I’m not sure if working on the THING has given me the confidence to try other FUNNER things and now I feel like I don’t need to finish it or what? But that’s foolish because there are some NEAT things yet to come that I really want to learn. I wish I hadn’t chosen such cheap acrylic though – it feels so icky! 🙁 But it is my priority as soon as my February Flowers are done!

And, I’ve joined the First Sock Knitters KAL and am excited to learn this. I’ve cast on twice already…but now that my SP sent me some bamboo dpns, I’m going to pull out all three rows I’ve completed and start over. However, I’m going to stick with the creamy wool I’m using and save the Magic Stripes yarn for my second (better? less mistakes? LOL) pair! I can’t wait though!! 🙂

And, that leaves my Purple shawl – which I’m loving!! But I’m really a circular knitting girl…and I didn’t have size 11 in a circ…so I ordered them last night and it will be a week or so before they arrive. If I’ve gotten my THING done by then I’ll let myself knit it again (it’s a great carryalong project as it is just a garter stitch with a yarnover at the beginning of each row!).

Disciple! I need to be disciplined and then I’ll actually finish more projects! Any takers on how long I’ll last before I start something new or totally disregard my priorities!?!? LOL

I just found some M&M minis in my Secret Pal goodie box! YUMMMMMMMMMMMMYYYYYYYYY!!!!! 🙂

Here is a picture of the goodies from my secret pal: