I always get it done...eventually.

A project began about a year ago using fabric bought much longer ago than that. Please ignore the bad pic. This was a reference only so I wouldn't forget what went where before it was sewn together. Anyway, I pulled it out a few weeks ago and finally decided to finish it up. I have to take breaks from the knitting because I have these irritable nerves that act up if I don't. Sewing always takes more energy for me, but once I get going I love it so much. The hum of the sewing machine, the feel of the fabric, the huge three dimensional end product that is totally functional. I love sewing. I'm such an over thinker and over planner that it usually takes me forever to actually get to the sewing part. That is why this has been fun, everything was all ready to go!

I'm knitting. Really.

With a big project you just have to give the occasional status update you know. So here you go. This is the little knitted blanket for Baby 2. It is just fun enough to keep me interested, while still being very easy and fast. A perfect recipe for success. That sounds a little too certain, so I will add an 'I hope' to that last statement. I guess I'm a bit of a skeptic.

Chunky cardigan

One project down. This was a nice little project, it was a good pattern, nice yarn, easily accomplished. Lots of finish work, sewing in ends, button band, etc. Always my least favorite part, but I managed to push through all the putsy stuff and finally even blocked it this morning. I am already moving on to other things and hopefully will have more to share soon!

Another new project?

That's right. Another project. Have I bitten off more that I can chew? Quite possibly. You see, my body has decided to get fussy, so I have to rest with my feet up. A lot. Knitting is the perfect. I can still "do" something while I'm not doing anything. I saw a sample of this blanket knitted up at The Yarnery, one of my favorite happy places. They had used this amazing Ultra Pima from Cascade Yarns. I love how it has that amazing sheen, and it is so incredibly soft. I just couldn't resist. I just have to finish up a little sweater, then the teddy bears, then this is next.

Robe

There have been so many "pending project" posts, I figured it was time to put a completed project up. I really do finish things sometimes! I finished this one a while ago in fact, but started wearing it before I photoed it and therefore had to make the effort of ironing it all over again. So it has been a while, but here it is. This is the finished Amy Butler Kimono Bathrobe from a previous post. I ended up lining it completely in a white cotton lawn, for a little more weight and for softness. Loungewear is something I love, so this was a fun and functional project. And I don't know, but I think I'm going through a big green thing right now. There is green everywhere!

Bears

My daughter saw a teddy bear pattern in one of my knitting books and thought it would be a good idea if I made one for the new baby brother so that she (my daughter) could play with it. So I'm making not one, but two new teddy bears. The projects seem to be piling up!

It's a plan

The fabric, the plan, the measurements. Now the only uncertainty is which fabric to put where. I vacillate, yet begin to think it doesn't matter too much. Some quilts fabric placement is crucial, but this one, I don't think it is. It will be very pink and green and probably cute no matter what I put where. And yes, by the way, three of these fabrics are from my stash.