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.

It's the little things

So I have a success in the knitting realm. A small one, but I will take it. I actually finished this hat once and then realized it was just too small, so with about 6 rows to go I took it all out and started over again. It was only then that I realized I had used a size 4 for the ribbing and 3's for the body. So that was why the ribbing was sloppy, even for me. So I am glad with the decision to start over. I love this yarn, it is so soft. Merino is an amazing fiber!

Trouble committing

I am one of those that has to have a few (or more) projects going at once. I get bored, I get frustrated, I cast it aside with frustration or loathing and move on, usually coming back to it sooner than later. But sometimes it is later, much later. I am a slow finisher. I was rockin' this scarf and then I started making mistakes, like every row. This is after knitting at least 24 inches in this pattern. Who knows... so then I moved on to Nellie - see below - that wasn't working so well, and I still haven't figured it out, just for the record. All of this is going on while I'm trying to finalize a pattern for my daughters quilt, find one last perfect fabric, and then do the dreaded math. So I moved on, pulling this yarn from my stash. A small skein of amazingly soft bamboo, and then a hand painted merino. Neither of which I bought enough of for anything but, well, a hat. Not just one hat at a time, but two, because... well, I don't know why. Trouble committing, I guess.