Faraway, So Close   

It's been too long since I blogged anything -- about knitting or otherwise. Much has changed in my life -- a new job, a new city/state -- still knitting, although not as much since my move. But I fell in love with this pattern and am eager to get some new yarn (like I don't have enough!) and start it. I do need to get some help with the instructions -- they call it "simple" but one look at the pattern told me it's not quite simple enough. Still, I know I can learn it, and I think this will be beautiful for spring.

Branching out - experimenting with better eating

Pizza tonight, but I made a commitment to experimenting with some better eating -- something I both need and want to do. So, tomorrow night I'll make Overnight Oatmeal for my Thursday breakfast. I'm also eager to make the California Sandwich for lunch! So much better than my typical fast food run-through at lunch time!

Blog List

I've spent some time today visiting some great blogs -- about knitting, food, and books. I've found some really interesting reads, and decided to build a blog list to add to this blog. I subscribed to some of them, so I will get new posts by email. I'm looking forward to a more organized approach to keeping updated on favorite blogs.

One Row Lace Scarf

A WIP -- work-in-progress -- using the One Row Scarf pattern. The photo below doesn’t show the lovely green color of this yarn -- top one is better. Not the easiest yarn to work with, but I love the result. This is still about 2/3 complete -- but I haven’t been working on it steadily. It’s the best result yet in my learn-to-knit-lacy-things project, and I’m very happy with it.

Hat Binge

I must have needed to finish something -- so over the weekend I've started and finished two knitted hats. Neither will be for me -- I hope someone can wear them. Used up some of my huge stash and the hats turned out pretty good. Tempted to start another, but there are surely other things I need to get done today. It's nice how knitting -- and finishing a knitted project -- can melt away frustration -- as long as the knitting itself isn't frustrating. The pattern -- Ground Flower Hat -- was simple, but the yarn was interesting so they weren't boring.

Lovin' this first baby blanket

I am really enjoying knitting this baby blanket -- pattern: Breezy Baby Blanket from Pickles. I think I like doing lacy patterns, but I'll see how this turns out! This, plus a little hat (below or one like it) are for Amber's baby, due in May.

#2 of 12

Started and finished a baby hat last night -- mainly so I could get another project done for the 12in2012 group on Ravelry. I also wanted to see how the pattern would match the baby blanket I'm making for Amber's baby. It may be a little small -- jury's still out on that one. But I can make a bigger one after I get the blanket done. I really love the blanket. Here's the hat -- pictures of blanket as a WIP to follow.