The Post In Which I Blog Again

Ah.  The weeks pass and I don't blog.  This is because knitting time has been really limited and I didn't have much to show in the way of completed projects.  I knit just about every day to chill out (i.e. retain sanity) but when you only have time to do a row or two, here and there, there's not much to show or blog about.  I have finished a few baby items.  Here are two Gnome Hats, knit out of Lorna's Laces sock (the blue) and some Lorna's Laces sport yarn leftover from a sweater I knit my niece.  There was enough yarn in the single skein of sock yarn to knit both a baby hat and matching booties.  My husband was visibly appalled by the pointed hats, which is my own personal judge-o-meter as to a baby knit cuteness.  Mike:  horrified=Baby pattern: super cute.   I also knit a hooded jacket for the same baby out of a pattern called "Duck Soup" from a Canadian designer with a company called Jujube and Lolo.  It's a top down knit, with a cute knotted hood, so there's very little finishing.  The pattern calls for knit i-cord frog button closures, which are very cute and actually work.  In true form, I knit the jacket and then the fasteners and then waited a few weeks before actually sewing the suckers on.  Quite typical of me.  The jacket is designed to "grow" with the baby.  The designer says that you roll the hood and sleeves back and have a roomy coat for the first season and as the baby grows, you unroll and have a fitted jacket for the next season.  I used up the remainder of the sock yarn from a pair of socks knit last month for the frog closures, which appeals to my inner frugal core.  Actually, I'm not sure it's a frugal core, but rather the contentment that comes from using up all your yardage in a project.

Spring break is starting around here and my husband and I have taken some days off of work, which is nice.  Our nephew, Jordan, is flying in to visit as I type this.  It is his first time flying alone and I imagine that he's pretty excited about it, although he's being very cool about it.  He called me a little while ago during his layover in Minneapolis.  I may have told him several times to be careful and not talk to strangers in the airport, which is horribly uncool of me, but I can't help myself.  I'm excited and perhaps a tiny bit fearful about the prospect of having two thirteen  year old boys in the house for the next nine days.  (Note to self:  must stock up on food.)  I've made several attempts with them to plan activities, excursions, etc, but I've been met with complete indifference and lack of cooperation from the husband and the teenagers.  This may be driving me crazy (a lot) as I like to plan things out.  I'm thinking that my strategy here should be just to stand back and let them "chill" or whatever.  Perhaps I'll get more knitting done.

Comments

[Jocelyn]

Ah, yes, the desire to plan, thwarted by menfolk. I think you're right and that seeing it as possible knitting time is a good idea. That sweater is darling, btw! I love the frogs...

[Emily Koester]

So much testosterone in the house--it might be a good time for you to get together with some girlfriends! I hope the cousins have a ball together.
Be well,
Cousin Emily

[Jean]

Very cute baby stuff. I have two neighbor babies and a cousin to knit for.

[Gre7g]

Heh! Good luck with them and glad to see a post from you.