the baby blanket that wouldn't end

I finished a baby blanket for my husband's cousin this past weekend. It was just the Big, Bad Baby Blanket from SnB, but it took forever. It was the second one I made in two months, so it was really just boredom and other fun projects that got in its way. I have no picture because the camera batteries ran out and I mailed it before I had a chance to buy new ones.

A great Valentine's Day gift - my two balls of alpaca boucle arrived yesterday. I needed them to finish a shrug I started in December. So the yarn is here. Where are the notes I made about how many I cast on, when I did my increases and decreases? Beats me. So now I'm in a quandry about what to do. Do I rip it out? Do I just guess? Do I pray that I'll stumble upon my notes? The answer remains to be seen.

a socky kind of night

Thuja is done! Two nights, people! I love this sock pattern. It was super easy and I love the results. Worsted yarn + 6 US = awesomely fast socks. These are for my husband, but as I happen to have mammoth sized feet, I could very easily make a pair for myself, but casting on only 40 sts. These are done in Wool-Ease. Yay for machine washable!

I made Thuja instead of making a second Pomatomus sock. I'm just impressed that I got the first one done. Here it is in all it's hot pink glory. I'll definitely be making the second one, but will probably work on a few mindless projects before jumping back in.

success!

Pomatomus is back on a roll! I had the patience the other night to take out four rounds and figure out where I went wrong. I now only have one more chart repetition and the toe. Oh yeah, and a whole second sock. At this point, it may be easier just to cut off one foot.

Also completed this past weekend was a One-Skein Wonder. I love it and I'm hoping I'll actually get some use out of it. I think I may have to make another with long sleeves because my house is chilly lately.

I'm also making progress on the baby blanket. It's my official knitting group project until it's completed. Chat, knit, chat knit. Work wells with stockinette.

resolutions

I don't make resolutions because I never keep them. And I think that anything important enough to make a resolution about should be followed through. But if I had to make a knitting resolution, it would be to finish one project before moving on to the next. Right now I have the following projects on the needles.

• Pomatomus socks - I like socks better now since I have the hang of how they're constructed, but the lace is going to be the death of me. I ran into a snag on the chart and I haven't had the patience yet to correct. But isn't the part that's done lovely?

• A shrug of my own design - my mother got me two balls of boucle for Christmas. I decided to make a shrug for which I needed 6 balls. She got me two more, the other two are on back order.
• A baby blanket for my husband's cousin - no excuse, it's just not as much fun to work on as some of the other things.
• A scarf for a friend - I randomly started this last night just because.
• Simply Marilyn - I knit this, frogged the whole thing and am now reknitting with a tighter gauge and different neckline. I'm about half way up in the body.

And I bought yarn last night to make Fuzzy Feet for my great aunt, the one-skein wonder for myself and socks for my husband. And I wonder why I have no more cords in my Denise set.

Pasha

I made Pasha for my brother who likes Penguins. I think it's adorable and my family was flabbergasted that I actually made it. Clearly, I'm on a stuffed animal kick. Also featured are the tags I designed to attach to gifts so I can name them and also include the care instructions on the back. My mother came up with the name Woolly Boolly last year while fantasizing about what we would name our yarn store if that dream were to ever come true.

It's Kate! - the kitten in britches

I just love this pattern and she turned out so adorable. She's made of Classic Elite Bazic, which was 50% off at my LYS. I also used size 7 dpns since I didn't have 8s. She was a super fast knit as well. I also taught myself French knots for the eyes. She's featured here with my furbaby, Aphrodite. Pete wouldn't sit still long enough for a picture.

snow! new knitty! life is good

The new Knitty came out yesterday and the ground and all the trees are covered in snow. It's little things like this that make me pause and be grateful that there really is beauty in the world. The new Knitty is just fantastic. Really, what an issue. Rarely have I ever clicked on every pattern, every time saying, "I have to make that." I am so in love with Kate, the kitten in britches. And I already made Knecklace in some TLC Cotton Ease, just because I had it around. And last night I cast on and did the ribbing for Pomatomus. I'm a bit nervous about them, but up for the challenge. I want to make Thuja for my husband. Mrs. Beeton! Aren't they the best! I could go on and on. What a truly, truly fantastic issue.