I Have Indeed Been Knitting

If you aren't in to knitting, this post will just be so much gobbledygook. But there are a couple of cute pictures near the top.

I'm back to knitting obsessively. I guess it started again when we rented the first episodes of The Office, because you kind of have to knit while watching TV. But can I just say that I adore this show? We're watching the American remake version, even though my brother claims the British one is better, but right now I'm enjoying it too much to care. Honestly, it's worth watching just to see John Krasinski's can-you-believe-this stare at the camera. It's also a little bit like being back at my old job, but since I have four years between that and here, I find it funny.

Anyway, although I've been plugging away at Liam's dog sweater on those horrible size 3 needles, it looks exactly the same as it did a week ago. This is a long-haul project and, believe me, it would be tossed aside as unknittable if Liam weren't so excited about it. So, to get little breaks, I've been churning out little winterish projects, perhaps to make me forget the 90-100 degree heat outside. First, a Calorimetry.

It looks much cuter on Olivia (buttoned under her chin) than it does on me. In order to wear it, I have to carefully arrange some hair around my face to make it look all casual, but then my hair is in my face all the time. I wore it around the house for a little while and then, when it began to annoy me, stuck it on Olivia. I guess I need to face the fact that head coverings just don't work on me. {sigh}

Then I made me some wrist warmers. The kiddos immediately claimed them as leg warmers. Liam got them on first, so I had to immediately dig in the closet for another pair so Olivia could have some too. It's purely coincidental that the leg warmers match their pajamas (by the way, Olivia wouldn't take hers off for hours, so I'm guessing that Cash Iroha would make some good Baby Legs).

I've been churning out the dishcloths lately too, since we really needed more. I used up a bunch of leftover bits making those ball band Mason-Dixon ones. They are, after all, happy dish cloths, and who can't use some of those?

I was on a roll with all these good little things, using up stash, no large yarn purchases or anything. Then the new magazines came out. And my queue got longer. It now includes (amongst the twenty-odd things that were in there already) the Tangled Yoke Cardigan, the Tilted Duster, and the Minimalist Cardigan. I have honestly never liked a copy of Interweave Knits so much. Am I just noticing, or are they now using yarns that, you know, you can find for sale somewhere? I'm not a good substituter. Anyway, with those sweaters in mind, I went to my LYS. And came home with this, which, of course, is not appropriate for any of those sweaters:

Eight skeins of fifty-percent-off Calmer, people. I immediately cast on for Fifi (top right - flower in hair). I loooove this pattern. Well, other than that it's cropped and I don't like things to be too close-fitting. But lots of others have lengthened it by five inches or more (thank you again Ravelry) and I have lots of extra yarn. Of course I'll be back for more soon, because I think I have to make those three sweaters. But then if you've read this far into this post, you know how that is.

Comments

[Holly Jo]

Fifi IS really cute. Will be perfect for fall though I agree only VERY, VERY special (ie people who have never had children) could get away with that cropped look.

My fave though - caliometry. Olivia is adorable in it, but I don't think you should give up on it. :) It looks cute on you too.

[Cathi]

They are so sweet, I just want to gobble them up. My kids love hijacking my knitting as well.

Glad you were able to get some yarn love- 50% off, that's some Calmer I could love. Can't wait to see your Fifi, I think it will look great.

[Kari]

My Antonia is one of my great literary loves.

K

[Judy]

For a new book to read "A Thousand Spendid Suns" By Khaled Hosseini . I literally couldn't put it reading stright through the night until 4am. Something for the plane perhaps?
Love,
Judy

[Stacey]

I LOVE the tilted duster. Let me know if you start it. I'll start one too. It will be fun. We'll see how many months it will take me to finish it compared to your weeks :)

[Jodi]

What a fabulous yarn bargain!

Your mitts look great -- are they the Irish Hiking wristwarmers? I've knit one pair, and they were fun, easy, and quick. Even though they have cables, they were a great project to knit while watching that dreamy Johnny Depp in Sleepy Hollow.