The Answer

Blue! A bouncing baby boy born March 26th...he's a true joy and the reason I have been absent from the blog...and knitting....and sleeping in, etc...I did manage to knit two pair of angora booties to take to the hospital, as well as a little hat, but other than that the needles have been very quiet. Now that we (mom, dad and baby) are in a groove, I have actually picked up the knitting needles again. I have had Campfire socks in a basket for quite some time and felt like socks were just what I needed. I still have THE Sock on the needles, but it is not quite the "mindless" knitting I was looking for right now. So, hopefully I will actually finish the Campfire socks before sock season arrives.

PINK OR BLUE?

We'll know tomorrow!

Progress...

Progress...slow as it may be...a F/O - baby hat and socks for our friends' new son. I love making baby socks out of variegated yarn because they make such cute stripes. This yarn did not dissapoint. One more project down - I still have the chevron scarf on the needles. It is really close to being finished and there is no pressure to finish other than I would like to have it done. There is still The Sock but, again, no pressure there. My next project will be some little socks and hat for Peanut to wear when we bring her/him home, and possibly a little sweater. That may well be the last project for a while - we'll have to see.

A NEW YEAR

Christmas is over and all the decor packed away until next year. The new year came in quietly. Santa was kind enough to leave a laptop under the tree so I thought I would break it in by posting a little-of-what-little-I-knit for the holidays. The Falling Waters scarf was a hit with the mother in law. She loves the alpaca silk and actually lives in a climate cold enough to appreciate a scarf. The manly scarf was finished but did not find a home. I decided the originally intended recipient might find the itch-factor too high. Don't worry, it will find a good home. There were puff daddy neck warmers made and given (sorry, no photos for some odd reason) and I do say I liked making them and the construction has my mind racing toward other possibilities. Last, but not least, I must confess to 4 fun fur scarves...in my defense, all but one went to folks under the age of 6. All in all, not bad for someone who wasn't really motivated. I do hope that 2009 will find the needles moving a little more...besides, I HAVE to do something with a lot of yarn...there's a little one coming in April and the yarn storage will become home to little clothes - hopefully some hand knit by yours truly. Here's to a wonderful 2009!