And the knit goes on

Dusting off this neglected blog again to say that I have been knitting again, just not posting. I still fall asleep on the couch most nights, but with the baby sleeping better and I am feeling more human, knitting occurs most nights. A few updates...

Soap Bags for Teachers. What do you do when you are faced with 2 layoffs at Christmas, but still need to give thoughtful teacher gifts? Look to the stash and knit up something on the quick. Best of all, they liked them.


Ditto goes for this blue scarf. This I had to give something to Paula who kept me employed with freelance work these past 3 months. Luckily, this shade of blue looks great on her. I had this yarn from a Shabby Sheep gift basket I won at the school auction last spring. It's pretty cool yarn - hand spun, so there is variation in the weight and a little sparkle mixed in. It was hard to find a stitch that would show this feature of the yarn off, so I used the giant #35s! (Jim said I look like an elf when I work with those giant needles) Giant needles, big yarn... ta da! Scarf.


This little bunny is for my nephew to be (#4 for a total of 6 boys in that generation!). For some reason, I'm not crazy about the bunny, but we'll let the baby decide. It was a nice one-skein project to take a break from...


Jim's sweater continues to be a WIP, but I feel as though I might finish it before Global Warming deems it unnecessary. Just not in time for him to wear it during winter 2009. We've already missed the first ice storm! I finished the body up to the arms and working on the first sleeve. Maybe I am keeping it going just so I can look at the cute model in the picture often. That would sound bad except that he looks a lot like the real man I'm knitting for (without a beard of course).

I vowed to knit something small for the people who I did not get Christmas gifts too this year... we'll see about that since there are a couple sneaking up on me very soon. Stay tuned!