Why I haven’t posted in over a month:
When school started, my life got crazy. Even though I work from home, my job revolves heavily around the school year. In the last month, I worked more than double my usual hours, so blogging had to take a back seat. I’m hoping I’ve settled into a good routine, so I should be able to keep the blog a little more updated.
Why my Lorna’s Laces triange shawl isn’t done:
I don’t think I need to elaborate on that. The picture says it all. And, this happens *every* time I try to work on the shawl.
Why I need to knit a felted kitty bed:
As if the picture above isn’t reason enough, here’s another one:
Yes, that’s Diego, the same kitty from the shawl picture (plus Buddy; yes, he’s fat). Diego loves knitted items. Period. He would rather lay on something knitted than anything else. That’s my mom’s felted Market Squares bag he’s laying on. I think he needs a Mobius felted kitty bed. (See, I can’t resist new projects! I’m doomed!!)
Why my head and hands are ready for winter:
Well, okay….so only one mitten is done. But I have a good excuse. I’m teaching the Flap-Top Mittens (from Handknit Holidays)as a class right now, so I can’t finish the second one until Tuesday evening in class. The hat is my adaptation of the Tweedy Toppers from the new issue of Knitter’s. I didn’t have enough of the pink tweed yarn to knit the entire hat, so I sort of made it up as I went along. However, I took good notes so I’ll post instructions for my version soon.
Another note about the picture: in the background you can see the newly-harvested corn field that backs up to my back yard. The farmer was out with the corn picker yesterday, and Aaron (my 5-year-old son) was absolutely fascinated. He stood at our patio door watching them “harbess” the corn all afternoon. And, now that the corn is gone, we can actually see the woods beyond the field and the pretty fall colors in the trees.
Why I’m done writing for today:
I can smell pancakes cooking in the kitchen, and I’m hungry! How wonderful is my husband?