short blanket break

for a quick, desperately needed project.
I have noticed recently, when I spend much time at all standing in my kitchen or dining room, the ankle I twisted a year and a half ago starts to bother me. Last night I had to mix up and bake a batch of cookies to send to school with my oldest daughter, and in the hour that it took to get those done, my ankle was killing me. So I decided I need a rug in there, and a fairly thick one.

So after a bit of thought, I pulled out some of the 30lbs of cotton yarn I bought a few months ago (I have actually found lots of uses for this, blankets, rugs, etc.) in a color that is nuetral, it is a light brown and white twist, and I wound it into balls with my yarn winder. The I dug out my largest crochet hook, it is this huge plastic q hook. the handle is bigger around than my thumb! I strung 4 strands of yarn together and I started  crocheting, it is a simple rectangular pattern,  in nothing but HDC. which makes it thick and soft, without being nothing but holes, and once washed, a lot of what holes are there now, will close up, because cotton yarn shrinks when washed. I am almost done (I started it last night) it is gonna end up being about 3 1/2 feet long by 2 feet wide, which will work well for standing and working in the kitchen. And I have used almost two full skeins (like 12 oz each) to make it. I am very happy so far, let’s see how it feels when we stand on it.

Blanket #1 done.

it was a simple garder stitch blanket, with alternating stripes of color, that is more than big enough for my toddler’s bed. I finished binding in all the ends, and I gave it to him. He hauled it all over the house all evening cuddling in it. And he drug in it into bed with him when it was time for that. So glad he likes it.

Then, I started the log cabin afghan, so far, not much is done, but it will look really good when it is done.

I finished!!

The custom knitting order that I started the week of Halloween, it is done, and in the mail to the purchaser, I am so glad! Now I can continue working on the blanket I started in September, I had intended to drop stitches, and have a waterfall afghan, but it is just the right size to be a blanket on my 2yo’s new car bed (that he will be getting for Christmas) so I think I will leave it without the dropped stitches and do that with it…

At the same time I am considering what I want to make next. I have, for some time, wanted a log cabin pattern, but I don’t want to sew one, it occurred to me recently I could knit one, so I think that may be my next big project, I will knit a log cabin afghan… probably out of the several pounds of cotton yarn i have stashed. perfect, soft, washable, cozy!

skating through the week.

nothing earth shattering happening around here… general house hold crap, I have been working on my blanket, it is as long as my 6yo is tall so it is about half way done, and now I am debating whether or not to drop all those stitches to make it waterfall, I just love the way it looks and feels as is.. We shall see how I feel about it when I get it full length. I also finished a water bottle sock that I have had on the needles for a few weeks and never bothered to finish.

OH. my oldest daughter, she is 8, she finished the 6th Harry Potter book today. She started it 10 days ago. She has been talking to me about it through the whole thing, and I kept asking her if she had figured out who Harry’s girlfriend is yet… she could never get it, till the very end. Sometimes I wonder about her.

maybe?? Maybe??

With Ike getting closer and closer it looks like the Hubster may be activated for it, his unit is already on alert, so he is preparing, doing laundry and packing his gear so it is all ready.

I have been working on a blanket, I know, I am nuts to be knitting a blanket in this heat, but it is mostly garder, that later I will drop stitches down, so it is mindless knitting for while I read, but still getting something accomplished.

finally, a little rain..

yesterday afternoon and today we have finally gotten a little bit of rain, after only a month of being so humid you need to sprout gills. and it did cool it off some. but it is by no stretch of the imagination cool…

I have also been working on a blanket that I am knitting, in a waterfall pattern. I found some cotton yarn on clearance dirt cheap (think 36lbs of yarn for under $40) so I am thinking up things to use it all.  A lap/nap blanket sounded perfect.

almost done…

I have spent the last two weeks working on a baby blanket for someone that my husband works with… was going pretty well till I realized that the circular needles I was knitting on were breaking. I did get them replaced. but lost my drive to work on it.. plus the kids have kept me busy. I finally decided that I had to get it done, so I have been working on it hot and heavy the last couple days. I am almost done, I am half-way through with the bind off. I will be so glad to get it finished and off my needles, so that i can work on something I WANT to do.  I want to do something with some light lace, maybe another Clapotis, and I need to finish my bag so that I can felt it.

It is just weighing on my mind to get it done. Off I go again.