HEY!
Gosh, I don't know how many times I have thought about blogging since January 1, 2010. But there has always been something else. No time, too tired, no knitting to report, no laptop available... I think I could go on for a bit...
Well - I shouldn't be such a slacker, I know and I am sorry. But the year has started a little sluggish and I am trying to get a grip on things. ANYWAYS...
First, my favorite current TV commercial.
It has a sock monkey in it, hahaha... Too cute, I still have to knit one tho.
What is there to report on knitting?
Besides lots of ideas tumbling around in my head and not enough time at knitting groups, I am still working on the sweater for The Coach and I am happy to report that I actually finished the back over the Christmas holidays. Now I am onto the front which has a zipper (which will be interesting to put in with my love for sewing...) and which also measures 28.5 inches (to match the back…) from the cast on to the bind off. As much as I love that The Coach is 6ft 4in, it's turns into a curse when you knit a sweater for the big guy. The back truly functioned as a lap blanket while I was knitting it... Nevertheless, I am past the point where I had to split the front piece for the zipper. So, hopefully I'll be done soon. And then - onto two long sleeves... But I am still enjoying the cable pattern.
Well, a trip to Germany is coming up in April (for business, so I get to see my family on company expenses) and the sweater is the only knitting I am taking with me, I swear. 10 hours each way on a plane and 2.5 hours each day on the train. I am going to stay with Mom and Dad and take the train to commute to Munich to the office. Love the public transportation system over there.
Oh, I did finish a baby blanket. It is my all-time favorite mindless pattern. I don't even remember where I originally found the pattern, I think Lionbrand? Because I think the first one I made out of Lionbrand Homespun. It goes really fast.
This one was knitted during Superbowl 2010. Told you it was an easy knit. ;-)
Pattern: Baby Love Diagonal Baby Blanket by Lion Brand Yarn Craft (thanks to Ravelry I found the pattern name…)
Needles: US 11 / 8.0 mm Addi Natural Circular
Yarn: Plymouth Yarn Heaven
How much? 4 skeins = 220.0 yards (201.2m)
Colorway: pale pink
That's about it with the knitting.
Have you heard that we, in Georgia, had three snow days so far? Totally not normal, but pretty. Here are some pix.
January 8, 2010
The roads were very icy that morning and I drove to work a lot later than I usually do.
February 12/13, 2010
Yes, my mailbox has knitting stickers on it...
It started snowing Friday around lunch time that weekend and I couldn’t go anywhere on Saturday. Just too much ice and snow all around. A nice excuse to stay curled up in bed and catch on taped TV shows.
Pictures from snow day no. 3 (last Tuesday, March 2, 2010, if remember correctly) are still in the camera. Sorry!
I don't know if you noticed but Hermione and Noah gotten in fabulous shape. The vet was very impressed last weekend when he saw them for their check-up. Both of them lost about 10 pounds, thanks to the new doggie door and lots of play time outside.