Just because I haven’t posted anything lately doesn’t mean I haven’t been knocking out some fun projects. Something about the weather cooling down a bit makes me want to just sit on the back porch and knit all day. And I did just that last weekend. I spent quite a few hours just enjoying the knitting and finished up a big project I’ve been working on since June. Unfortunately, it’s a gift so I cannot show any photos yet, but I will, I promise. As a side note, on Friday, I was very excited to purchase my first set of Addi Turbos. I was getting frustrated with the way my bamboo circulars were slowing me down on this particular project, so I figured I’d give the “Cadillac of needles” a try. I was not disappointed. They really did help me knit faster. I know that sounds strange, but it’s true…
A month or so ago, I started on a pair of fingerless mitts for Chris for Christmas. (Obviously not a surprise… How exactly do you knit for someone you live with and make it a surprise anyway? Really, I’d like to know.) The pattern is "Dashing" from Knitty. I’m almost done with the first mitt (the picture shows about the halfway point). This is my first project knitting cables, and I must say it’s been surprisingly easy. Cabling looks way more complicated than it is. I should crank these out pretty quickly and hope to move on to a few more Christmas gifts in time for holidays.
On the sewing front, I’ve completed a few projects lately, mostly baby related. Back in July, our friends Melissa and Jonathan welcomed baby Dane, and I had a blast working on a few clothing and nursery projects with Melissa. The applique letters and matching pillows were both made with fabric used in her nursery. Between the letters and the onesies for Dane, July was the month for applique projects!
In addition to the recent arrival of Dane, three more of my closest girlfriends are now pregnant and all due in the first half of 2011. In other words, I have very little time to finish up my Christmas projects and get busy working on new baby projects x3! I have one boy, one girl, and one unknown gender to knit and sew for in 2011, which pretty much means that no baby project can be ruled out! I’m pretty excited to make projects for babies that I’ll actually get to see wear/use my creations.
