It's Killing Me...

It seems like the blog has been been all about the blanket lately, doesn't it? But here we are again, with block 9 complete

and connected

which I did twice, because I put it in the wrong place the first time. I did not take a picture of that, because I was feeling so defeated at that point...this blanket is trying to kill me!!! (Not really. That was a teeny bit dramatic...and I've moved on to block 10 now.)

Part of the reason it's been such a slog this week is that I was part of a big event at work. Three days at the Ross Exposition Center left me utterly exhausted each day. 

The catch up in my office on Thursday and Friday also wiped me out, so my head truly wasn't in the crochet game...but the event was a HUGE success! 

Here's a vid one of the middle schools put together:

If I understand it correctly, there will be annual repeats of this event in perpetuity, or as long as it is an effective way to connect educators, local businesses and students (ie-the workforce of the future) and that is a very good plan! Yes, even if it derails my personal craft pursuits...lol!

Anything exciting going on where you live and work, friends? Drop a comment to let me know about it! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit (work, pkay and crochet) in Good Health!

Halfway There, and more...

Ooohhhhh, we're halfway there... (IYKYK)

Halfway, plus one block, not yet attached...

Afghans are long term projects, and I'm making good progress, but this one has been a bit of a slog. Metaphor for life? Maybe...after all, I'm a little past halfway there in this life, too...but it's all good. I've got purpose. 😁

Some blocks are difficult, requiring apologies and multiple repeats of rows...and some blocks are easy, just hit auto pilot and go! The super-fun blocks are the best ones though, and I'm happy to report that we are on one of those now. 

You can never know how long the fun will last, though, so I'm hanging on to enjoy the ride. When we got the next hard time, holding onto the joyful memories will get me through. 

Whichever block of life you're in, I hope you've got some joy in the reserves tank to get you through. May you all keep your peace and love and joy close at hand, friends! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Jello gummies for the
5-year-old's party!

Semi-Secret Stitches

Don't tell the boys, but the birthday-and-holiday crafting has started! They are still little enough that they won't see the blog accidentally, so I can show you that the top row of Minecraft blanket squares is finished, 

and the 1st square of the second row is also done...

which inspired a new project...

Pigs all around! Lol...but seriously, how cute is this worsted-weight Snonk, barely fitting into my knitting bag for work?

Pretty cute, I know! But not as cute as boys hanging out with Pop Pop and staying for a sleepover...

climbing on the playground, 

and flying a kite to get them tired for before bedtime,

and having donuts for breakfast! 

...so cute, right? Right!

It's good when a Pretty Knitty life has cutie-patooti kids in it! Even the mum had started to celebrate this season and all the goodness in it! 

Now it's time for me to get back to it, because Snonk's sweater won't knit itself! Are you doing any secret knitting? Maybe you'd better get back to it, too! 😉

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Mum's the Word?

Not really too mum, I suppose. You all know it's October, right? If you don't, my little Mumkin is here to tell you all about it! (Thanks Megan & family!)

We had an early fall celebration with a trip to Hillcrest for our annual apple picking fun last weekend! 

This is the first year that all of the boys had remembered enough to know just what they wanted to do the most...from the corn pit

to the climbing tires

to the giant bubbles,

the "train," and trikes,

the apple cannon (look at the end of the cannon as it shot that apple!)

and yes, even the actual picking of apples,

we all had a blast! Even the three year old remembered the "school bus picture" (which the rest of us almost walked right past this year...oops!), and another fun photo op! 

Even though it was a hot afternoon when we went (I almost want to complain that it's too warm for fall, but I'm loving it), we still got the annual photos of Jess's family!, 

so I think that ticks everything off our list for this trip! A funny thing that happened along the way was that the middlest boy almost lost Fozzy in the corn pits. I put him in my purse (for safe keeping) and forgot him until the drive home. Jess texted, so I sent photo proof that Fozzy was safe...first, from the car

and again from home, where he was found napping with Uncle Allen.

Later, he helped Pop Pop grill our dinner, 

but when he tried to run...err climb...away, 

we finally had to call and ask Jess and the boys to pick him up! We were tired grandparents after a busy day of bear-sitting!

When I finally found a quiet moment, I got right back to the yarn play, finishing a second block of the minecraft blanket,

and even a little pair of ear ghosts!

It's been a great start to autumn for us, and I hope it's been fun for you, too!

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health! 

Steve and the Boys

Who's Steve? Inspiration for the new thing I started this week...

I have not done much with corner-to-corner crochet in the past, and I know next to nothing about Minecraft, which makes this a fun and challenging project! I'm halfway through the second block!

Another thing I've learned on this yarny adventure is how to make a decent bobbin...

So now I'm chomping at the bit to try my hand at more intarsia knitting...but first, some little kitchen scrubbies, 

because you just can't drag along 23 yarns for an afghan on every little trip you take. This "yarn" is hard to see unless the lighting is very good, but it makes great scrubbies, worked flat on a diagonal, then seamed and gathered. So clever! 

They are also a great travel project, which is good, because we busy grandparents get around! Just yesterday, the 3-year-old called Pop Pop and asked him to come over and play...so we did. 

Full disclosure, Pop Pop did most of the playing...including bike rides 

and static shocks on the slide...hahahahaha!

Later, at bedtime, that same 3-year-old told his mommy, "I'm glad Gramma let Pop Pop come over to play!" Thanks, Mommy, for texting that to us.  It made our day! 

This pic's a couple weeks old.
He's still this adorable. 😉

We're off again today to flag football,  and Sunday to apple picking, so it's good to have those portable projects! What should o knit next, friends? Christmas is coming! 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!