Finished, Started, Finished, Still Knitting...

I've finished another pair of socks... 

So I've started another sweater...which I have also finished now! (Happy dance, anyone? No? Just me? Okay! Hahaha!)

So, I've started another pair of socks...

Which is good, because it's Lakeside Weekend for Cleveland Knits West, and socks are a perfect take-along project! So, I've packed this sock, and the start of its mate, along with a little yarn for the next project(s?). I hope I've brought enough for two overnights...

Oh, and somebody had a birthday party, his first! It was too much fun, and I am thankful for wonderful extended family and in-laws to celebrate with on these occasions!

Wherever you are, I hope you are finding some joy and also some solitude to refresh your soul. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Whatever Pretty Wants

Earlier in the week, I posted a photo very similar to this on my Facebook page:

I captioned it, "Who says curiosity is for cats? My neighbor dogs have their share!," and a friend commented, "They are looking out the window thinking 'Good Grief, she is bringing more yarn into that house...where does it all go?' LOL" We all had a good laugh at that, didn't we? Yeah...well, on Thursday, this stuff showed up at Knit Night:

100% "vintage" acrylic yarn in three large, blue plastic bags accompanied one of my favorite knitters into the church library, and we all squealed with delight as we poured it onto the table and started sorting! 

Well, we squealed with something...perhaps there was some delight in there, but also in the mix were shock, awe, dismay, and even a bit of disgust (what were we all thinking at the time? 60s avocado, 70s mustard, 80s neon pink-orange, 90s rose and country-blue...?). Still, even with all those mixed emotions, most of us managed to find a little bit of treasure to take home on Thursday night. Here is my humble haul, which was mostly baby yarn with a few fun colors of heavier yarn tossed on top:

What will my nosy, neighbor dogs think when I bring that in? What will Mr. Pretty think? I'm really not sure, so for now it's hiding in the trunk of the party car. Shhhh! I'll bring it in when no-one is looking...like at midnight...on a Tuesday. 

The truth of the matter is that I didn't need any more yarn. I certainly didn't need any more "vintage" acrylic yarn...but I was as helpless as a bootie-knitting grandmother can possibly be when I saw the fingering weight yarn in baby colors, and fun, variegated and solid yarns that reminded me a little bit of Dory and Nemo. As I added a few skeins of stripey yarns (good for toys), I began to hear that little voice in my head, the one I thought I had mostly stifled a few years back. But when I saw all that yarn on Thursday, I clearly heard it humming, and then singing, "Whatever Pretty wants, pretty gets, and little yarn, Little Pretty wants YOU!" So I simply reclined myself, and resigned myself to the yarn, filling a large, blue bag with "vintage" acrylic yarn to add to my already ample stash of the stuff. 

Anybody have any fabulous baby booties patterns to share with me? 

Thanks for stopping by, friends. 

Please don't judge...we all have our weaknesses...and Knit in Good Health!

Finished last week...

A sweater for a Peanut. :)

I wish I had a picture of her in the sweater...

...but it's hard to catch and dress a 2-year-old with just one hand! It's even harder to get this particular little cutie let me take "pickers" of her in the sweater! But this stretchy placket is designed so she can "do it myself, Gamma!"

Yep. She can put it on by herself, and she can take it off by herself. And she can toss it in the air, or to the floor...all by herself! For a freshly finished garment, this is one tired sweater!

Now, since my knitting is limited, let me live vicariously through YOUR crafting! What have you been doing in your crafting/knitting/sewing rooms?!? 

Halfway Hat

This was going to be a "Wordless Wednesday," but who am I kidding? Even when I don't have much to say, I am not a wordless blogger! Still, there are simply not enough words to describe the cuteness of this Highway Hat:

The only thing that would make this hat more adorable is a little boy to model it, but I just don't have one of those on hand this morning... I knit this for the son of the dental assistant who came with his mommy to fix my tooth on a Saturday morning, after I kissed the pavement on Friday evening. (For what it's worth, I do not recommend sidewalk kissing. =/) 

That's all I've really got on this hump-day, halfway through the week...well, except to wish everyone a happy Fourth of July tomorrow! I hope that your fireworks are bright and shiny, loud but safe, and that you have a good time with whoever you are with over the weekend. :)

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!