Falling Down

Sometimes "Falling Down" means losing your resolve, as in, "I know I said that I wouldn't be buying more yarn (fiber, fleece, livestock) until next month (year, decade, whatever)...but I went to a local fiber festival and fell down. Here's my new stash..." 

Hangs head, slightly ashamed, and shows you a picture or offers a skein, braid or bump for petting and cuddling, as proof that no one's resolve is strong enough to resist this stuff...

Yes, sometimes "Falling Down" means failing at an endeavor, as in, "I had planned to cast on for, like 6 sweaters this week...but I fell down, and all I've knit are these 6 hexipuffs..."

Don't judge...these 6 hexis bring my total to 116!

But sometimes "Falling Down" simply means falling down, as in, "I went running on Monday, and I fell down...I scraped up my elbow pretty badly, but I'm ok."

Yep. I did. And this is the "cleaned up" pic, it looked much worse when my whole arm was bloody. Again, I am ok, but I am starting to think I should just stick to the knitting...

So, as I've said before, I fall down like it's my job, and now you have proof. But even despite all the falling down, I did manage to cast on for a super-cute baby sweater with owls on it...

I am in love with the owls. I hope to also make a hat, and I hope I don't fall down on that...

Between my falls, I also hope to get some more knitting done. I hope that you are staying on your feet, and on track with your projects! Until my Saturday check-in, I'll try to stay on my feet, too. I am sure that my elbows will thank me. 

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Wild! Windy! Wet! Mitten!!!

We have had some weather. There has been wind...

...and rain and thunder...

...and intense heat (for here) and humidity (99-and-44/100%, or so) for the better part of the last couple weeks (including rain for 16-days-in-a-row). I am glad that this weather pattern has finally shifted away from us, and I am ready to be fitted for a Thundershirt (does anyone make these for nervous knitters?) if we get another spell like that!

On the up side, it has been cooler since the rainy, humid weather finally took a break. Of course, nice weather also means more time outside and, therefore, less knitting time...but I did get to take some pictures of the river, higher than I think I've ever seen it before...

...and I did get to knit a mitten. 

That's right, a single, toddler-sized mitten. Pretty impressive, huh? But it is a little bit impressive...if only because of the colorwork. Despite the impressive factor, I don't think I'll knit the second. There were a LOT of ends to weave in and snip on this puppy,...

...and knowing how quickly toddlers grow out of EVERYTHING, I just could not bring myself to cast on the second, knowing that I would have to deal with the weaving again! Oh, you know what else? This singular mitten is my 350th project on Ravelry...OMGosh! I can barely believe it!!!

(Mental Note: Colorwork is nice, and makes extra warm mittens, but for toddlers, I will stick to no more than two colors!)

I've got plans to knit a couple of sweaters, and also some more mittens and fingerless gloves this summer (there's a contest for one of my fave podcasts involving knitting mittens/gloves - Hi, Emily!!!), and I have a couple of bunches of fiber that I am excited to spin, so you should start to see a little more knitting/spinning content in the blog soon. :) 

Until then, I hope that you and I will Knit in Good Health!

What Cats Do?

A couple weekends ago, The Pretties went downtown for an adventure.

In general, I can't help but wonder what the cats do when the Pretties are not in the house, so I set up some surveillance this day...and here's what I found. First, there seems to actually be a lot of this:

No photo evidence of the other one napping on this particular day, but they are lazy kitties, to be sure. I am sure they both napped! But, I also found some of this:

White Cat: What are you doing NAPPING?!?

Black Cat: ZOMGosh, White Cat! You did NOT just wake me up!

White Cat: So what if I did?!?

Black Cat: So what if you DID?!? You did NOT just say that! I'll show you "So what?!?"...

Seriously? Napping and wrestling, that's all they did? How lame...and how is it that I don't notice this behavior at all when we're home??? 

Ohhhhh...that's right...the knitting. Always with the knitting, and taking pictures of the knitting. I probably miss a LOT of things around the house when I'm knitting. Hmmmmm, I suppose it has to be the knitting.

Well, it's either that or the mind control...

White Cat (quietly): Are your eyes on?

Black Cat (less quietly): Mine are on...are YOURS?!?

Pretty: What are you two up to???

Both cats (in unison): You see nothing...nothing out of the ordinary heeere. Hummmmm...

Pretty (in a monotone drone): Yeahhhhh...nothing... Nothing out of the ordinaryyy....

(Pretty exits, stage right, in a daze...shakes head a little)

What was I talking about again? Nevermind. I'm sure it doesn't really matter anyway.

Thanks for stopping by, and Knit in Good Health!

Hats and Gloves

Hats and gloves don't grow on trees...or do they?

No, they don't. They don't grow on bushes either...but hats and fingerless gloves DO grow on my knitting needles, and I am sure loving these small projects for summer knitting!

Trying to beat the heat and humidity? Grab a small project and head for the air conditioning! 

I'm spending most of my 4-day weekend in the out-of-doors, but I am enjoying a little knitting every evening! These fingerless gloves and this hat are a thank you gifts, and I have actually cast on another pair of gloves, aaand another hat! Who can resist knitting another hat? I am powerless against the cuteness!!!

What are you knitting to beat the heat? :)

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!