
That’s kind of an understatement. 2 months to be exact. Now that its summer I’m hoping for more time for blogging, more time for knitting, and more time for pictures. So far, I’ve only made more time for margaritas…Work, birthdays and family reunions have made the enjoyment of margaritas a necessity! Now its time to relax…
I’ve begun knitting on some Christmas presents: wristwarmers (always!), hats….I even tried a tea cosy out of Cashmerino in a cute fair isle pattern with a design all my own. To be fair I’ll even show you the disaster that is my tea cosy:

Its too soft a yarn for this and it has no shape or redeeming qualities. I suppose it will work to keep my tea warm but that’s about it.
I’ve also strayed into the land of stuffed animal knitting:

Let me just say that I don’t know what came over me. It’s not like me to knit stuffed animals. I did it under the guise of possibly knitting these as baby gifts for some baby some time in the future. I don’t know. Maybe I lost my mind for a little bit…but she’s cute and her mate is almost finished. And then I’ll be done. I think. I used the pattern for Mel’s Mouse from the book Knit Two Together. It’s a simple pattern, really. I used Baby Cashmerino and size 3 needles instead of what they reccommend (worsted) and so my mouse is petite. Just the way I wanted her. I knit her sweater without a pattern out of some Kid Seta I had hanging around. Pearls and pearl buttons are courtesy of some old costume jewelry from my grandmother.
It’s time to face the music and get ready for work. Enough internet fun for one day….

This picture pretty much sums it up: the knitting is being done in those rare and few quiet moments that appear between the “must do’s”. I always keep a sock with me for mindless knitting that doesn’t need a pattern or any special tools. It doesn’t take up much space in a bag and easy to pick up and put down. So much for so little. It’s Blue Moon STR in Grimm’s Fairytale (or something like that) in their light weight. I was waiting in my car to pick Hen up from school.






















