My Funny Valentine

A little early Valentine's gift for one of my Valentines:

Heart Hat by Lelah Olender 

And although she is quite silly these days (we often find her laughing out loud, looking for a reaction when she throws something over her head to 'hide' or has 'accidentally' lodged her finger in a piece of food.  Yes, this house is filled with an abundance of giggles these days), she is not the funny Valentine I am talking about.  The real goofiness is found in the yarn for this hat.

It was my first time working with Malabrigo Twist, and just like Malabrigo Worsted, it is soft to the touch- a gift for a knitter's fingers (with the added bonus of a little more consistency).  Not sounding funny yet?  This part came when I was done with the knitting- blocking time.  You see, here is a picture of the leftover yarn used for this hat:

Looks a little different from the pictures above, huh?  When I got the hat wet my red started to bleed quite a bit.  At first I tried to scrub it out, but it was too hard where the colors met.  Then I decided- I do have a little girl- she can handle a pink and red Valentine's Day hat.  So, into a bucket of warm water went said hat.  I quite like the pink and red combo, I'm happy with the results, and glad I got to learn my mixing color lesson this way.

In other news, today is a big day for me.  Today is the first day of the last week of my 20s.  How did that happen so quickly?  I remember when Joe turned 30, back in 2007- he told me I would be there in no time.  In the moment I laughed, now I see how fast it really does happen.

Now, I have to figure out how to make this last week epic.  It's been quite a decade- any suggestions?

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January Highlight

Although January was a bit of a crazy month for me, I did enjoy a fabulous visit with my good friend, Knitterella. Just a few hours of getting together to talk knittin' can get me through a cold a dreary month.  It's so nice to have a friend who shares your passion about a topic, and in our case- we are knitters, through and through.

Although the kids were a bit stand-offish and shy when we first arrived, it wasn't long before these two little ones just wanted to "nuggle" in bed.

     *I think we can all agree that Elise was pretty enamored with this "big kid"

And it wasn't long before I was chumming it up with this new little guy:

*Bonus points for those who remember this sweater

I also got a chance to help Jill finish her Anthro-Style Plaited Head Wrap:

*cute, yes?!  Find more details here.

All in all, a fun and relaxing day, with three super cute kiddos:

*everyone together now:  Awwwww!

And to follow up from the other day: no, I am not being so productive as to be working on a new pattern.  But for those of you you guessed I cast on a Levenwick for myself, you are correct!

Oh, and I also got a couple comments on my super cute stitch markers (which they are).  You can find a post about them here.

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Once Again

Not sure how it happened, but I've seemed to have done it again.  I left the blog alone, out the cold, totally abandoned.  Sometimes I'm not quite sure how a couple  few week can just fly by like they do, but it happens.

I promise you the silence is not all in vain, and there is a very good reason for my less frequent posting (how's that for a teaser).  But I can tell you this- January did not go completely by without some selfish knitting:

Any guesses?

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Like a Lamb Errata

On many print copies, Row 13 is missing a yo.  It should read as follows:

Row 13: K1, yo, cdd, yo, k1, slip first marker,*k2tog, yo, k2, k2tog, yo, k7, yo, ssk, k2, yo, ssk, k1**, slip second marker, k32, slip third marker, repeat from * to **, slip fourth marker, k1, yo, cdd, yo, k1.

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A New Sweater

As if this little girl didn't already have enough hand knit sweaters, right?!

But, for Christmas,  we had to make something special.  This pattern was completely dreamed up in my head and it was fun to see it 'come to life' over the holidays.  It was a little complicated with all the colorwork and sizing- so things may have been "fudged" a bit, but it came together.  For that reason, I wouldn't count on a pattern coming out of this- my notes are mere scribbles, and my charts are hand drawn with multiple dark lines being drawn through.

I'm not sure why it has taken me so long to post. When I take a break, it's always hard to come back.  I feel I owe some sort of apology or really impressive post, but then I realize I just need to start up to get the ball rolling.  The holidays were grand, complete with much time visiting family and friends.

Unfortunately, Joe and I started 2012 off on the wrong foot, with a dreadful case of (what we believe to be) food poisoning.  I'm really not sure how we would have gotten through that situation without family nearby, but we have pulled through and finally seem to be on the other side of it.

I hope your holidays were wonderful and that you are now enjoying some selfish knitting- it is time for that, right?!

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