Times they are a'changin'

Well, today was SuperGirl's first day of kindergarten. Both kids were up and in bed with me at 5:30 a.m., eager to start their day. I was also eager to start the day, but not 30 minutes before I had to.

We got everyone where they needed to be fine. I'm driving Hubby everywhere still; his shoulder is healing fine but still no driving with it. He was dropped off first and SuperGirl second. I had to do the carpool (NOT my 1st choice, I wanted to walk my child but so did all the other parents and there was no place to park within 2 blocks, it started raining, and Little Guy had fallen asleep with his shoes and socks off). We were barely on time so I made sure she knew her room number and dropped her off with the line of teachers waiting for all the little people to be dropped off. She hopped out of the car like a big girl and that was it. She was in class and I was driving home with tears coming out of my eyes because I can't believe she's that old, in Kindergarten, and so capable and responsible. But that's what we want, right? Kids that take those values and run the world?

I had another thought while through the car pool line. Excellent opportunity for knitting. Sitting there waiting for the cars in front to inch a little closer takes minimal attention and I can do that and knit at the same time. I'm looking at my Christmas present list and it's looking a little better!

... and the socks

#1- the rainbow sock from a Crystal Palace yarn. Soft and lovely. It will certainly be one of my nicer pairs! I'm knitting it in a stitch that I can't think of the name at the moment... will come soon. It's where you knit 2 rows, K2 P2 the next 2 rows, repeat this pattern.

#2- my purple socks. They were turning out so pretty I wanted to keep them.

#3- the Man's sock. Low cuff in 1x1 ribbing. We'll see if it holds up or gets frogged.

More worth at least several hundred words...

#1- Ahhh, the skein of cashmere and silk. Such fond memories...

#2-Cable and lace pattern for Phoebe's blanket. I'm actually enjoying it now and fixed my bo-bos from when I started. It's certainly one I learned a few things on, like reading patterns fully before starting and making sure to do the K5 at the end of the WS row, not getting carried away and purling everything.

#3 & #4- the Calming wrap and close-up on the bee stitch. The lift in the stitches is from knitting the purl bump below the stitch along with the stitch.

I promised pictures!

Ok, the first group.
#1- Hubby's sweater so far. Doesn't look like much but every round is done with love and lots of time. :) I didn't use a smaller needle for the ribbing because that would have meant US#0 needles, plus he didn't want it to cinch in; he only wanted it to form fit.

#2 & #3- "Sedna" from a Yarn Forward magazine or my Amazing Technicolor Dream Cardigan. Imagine 2 more colorways thrown in and you will have an idea of how it will shine finished! It's fun, the cotton is amazing to knit with even if it does split more than I would like when knitting the cables and bobbles. Not sure why #2 came out sideways... hmm...

#4 & #5- AAnt's Afghan so far. It will finish a queen sized bed when finished. Large, a little boring, but not too bad. The colors keep me thinking because I change them with every row. I did consider doing fringe at the color changes but I don't think the recipiant of this gift would like that.

More to come!

Saturation Point

I think I've hit project saturation. I was thinking this yesterday and shared the revelation with Hubby. He gave me a look and said "Do tell."

I honestly can't start another project until I finish at least ONE thing that I'm currently working on. I'm working on the following (and yes, I confess to knitting ADHD and a little lunacy on top of that, but really I'm very happy doing all this at once... if I had all the time in the world, no housework, and no one's else's housework, and no people to chase):

• Hubby's Sweater: dark gray/brown, stockinette (and only stockinette with a little ribbing on the edges, my pattern to his dimensions knitted all in one piece attaching the sleeves EZ style) knitted on US#2 circulars
• Calming Wrap: (waiting for Phoebe wrap) Bee stitch, dark blue and light blue
• Socks: I have 2 started and one nearly finished
• Phoebe's blanket (starting to warm up to cables that seem to last forever thanks to Sedna)
• Sedna, or my Amazing Technicolor Dreamcardigan (posted on Ravelry)
• AAnt's Afghan (I'm actually crocheting again!)

Those are the ones I've started. I've also unravelled a skein of cashmere/silk for a lady I met in the Knit Shop. Can you say HEAVEN?!?! I also got paid for it! Hubby said he wouldn't be surprised if he came in to find me laying in the middle of the floor, purring, tossing it around. I also have several dishcloths to make for Christmas presents, a dragon scarf for Mom, an alligator scarf for the knit shop, another pair of socks to knit for that charity auction, a pair of socks for M-i-l and another for one of the nieces (probably more Christmas presents, due to our financial position), and I'm sure I'm leaving something out somewhere. There's always something coming up.

I love the knitting. I really do. I love that I will never, ever be sitting somewhere bored because I will always have something portable to work on and something more complicated waiting for me at home. I just need to clone myself so that at least the socks get finished in half the time.