long time no blog

So it's been about a month since I last put something up. I take that back. I did post something but had to take it down due to a number of events...anyway

I'm back and have a few updates on quite a few number of projects. So the oldest, and slowest at this point, project has been my sweater. I was going along strong, almost getting it done in a week flat, when I got down to the lace section, which is really the end. And I realized that the lace pattern is ridiculous to understand and cannot for the life of me work out all the numbers to make it work. So then I decide I don't really even like the lace on the bottom and I'm just going to make the bit of flair and be done with it. And then I decided to thread in a lifeline and try it on. Thank goodness I did because I was trying to make a sweater not a boob accentuater. It is nowhere near long enough. Then it got flogged...for about a month.

I just recently picked it back up again and finished off the sleeves. Since I knew it needed to be longer I even braved up to order more yarn but sadness, knit picks is out of the color till the 17th of April. Oh well I'll just have to find other projects to work on.

Like this....(baby sweater for an old co-worker/friend from Mystic Lake Camp)

And these....(more UNC tarheels gear for my sisters friends baby shower)

And ALLLLL of these....(fishies for the fishy blanket i've been working on)

I'm up to 29 fish...

Oh and don't forget about this one too....

I've also managed to make another seed stitch baby jacket in this time. Of course in UNC colors with a logo. I failed to take a picture of this. My bad.

You'll notice some of the items I've made are baby items. I'm baby stashing at this point. My maternal clock is waaaay ticking with pregnant dreams most nights of the week. However I am not nor do I see myself being pregnant any time in the near future. But I am going to make and save items and i'm not ashamed of it. I like to think of it as "preparing for my future."

So I've been negleting my blog for a little bit. I apologize. I've been wrapped up in Christmas and then my birthday. But here's what you missed...



Yes...this is exactly what you think it is...this is my grandma playing Wii. My sister brought her Jewish gluten-allergy boyfriend to christmas this year...i know...and with him came not only wireless internet for everyone, mostly so they could play world of warcraft all weekend..i know...but the Wii came too. Needless to say, my mom and my grandma loved the bowling.

I also got the Fitted Knits book for Christmas. I'm so excited. I can't decide which one to make first.

I also made my first ever mitten. I'm trying to expand my shop on Etsy and i'm hoping to make up lots of mittens and hand warmers and then once i master that...gloves. This one's pretty crappy. I found the cheapest yarn in the pile and went for it.

I also needed to make a hat for my older sister. I need to finish it today but i'll probably hold off till tomorrow. It's for a baby shower. She graduated from UNC and one of her friends is having a baby so she wanted and UNC baby hat. I'm putting the tarheel feet on the earflaps...only i havent decided if i want one on each earflap or just one...i have some decisions to make. In fact it's the only reason i'm holding off on finishing it. I have a problem with everything needing to be perfect and this is no exception.

I've also begun my very first sweater. I saw a reaaally cute one on ravelry and decided it would be my first creation. I also realize that it is a baby sweater and that it won't fit me. I figured that since it was smaller it would give me a better idea of the time and effort it takes to make one before embarking on an insanely large project. First picture is the one from ravelry and the other two are how far along it is.