Sweet Saturday

Today is my little guy’s 7th birthday! Yay!!! The day started with sticky, sweet cinnamon rolls and will continue with a trip to Chili’s for lunch followed by a trip to our local zoo and park, a small birthday party mid-afternoon, and a special treat for dinner. It’s going to be a wonderfully busy day.

Until next time, I wanted to share this, as I found it on someone else’s blog. It’s too cute for words! Enjoy, and happy Saturday!

A return to blogging?

I’m not really sure, but maybe! While I think about it, I found an online speed typing test. It says I type 82 WPM, and that’s a bit slower than I used to type 10 years ago. Oh well!

How fast do you type? Find out! Speed test

Yes, I know I’ve been silent this past winter, but I’ve been doing some serious hibernating! Along with the increasingly lovely weather we’ve been having, my motivation and ambition has been increasing, too. Hmmm… perhaps it’s time for me to move to the tropics!

FO: Diagonal Knot Stitch scarf

Since Thanksgiving, we haven’t really had any adventures to speak of, and since I finished my Clapotis, I don’t have any really good knitting news, either. There is the second scarf I made for my Ravelry Scarf Exchange pal, Rae, which was mailed to her over a week ago. I know that she probably received it by now, although she hasn’t emailed to say so.

Completed and blocked, this is the Diagonal Knot Stitch scarf which I knit out of Malabrigo Merino, colorway Violetas. The pattern really opened up once I blocked it, but I do need to find my iron because I could have done a much better job with it. Once I find it, I will be able to block my Clapotis, and finally be able to wear it, hopefully in time for Christmas. (I don’t know what it is about that project, but I’m itching to make another!)

The second nightmare sock of the pair I started eons ago is getting additional rows added to it here and there when I have time at night, which is the only time I get to knit anything anymore. There is just too much to do during a day with homeschooling and housecleaning and cooking and now decorating and Christmas shopping. Phooey! I’d love to just sit and knit all day!

My perfect day would include everyone going out so that I was left alone in the house. The first part of my day alone would be spent in the kitchen dyeing yarn, and the second half of it would be spent in the living room knitting in silence. In fact, that’s not even a day, but about eight hours. Eight hours that I could spend doing the laundry or vacuuming or cleaning the house. Eight hours that I could spend teaching long division to my 6-year-old. Did I mention he’s learning to type, too? In the image at right, he’s practicing his typing skills!

Congratulations to my good friend, Anita, who’s handmade polymer clay stitch markers are featured in the current issue of Knit Simple magazine! You can get a set of these adorable stitch markers for yourself by visiting her etsy shop, Yarndemon Designs. I have a set of those sweet peas, and I’ve gotta tell ya, the real thing is soooo much cuter than the images, by FAR. Her shop also features the perfect accessory that every fiber crafter needs: little tape measures with very nice hand-crocheted covers on them. When Anita sent my stitch markers, she also include one of these tape measures which I keep in my little accessory bag and gets frequent use when I’m knitting! Wouldn’t you know it’s that time of year — the season for gift giving, and these stitch markers and tape measures would make PERFECT stocking stuffers!