So far, we've had two little bouts of the dry, hot Santa Ana winds. Not exactly what I want, but very much in character for the season here. I guess it gives me a little bit of time to finish another little sweater. I am making my second Elizabeth Zimmerman baby sweater, which she titles the "Baby Sweater on Two Needles, Practically Seamless" (which is the title I prefer, as it is so long and descriptive and telling) but is more commonly known in Knitting Land as the "February Baby Sweater" from the "Knitter's Almanac." I made the baby version in a mauve cotton, that I showed in an earlier post, but this time I am going to get the pattern right (in red wool for Peanut), gosh darn it.
I upped the needle size and used a thicker yarn and cast on a larger number of stitches to make the sweater for Peanut. She wears about a 2T or 3T on top, so I think I am on track. When I started this project, I knitted it and then ripped it right back out about 6 times (no exaggeration) because I kept dropping stitches when it finally occurred to me to use the stitch markers that I bought without really knowing what to use them for.
Yeah, duh.
So, I have learned something here, boys and girls. That is what you use your stitch markers for- for marking stitches. Who knew? As I type this it just seems so obvious, doesn't it? This sweater is really starting to come along-finally. I just began the sleeve shaping for the first sleeve. Yay! I'll post a picture of it this weekend.
I've also been working on a scarf for my dad for Christmas:
I'm not sure whether this is going to end up being a scarf or a neck warmer thing- I think my dad might use a neck warmer more than an actual scarf.
My writing teacher/friend, the wonderful Rebel Girl, posted a link to this recording of Virginia Woolf speaking about writing that just totally blew my mind. It was just so insane to hear her voice- just nothing like I would have imagined. You really should click over and have a listen- it's utterly mesmerizing and strange. An unexpected treat for a Thursday.
Oh yes, and I am still all kinds of pregnant. Yep. Still pregnant. Actually about 30 weeks now, so I am thinking of it as the home stretch. New baby (code name Dangerfeet) is crazily active and knocks about as if she owns the place. Which I suppose she does, at least for now.
What else have I been thinking about? I'm late to the party of my new love of the Yarn Harlot who I have found to be very funny and apt. I heard her speak in an interview via podcast on the Knit Picks podcast, where she talked about rarely having any security personnel confiscate her knitting needles. However, she did mention that once, a security person took away her banana, explaining that it was a gel. Um, right. She said, in reference to airport security, "...there's no way to know what they're thinking...once they've taken away a banana, all bets are off." You can see why the kids like her.
In any case, this is already far too long. I'll be back soon. Maybe this weekend I'll post a pick of the little red riding hood cape I made for Peanut's Halloween costume. It is sooooo cute, if I don't say so myself.
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