As if I don’t have enough to do, I thought I might try to make some bobbles. They’re like yarn nipples. Quite fun.

Here’s what I’ve been doing, besides putting off writing in my online journal.

I completed a simple knitted baby sweater. I got the pattern here. Simple enough. I need to practice sewing seams. They came out rather sloppy.

THEN..
I am trying to knit some socks on double pointed needles. This feels weird and icky, and by the time I have gotten the hang of knitting around, it’s time to start over.

hmpt.

Last but not least..

My newest project. A baby boat neck sweater. The yarn looked like it was going to be cute, but as I’m working on it, it looks very pastelly. Is that even a word? Easterish? I don’t know what’s going to happen. Maybe I’ll throw in some stripes or something. (if I even knew how to do that!!).

Happy Safe New Year!

I’m busy being pregnant.

I finally finished the Steve Zissou hat for my lovie.

And here’s me in it because I couldn’t resist trying on the completed hat.

I’ll be working on baby things. I’ve got babies on the brain.

I found this at a thrift shop.

I thought it was interesting. The black and white posed pictures. The descriptions of the sweaters.

It’s a pattern book from the 40’s. I was over charged. It’s original price was 10 cents, I was charged 25.

I’m working on another bootie, so that at least I’d have a pair. And I restarted the Zissou hat. No pictures though, I’m too lazy to get up.

I’d better get a move on, there’s a chill in the air! Rock On!

I did the ribbing pattern too far up on the Zissou hat I was making.

Do I have the heart to rip it?

So in my decision of what to do, I knitted one bootie, just to help ease my mind.

And, I decided a baby beanie would be best.

This is not looking like a Zissou hat. It will still be cool.

Okay. My newest adventure, is trying to make a Zissou hat. I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to find red yarn.

Here’s spooky red yarn and out of focus.

Here’s too bright red yarn and still out of focus.

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My first attempt w/ this yarn, I must of been tired or drugged w/ sugar cane, because I couldn’t figure out what the heck I was doing. I learned, after a good night’s rest, that the yarn was too thin. Hmm. So tonight, here I was, unwinding 2 balls of thin red yarn, into one big nasty ball of red yarn.

I liked working w/ this a lot better. As you can see I have some stitches on my needle. Is this worth it? I saw so many places to buy a team Zissou hat already made.

Well maybe it is, because I can say I made it and you didn’t and that makes me better than you.

I normally don’t curse. I usually save it for a real special occasion. I now understand why people who knit keep it a secret. I have a entered a Top Secret world of K2, P2.

When I started 4 weeks ago, I was willing to show anyone on the street how easy it is to knit. And now, after my recent project, I want to keep it all to myself. (but it’s no fun knitting alone)

I finished my hat. I don’t know what kind of yarn it is. It feels like a wool, and looks like a wool, but I can’t be sure. I was making this for my brother, but when I tried it on, it fit me perfectly. It might be too small for him.

I started this on Thurs, and it’s Sunday. I only had a couple hours each day, but it was pretty quick to make. And easy. I like the rib pattern.

RAAAHHH!

Oooh. There’s going to be a chill in the air soon. My dessert adventure was, sad to say, a failure. I tried making my own yarn out of shopping bags. I cut them, tied them, wound them up (which was not fun work). I even tried knitting w/ that homemade yarn and it seemed a mess to me.

It looked sloppy and I didn’t like all the effort it took to make all that yarn.

So my new project is for winter. I LOVE it. It’s suppose to be for my brother, but I might make this first one for me as a test, heh heh. It’s got a ribbed pattern (my first crack at it) and the yarn is soo soft. I only have one ball/skein and I wish I would of bought 2 so I could make a super long scarf.

I know, I know, everyone wants a leopard print knitting bag.