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After the horrors of the blanket (which is in a gift bag, with the hat, hanging on a doorknob right now, ready to go to work with me) I am finding myself, as usual, at loose ends. What now? I am, of course, still on the Fuzzy Muffler (doesn't that sound like some kind of sad strip club?) and the possibility of dish cloths....and of course I can always knock out a hat in a few days....but I have the feeling that I'm forgetting something. Someone out there is pregnant, or has a grand kid on the way, and I am NOT knitting a hat for the baby right now. What I need to do is come up with a better set of baby booties. And I need to work on being a better crochet-er. Because there are so many adorable crochet patterns, and knit patterns, not so much. There are many things I need to do to expand my craft, and I plan on doing them all. I love needle work, it's a dying art in our fast-paced modern world where it certainly is cheaper to buy it ready made. But everyone needs something hand made, just for them. Probably a hat from me! But I always hit this slump when I finish a big project, which is why I usually keep multiple projects going. One big thing I can pick up any time and something little I can finish in a couple days. This is why I am the owner of so many hats. Once I perfect the muffler, that will be so much more fun to knit than a scarf. *What I really need to do is DUST. Not happening...today.

Bad PIcs

There it is.

I tried!

DONE

I don't know if I FINISHED the baby blanket, but I bound off and stuck it in a sack with some ribbons on it. I'm done, anyway. I am not completely unhappy with it. The somewhat failed attempt at intarsia I covered up with some lace and ribbons...dear God, I go baroque or rococo so easy. I am at least not working on it anymore. Instead knitting a muffler in the fuzzy white, hoping there's enough to wrap around my throat and put the red fuzzy stuff on it. We shall see. Then next? I probably better find a pattern for dishcloths and get to knitting. Thank GOD for knitting. If I didn't have it I would probably tear my hair out. What did I do before??? Oh yeah, I smoked. That's what. This is better.

Baby Blanket...Hat

I made a hat to go with the baby blanket. It took all of two hours, and still yet I am slogging away at this thing. This is exactly why I hate doing long- or big projects. I just haven't got it. I keep trying, because that's what knitters do- different things. But for true happiness I will throw together a hat. The fuzzy hat I made is getting a muffler. That heavy, weird yard isn't good for much else. Of course I haven't had to worry too much about hats or mufflers in this August heat! it's raining today, though. I love August rain. Little bit of thunder....good day to stay home and knit. Unfortunately I am getting ready for my real job, which doesn't involve knitting. Boo.

Soft Fuzzies

That's the soft fuzzy hat. HIDEOUS! And yet I have more of the yarn so I may knit a furred collar to go with it. My problem with that fur yarn is every time I edge a hat with it and bind off, it becomes very tight. I must remember to make it significantly bigger, or loosen it. Or something. I've had to mess with it every time and that yarn is unforgiving. I mean 'unforgiving' in that you can't go back and fix a mistake. Or even unravel. It's a mess, and you have one shot to get it right.

Amanda Hat

I knitted this hat for my friend Amanda who is going on to school, and better things I hope. I will certainly miss her. I know I will miss that hat. I tried it on and it fit so nicely. It was another one I did with the 'moss' stitch as brim instead of 1p1k rib stitch. I can't keep them all, that's for sure. I experimented with some very BIG yarn I have. Meh. I also have yarn my friend from work brought for the dishcloths. So I might better start learning how to make those...and here is my mind set in that regard...people make those when they are learning to knit. Ought to be a piece of cake. And I may learn something to help me now! We shall see. At any rate, I have things I need to do (Finish that baby blanket, as well.....so uninspired. SO UNINSPIRED. Like i know it can't turn out well at this point and I am just prolonging the inevitable.) I also whipped up a hat from some thick, terry cloth like yarn I got a long time ago. I need to take a pic of that and I think I will!

Hat and Scarf

I finished the moss stitch scarf and put it with the hat and actually have a picture. A terrible one, but nonetheless....