Thursday, June 19, 2008

Home with a sick boy



The little monkey is sick again! He had a high fever last night which seems to be better now but he still has a nasty runny nose and cough. Poor thing. He is supposedly napping now but I can hear the sound of hot wheels coming under his door. I really hope he naps! If he does, I think I will follow Sensei's lead and organize my stash a bit. I don't have tones of wool but I can't seem to find what I want when I want it so a new system is in definitely in order.

As for projects I finished my toddler cardigan. It is very cute with the buttons we picked up in Toronto. As you can see it is still a couple sizes too big but should be just about right for the fall. I have started a BSJ and a Strickwear shawl both works in progress and I am still working away on the same sock from a few months ago. I finally felt like picking it up once the weather got warm enough for sandals. Very strange but I will go with it. Earlier this week I even managed to take it outside and enjoyed some sunshine between thunderstorms.

I seem to want to do everything at once these days. I am finding it very difficult to focus long enough to actually finish anything but I am having lots of fun starting things. Must be spring fever. My cats are sensing something too. We have had three great escapes this week by out oldest cat. She is an indoor cat who longs to be free until she actually gets outside then she has no idea what to do. Imagine how weird it must feel to walk on grass for the first time! The first time she got out she took 2 steps on the grass and froze! I have resorted to a spray bottle of water by the door. At the very least she will be clean.


Wednesday, June 18, 2008

Getting into the swing of things

It has been about 4 weeks now since Grasshopper kindly shared her knowledge of crocheting with me. Seeing photos of amigurumis, especially those in Creepy Cute, absolutely drew me to this craft. I am ever so slowly starting to get into the swing of things, having borrowed several basic crochet stitch books from the library, and made several trips to Wool Time and Walmart to purchase my basic tools. I can say that I have mastered the single crochet (whoopee!) and crocheting in the round. This sounds simple to some, yet for over-analyzers like me, I first must understand every single thing about what I'm doing (and why!) before I can really get going. I now have 2 sides to 2 amigurumi cats completed. All I have to do now are the legs and arms, and then attaching the sides and limbs, and finally putting on the eyes and whiskers. I'm almost there, and I can't wait to finish my first project before moving onto the Babette Blanket from Ravelry, a pattern that Grasshopper and I downloaded last week. I'm afraid it may take me awhile to choose my colours for this blanket as there are 12 or 16, however I'm looking forward to this project despite Grasshopper's belief that it is too big a challenge for a rookie hooker.
Well, after over-indulging at a work lunch today, I don't have to make supper (I told you I had a big appetitie Grasshopper :o) ). Thus, more time for crocheting. So here I go, and I will be posting pictures of my first projects, the amigurumi cats, very soon.