New strategy

Okie-dokie. I am coming up with a new strategy. I've been away from knitting for too long! I've got to do something about this.

Picking up a somewhat difficult (for me, anyway) pattern after a 2 year hiatus is just bad (see previous attempt at baby blanket). I need something I can work on without having to concentrate so much. I'd like to just sit and relax and knit-I need to get back into the flow...

My yarn stash has finally made it home!!(well, most of it-I fear I still have a box lost somewhere in the depths of storage...) Tucked away in my cedar closet. I noticed I have alot of random skeins-you know-the kind you impulse buy-usually you only buy one or two-not enough to make much out of...but it was so pretty!!! Well, I've been thinking I might use those to make scarves-all kinds of scarves: ones to keep you warm, novelty scarves... I'll start out with a basic pattern, then work my way up to more difficult ones...perhaps even lace. Eventually I hope to become comfortable enough with knitting again that I can finally finish some of the projects that have fallen to the wayside. (I WILL finish Bella's baby blanket!!!!!!) I also might use this as an opportunity to work on my crochet skills as well...

What will I do with these scarves? I have no idea. Give them as gifts, donate them, perhaps try to sell a couple at a bazaar or something. Who knows? Gotta knit them first!

Watch this space! ;)

Picking up the needles requires concentration!

Wow! Two days in a row! A new record! ;)

Last night while watching tv, I decided to pick up my needles again. I worked on Bella's baby blanket for about an hour, and only got 2 rows done! :( I forgot how much concentration I needed to work on the central panel, and even though I was watching a repeat episode of CSI, I still got distracted! Knitting while watching tv needs to be limited to really simple projects...or at least, projects that I haven't ignored for months! ;)

wow, months gone by...

...and I've still yet to post. Still have to drag my yarn out of storage!!

Hmm...well, with Fall just around the corner, I might be inspired to pick up some long-lost projects and start working on them again...

I repeat: I really need to work on this blog!

April? Really?

Just a quick post to keep this blog alive. I still haven't picked up my needles since I moved. In fact, my yarn stash is still in storage. I need to organize my living room closet-it's a cedar closet and would be perfect for yarn storage! Anyhoo, all I have at home is the baby blanket I am (or rather, should be) working on.

By the time I finish Bella's baby blanket, she'll be in school!!!