It may not appear to be — since our blog has been knitting free for a while now — but, knitting is still an important part of my “activities of daily living.” ADLs , for the non-healthcare folks out there, means what people need to do each day to function in a normal capacity :).
Before I get into a knitting update, let me just announce that I am a winner!! I won Closeknitfriends’Â bloggiversary contest! Woo Hoo to me and nannie nannie boo-boo to you! Here is what I won:
It’s a felt-a-something kit: with feltable yarn, fun fur and beads for accent, all in a cute knitting-related basket! Very cute! Thanks, and I am honored to win!
Now on to the knitting! I have been working on a stealth knitting project that is nothing fancy and not my design, but is a gift of sorts to be revealed at a later date. Because that has taken up a lot of my knitting time, I have not made much progress on my Mitered Cardigan. I did finish one sleeve and discovered it was too short. No problem — I anticipated that I may have to adjust the length:
The length for me needs to be 25″ from very top to very bottom. I will finish off the cuff with applied i-cord. The other sleeve is finished to the point of adding the sleeve cap. I am thinking I should knit that cap next and then figure out the adjustments to the other. It’s not a lot of knitting! I could finish the sleeves easily this weekend, but then there is a lot of finishing left to do.
I really wish I had had this jacket done when I was in New York with Surly. It would go great with jeans and I would have been able to wear some knitting, plus it would have been perfect given the weather. Sally wore her Mermaid while we did our knitting shop round-about and got so many compliments! “Oh, did you knit that?” “Why, yes, I did.” “It’s lovely!” PS: I enjoyed reading all of your comments about our trip.
Shepherd’s Harvest Sheep and Wool Festival is being held this weekend. Last year I worked the MKG booth for a couple of hours and wandered aimlessly for a couple of more. It was really fun and a great way to connect with the creators of our favorite past-time — the sheep and alpaca who make our knitting possible! I may go for a bit tomorrow morning.
Going to the Harvest is my Mother’s Day treat to myself. The family will have a much happier Mom for it. Hope to see you there.
Comment by Pam/2muchfun — May 11, 2008 @ 9:35 am