Whew..... It's Been A While

Whew! It's been a while since I have posted, and I don't know where the time goes, but it goes by so swiftly these days, yet you seem to be less productive. It seems like I never manage to "get finished" and stay that way.

I love knitting for my Babies, and there is always another new one to add to the 'fold.' Plans to knit something for myself never happens. I might experiment on a hat just to take a break; but whether it is wearable or not is another story.

I knitted a shawl for a woman whom I've known since I was 4 years old, and just got it into the mail a few weeks ago only to receive news that she passed away from damage received from a stroke. I forgot to take photos, so have nothing to show you in my Blog. I also knitted a scarf for her daughter, who was her mother's devoted caretaker the past 3 or 4 years. My Spirit kept telling me to "hurry up" and get this shawl to her while she could still appreciate it, and I dragged my feet thinking she would 'be there' because she always was....


I don't know where the summer went. The Fall is travelling swiftly by and winter is a breath away. My 'adopted babies' need new sweaters and hats because they have grown since last year. Two newbies entered the scene this year; and one little one who was born in California is making the move to live in St. Louis the first of the year; so car seat blanket, warm sweater, hats and mittens will be made for her. This entry is to share photos of what I have been doing this late spring, summer and fall. And I'm still not finished......


Where are those extra eight arms when you need them??


Here is a hooded sweater I knitted for Baby Carter who was born in August and lives in Vermont.


Here is his Car Seat Blanket. You know living in Vermont means cold winters.....


Here are three-quarters of Carter's ensemble. I did knit some mittens, but neglected to take a snapshot..


Here is a Car Seat Blanket for little Micala who arrived as a New Year's present to her parents. I did not have the pleasure of meeting her until she was 6 months old. Since she lives in my town, and I know how cold winters can be, she gets "the works."


Here is a sweater for Micala with my oven-baked clay buttons


This sweater was knitted this past winter (it's a Baby Surprise Sweater), and at the time I had no one to give it to. Just wait a short while and babies always pop up....


Here is a hat and thumbless mittens for Micala as well.


The whole kit and kaboodle...


This sweater and hat was knitted for little Ruth who lives in my town. She's a 'regular.' I've been knitting for her for three years now.


This sweater is for Ruth's brother who turns a year old this month. This is a little shy of what I plan to knit for him, so he's also getting another sweater, hat, and mittens by the end of this month, or early next.


This is a Car Seat Blanket for little Selena, who will be moving from California to St Louis in a few months. If all goes well, two sweaters and hats will accompany this.


As you can tell; I just love this pattern. It gives striking patterns to focus on and makes the most of variegated yarn. I always avoided using variegated yarn before I learned this knitting technique.

A variety of yarn brands were used to create the above articles. In the mix were Red Heart Kids, I Love This Yarn (still the best of them all for softness, weight, warmth and cost), and Vanna White's Yarn.
For the knit-aholics who will read this, I now have a yarn stash in two states: Maine and Massachusetts! No matter where you roam, being at home means nothing without your stash of yarn close by to pick up and begin using.