After my lack of crafting motivation recently, I’m finally getting back in the swing of things a bit.
Speckled Sockhead:
I decided to end my Sockhead hat a couple of inches early, as it seemed ridiculously long already. I just need to bind off, block, and check the fit, but I’m not willing to call this ‘done’ until I’m sure I won’t want to add more length.
Christmas Katniss Socks:
I finally re-drew the chart and am well on my way on the second sock. These are just a tad bit boring (mostly ribbing) and the colorway no longer feels like the kind I want to be knitting at the moment, but they go quickly when I actually work on them so hopefully I can wrap them up sooner than later.
Sherbet Baby:
The sweet little rainbow cardi for my Hatchling was zooming along, and then I stalled out when I had to make a decision regarding trim color, because I was waiting to find out the baby’s sex. Well, we found out yesterday:
WE’RE HAVING A BOY!
For some reason, the Fiasco and I had kind of convinced ourselves that we were probably going to have a girl so it’s been a bit of a mental adjustment to imagine myself as a mother to a son! We’re going to have a little dude running around! Ah! So I’ve decided that the trim color on this cardi will be a deep forest green, which I think will go nicely with the turtle-shaped buttons I’ve picked out. Now, to start browsing all the boy-ish knitting patterns on Ravelry and pick out a name… the Fiasco is leaning towards Megatron or Copernicus. π
As for reading, I’ve barreled through a few random choices that I had hanging around the house:
- The Book of Shadows – a grim-yet-gripping horror/fantasy story about a hermaphroditic witch and some ghastly ghouls,
- My Heart is an Autumn Garage – a short memoire by a blogger I like about her experiences with depression, and
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves – a fascinating novel about a girl who was raised with a chimp as a sister, and the effect it had on her family.
I’m now reading Baby 411, which is not super exciting, but probably important, right? Linking up with Yarnalong.
Congrats on your baby boy!
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Aw, congrats!!! I have two girls so I am clueless as to boys. Good luck.
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Wooo Congrats! I am sure you will adjust very soon. And I am sure your little Hatchling will love the cardigan and it’s turtle buttons!
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Yay boy!!! Congrats!! π
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Congratulations!!
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Congrats! I’m looking forward to meeting Copernicus Megatron Morandi. I’m sure he’ll be a handful with a name like that π
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How exciting! Little boys are so much fun to raise. Mine definately keeps me active. Otherwise I would be a total knitting couch potato π The cardi is looking so cute.
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Darn! I sent you pink yarn! I have one of each. The boy is low maintenance!!
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