September the 13th I made the commitment to finish my dad's socks before I could buy yarn to make my first sweater. Now that its the middle of October and I have finished the blasted things, I am broke and cannot afford the yarn again. So I've decided I am going to make a spring sweater. That way whenever I do buy yarn I will not have to hurry to finish it before winter is over.
The lace-edged baby blanket from hell is still that. After I ripped the edging out, I continued in the round until I ran out of the yarn. I figured I could find something to match it, or complement it. yeah right, Its been forever and I still haven't found any yarn good enough. So I bought new yarn for it and am completely restarting it. Good thing she's not due until February. I did however do myself a favor and bought simply soft yarn, so I can at least knit it on 7s maybe even 8s. Woot!
Right now I have Christmas crafting to worry about. I'm not quite sure what I'm making this year. Last year I painted bible verses for my closest friends and made jewelry for other people and knitted for a few also. We are probably going to be moving the week after thanksgiving and then I will not be motivated to make anything because I will be too involved in decorating my new apartment. I wish I didn't have to move. It would make life a lot more simple. I might just do the easy route and *gasp* buy gifts this year.
I've also promised to finish some lace up arm warmers for a friend before Halloween. Am I crazy? Yes! She offered to pay, but I think I'm actually going to give her my old ones since I wanted to make some more for myself out of microfiber, and not charge her. This will help me finish writing the pattern so I can post it here! woot! I also have a scarf to make for a cold friend in Urbana, IL. I've bought the yarn thanks to Michaels' wicked yarn sale, but I'm still in the design process. I love scarves because I can be as creative as I want. Its hard to mess up a long rectangle.
