I have a bunch of FO’s to show you! To start off the parade, I have my ripple blanket!

Baby for scale!

This blanket is awesome! I almost want to keep it for myself! Almost, because I wouldn’t hear the end of it if I didn’t give it up.

As I was knitting, I wasn’t sure I would like finished product. I would like a section, then the next 5 rows would make me think it was going to look awful at the end. I used this random stripe generator to help me make decisions as to what to put next. I only modified a few rows because it was going to be two colors of almost the same color yarn next to each other. It didn’t take long to sew in the ends because I did the weaving of ends in sections, about 1/3 of the blanket as I finished a number of rows.  It is also nice and heavy, but not overly so but in a comforting fashion, and warm! It has met the requirements of the recipient, that it is big enough for two to snuggle under. And as a bonus, it is machine washable, which will help with keeping it nice and clean.

Now I want my own, and I am planning on what yarn to use. While this yarn (LB Homespun) is ok, it isn’t my cup of tea. I want one in wool, and I don’t know if I want a wavy yarn like this one. I also have ideas about future gifts for family, although I think that would be even farther away than my own!

Keep tuned in for more FO’s I have been neglecting! (seriously, anyone paying attention on Ravelry must think I am the most prolific knitter!)

Only 6 more rows on the blanket!

I have promised myself swatching after I finish! :o)

Anyone else having a bit of an overdose of snow on their driveway?

I am almost done the blanket, and I am REALLY wanting to cast on for something else! I don’t want to in a common-sense kind of way, but I am having itchy finger syndrome. I want socks! I need more socks, which I will have more to say on later, but I also have lots of sock yarn. And I want simple socks, but I also have some patterns I want to try (have you seen my queue?) and I want to make fair-isle and…

I need to find something to occupy me and divert me from the pretty. L&V are not helping me not look at yarn. Or buy knitting books (I might have made an Amazon order. I’m blaming it on the astounding amount of snow we have, I need knitwear) I want to knit, I want to knit!

Ok, going back to my blanket.

For now…

I stopped to admire the snow falling out of our house from the upstairs landing. It was pretty. Then I noticed something.

Understand that this is my front foyer.

And I have known for a bit that we are going to have to replace the door frame, because the outside is rotting. But in addition to that?! This is what the  inside of the window above the door looks like.

Double crap.

It goes all the way down the side of the window, and there are puddles on the sill below the window. This means that the whole front side of my house is going to have to be removed in order to fix this problem! Triple crap.

In other thoughts, the cats keep sitting by the door wanting to go out, but even though they can’t see past the pile of snow, they think it would be fun. Until I open the door.

Friday Fill-In Time! This week has been busy, what with conferences at night, baby care, room cleaning, pointless meetings and such. I have done one row on my blanket and no other crafting. I have come across some interesting V-day crafts, like these, but most crafting has been done in my head. I have a strong yearning to cast on some new knitting project, to sew something for myself or the baby, but I don’t start it because:

1. I have many projects already in various stages of completion.

2. I have no time to finish anything, so I am hesitant to start something else that I am going to leave around in some various stage of completion.

3. Projects in my head work out perfectly and are finished faster.

4. The biggest reason is I haven’t had time to sit down and figure out what I want to make. I think I would be just as happy with some plain socks, but I also have a cobblestone sweater that is plain. I believe the appeal of the socks would be color though. I’m trying to keep busy enough that I don’t have time, because I don’t really want to cast on or cut out another project.

I just need me time I think. But anywho, on to the fill-in!

And…here we go!
1. I know everything will work out to be fine (I just have a hard time believing it).
2. March is the longest month.
3. You can’t help but smile at a chubby baby.
4. I can take it; bring it on!
5. Where have you looked for love lately?
6. My Friday night is now available.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I’m looking forward to snow, tomorrow my plans include more snow and Sunday, I want to go sledding!