Yarn Along

I’ve been so scatter brained in my knitting lately.  I pick up a bit of this, work a few rows, pick up a bit of something else, then after a few rows move to yet another one.

I’m working on a hat for Knut to match his mittens.  It needs to be redone for size reasons.  I knew it would have to, but it was confirmed.  The good thing is I now know exactly how I want some things to look, whereas before I was just sort of fooling around to see what would happen.

I’m working on a swatch for another magazine subscription.  I’ve had to switch cable patterns around so much in this swatch that I don’t think I’ll get it in by the deadline.  If I do I do.  If I don’t I don’t.  I’ve been on the fence about submitting this one for magazine publication, or self publishing it anyway.

You’d think I’d be sick of the red and white colors I used for Knut’s Christmas mittens from last year, and his hat for this year, but no.  I ordered some fingering weight in the exact same colors for some fingerless mittens for myself.  I’ve been playing around with the color work for these mitts for some months, and I think I have it settled.  I’ve been redoing a bit of it as I go, and figuring out the thumb placement and everything.

Oh, and I’m working on yet another dress for one of the girls’ Miss Maggie bunnies for Christmas.  I like having a small stockinette stitch plain, plain, plain project to stick in my purse for on the go.

I think Silje’s catching on to what I’m making everyone for Christmas.  I don’t have enough time to do it all at night.  She knows I normally don’t work with this much pink and purple, nor am I usually pumping out doll sized dresses over and over.

As for reading, I’ve picked up “Kristin Lavransdatter” after taking the year off.  I have only the 3rd book in the trilogy left, and I’m just in the mood.  There’s something about Fall that makes a story set in medieval Norway seem just right.

Linking up with Ginny again, for the Yarn Along.