Good grief, it’s Feb. already. Jan. usually goes by really slow for me, but for some reason it whizzed by even going six and a half days without power.
This week I was busy knitting away on my sweater when I discovered a new knitting magazine during my lunch hour one day. It’s called Knit It! by Better Homes and Gardens. I LOVE this magazine. A lot of new magazines have come out since knitting begin getting so popular several years ago, and I love looking at all of them. But so many of the patterns are designed by and written for the younger generation, which is great because I like to see younger people keep a craft like knitting alive. And all the new yarns! Oh my gosh! I LOVE all the new yarns that have come out in recent years. One of my very favorite things to do is stand in the yarn isle of a craft store and look and feel of all the new yarns and wonder what I could make from them. I even day-dream about making some of those wild and crazy items found in some of those new magazines with some of that wonderful yarn if not for myself then for some of my younger nieces. But, I’m a basic down-to-earth, no frills, “cheap” kind of person that still thinks that if you spend a lot of money on yarn and use all that time knitting something, then it should be something that will last and not “phase” out in a year or so.
This magazine is that kind of magazine. It has classic items with a twist. I saw a baby afghan that left an impression on my brain. The more I thought about it, the more I wanted to make it. It’s made with four different colors–not colors that you would think as typical baby colors. I have a stash of yarn that I inherited from my sister (that’s another blog story), and I was able to find exactly the colors I needed to make this afghan without buying any new yarn! (I love it when that happens.) Boy, I was excited now!
I found the needles I needed and started the afghan right then and there! Have I mentioned that I get obsessed with a new project when I get it started? Well, since I had the day off, I spent the rest of the day and most of the next knitting on this afghan. It’s knitted in blocks of colors, but in strips. In other words, there are seven blocks of different colors for each strip. There are five strips all together. I finished the second strip last night. It’s going to really be pretty, I think. I have no idea who will get this, but somebody is always having a baby.
One more thing. Herrchner’s had another yarn sale that I couldn’t resist! I bought some to add to my stash and there’s a picture of it. I actually have projects in mind for all of it, too! Some of it will be for gifts, (can’t think Christmas too early when you make things,) and more socks (I really like making socks!), and another baby afghan (can’t have too many of those either.) Ahhhh, so much yarn and so little time!
I did work on my sweater this week too. I have the back almost finished, but then I got obsessed with the block baby afghan. I’m getting a little tired of working on it though, so hopefully this week, I’ll make some more progress on the sweater.
Have a great week, and keep those needles clicking!
