I’ve been doing chores all morning while Hubby worked on the computer. He’s resting now, and I’ve done about as much work around here that I’m going to do today. At least I got things caught up from the weekend. I’m off today, so I can play the rest of the day after I get this done!
It’s beautiful today! It’s 69 degrees and the sun is shining so bright! Man, it feels like Spring! I’m sure everybody was needing a day like this–I know I was. I’m so sick of cold weather and winter! This kind of day makes me want to start Spring cleaning and working outside. In fact I bought some bulbs the other day and I can’t wait until the ground is warm enough to plant them. They’re Gladiolus which, I was told by my mother, was my Dad’s favorite flower. He died when I was only three, so I never knew him. She never re-married either so I grew up without a dad. I don’t think it hurt us (my brother, sister and me) much because we all turned out pretty good. My mother was a strong woman and took care of us through thick and thin. She loved us very much and we knew that. She lived to be 88 years old. I miss her.
But on to more cheerful things. I’ve been knitting like crazy this week and I finished knitting the block baby afghan! It’s off the needles anyway, but I still need to block it and sew it together.
Also, I’ve been knitting on a new afghan that I just HAD to start, you know. I’m using some of the new yarn that I got at Hobby Lobby for 99 cents. It’s called Icelandic Jewels by Yarn Bee. I got the pattern in a Gooseberry Patch booklet called Quick and Easy Knitting. It’s a Leisure Arts publication. The pattern is a basketweave stitch using knit and purl stitches. This is a bulky yarn and I’m using size 15 needles, so you can see why I’ve already used three skeins and am almost half done with it.
My UFO’s have really been getting me down lately. (Maybe it’s just the weather–well, maybe a little, but I think it’s the UFO’s.) I read on someone’s blog (or somewhere out there in cyberspace) about a tip that a lady has been using to get caught up on her UFO’s. She said that a friend of hers suggested that she spend only 30 minutes a week to work on one of her UFO’s until it is done. Then go to the next one etc. and in no time at all she will be caught up. She said that she’s been doing that and she’s really surprised how it’s working. Well I thought, first of all she must not have as many as I do, because if I worked just 30 min. a week on mine, it would take the rest of my lifetime to MAYBE get caught up. Secondly, I thought, gee, that’s so crazy it just might work! I’ll revise the idea a little and try 30 min. A DAY.
So I dragged out the closest project within my reach, which happened to be another baby afghan, and worked on it for 30 min. So far, so good. We’ll see how long this lasts! (Oh my, does that sound a little defeatist?) I’ve made a couple of these in the past and given them away as gifts. They’re really pretty and simple. I started this two summers ago because Cynthia and I still had our website and we were planning on adding a Baby’s Boutique. Therefore we were working on baby items to build up an inventory. When that fizzled out, I put this afghan on the back burner.
I’ve worked on my sweater this week also, and I have the front about half-way done. I can only work on it during the day with the natural sunlight, because it’s such a dark color and my eyes just aren’t as good as they used to be. Anyway, I’m not in a panic to get it done like I used to be. It will not become one of my UFO’s, though. Anyway, I hope not!
