What a day! I “lost” my keys this morning after locking the door of my house. I didn’t know it and I went to work. I got to work and didn’t have any keys to get in. Searched my purse, my knitting bag, the car … and had to race back home where they were on the driveway. So, I opened the store a little bit late and the day did improve. I always like being in the store. I like the customers and the yarn (duh!)

It’s late and I wanted to just update you on my WIPs. I’ve been trying like crazy to finish the things I’ve already started. Geez, it’s hard. All I really want to do it cast on new things. LOL. Early this week I worked on Noah the Horse. I had all of his parts finished except the legs. It took one night to get them done and two days (or part of days) to get the pieces seamed and stuffed and assembled. I’m pretty pleased with the job I did. Now it’s time to knit his clothes and he’ll be ready to send to his new home. Last night I got one leg of his overalls knitted. I’ll work on the rest of his overalls tomorrow during class.

Tonight I’m knitting away on my socks. I’ve got another one to make but I’m making progress on the first one. This is a new pattern for me and I chose to trust the pattern (most of the time this is what I tell my students but I’ve knitted so many socks, I was hesitant to believe this pattern that wanted me to cast on 72 stitches for my size foot. Normally, I’d cast on 64 or 60 depending on the needle size. Anyway, I cast on 72 and that’s been taking a lot of time and it’s a lot of stitches! Tonight I had gotten far enough to try it on and it’s going to fit. Albeit with a little less negative ease than I usually have when I knit socks. It’s all good.

And one more WIP and one FO.

I cast on a second Vanilla Sweater for my college room mate in Rauma Garn Finull. I had to wait for the yarn to come back into stock and jumped as soon as I got the email. She chose a pretty heathered lavender colorway and I’ve cast on. I love knitting with this wool and my sweater is one of my favorites! I hope she’ll love hers, too.

I got to cast on the Vanilla sweater because I finished my Thistle on the Moor vest. I really like it – in fact, I like it so much that I sewed on the Queen Bee Knits label the other day and then put it on over the shirt that I was wearing because I needed another layer. It fits perfectly. I think I’ll wear it to work tomorrow.I used Berroco Lanas Light for the first time and I really liked the yarn and it has softened up a bunch after blocking. The pattern was fun with just enough lace up the front to keep it interesting and a lot of stockinette so that I could knit and watch TV at the same time.

When I finish the horse I’ll cast on the sweater for my daughter. BUT first I finish! I’m getting so close! One more WIP will be turning into a FO after overalls and a t-shirt.

Gone knitting.