Hi Again

So although I haven't been on the computer so much, I have been happily parked on my keester knitting away in front of the fire. It's amazing how our entire family won't leave the room. Games, puzzles, books, and pretty much everything else is scattered around the smallest space in the entire downstairs just for a little warmth. It's getting a little tough to walk through, but we're managing. Good thing we mostly sit.

Here's what I've been doing while sitting.

First, I finally frogged my unfortunate tee shirt sweater design idea and am using the gorgeous Merino Suri to make a big long scarf. I love this ribs and cable combo. Once blocked, it'll be a bit wider - and I'm debating about a fringe.


Second, it's Zoe's 5th birthday soon and she's requesting knits again. This time it's a Penguin Sweater. Really, I wasn't even going to try, but a magazine I happened to flip through at the yarn store had a penguin on it, AND was an old magazine on sale. Hard to ignore kismet when it chucks responsibility upon you, huh?

I mean, she's 5 and she loves loves loves penguins. She has been watching me like a hawk while I work on this guy. We added the purple and the snowflake, and we're ignoring the stripey sleeves in the pattern - in fact, we've modified a bit. I'm thinking some picot sleeve edges and he'll have a 3-D beak and wings soon. Wait and see. She can barely contain herself.

Me, I'm ready to finish my gray cabled Rowan vest. Got more Kathmandu Aran yarn on Ebay in my discontinued colorway for only $6 a skein, so I'm good when I finish up these.