You have already met my “Greats”. And they ARE great. I continue to love knitting things for them, and have just received some pictures of them in my latest. Adorable.
What I Knit
I was very ambitious when I began these projects in October, thinking I’d have three sweaters completed in time to send for Christmas. Well, that didn’t work out (thus the football and Roughrider hats you saw in “Knitting for Kids”). But I am persistent, and I finally finished these:
When there are three children involved, there’s always an “occasion”, so these arrived in time for the eldest’s third birthday and the baby’s Baptism. The sweaters are even cuter when modeled by my “Greats”. Here’s the Quickie 5 Hour Baby Sweater and Hat (believe me, it took way more than five hours!):
I embellished the Child’s Basic Cardigan with Roughrider colours:
I am beginning to dislike patterns that say things like “quickie” and “basic” when nothing that involves sleeves and sewing seams is quick or basic for me. But looking at these kids in my creations makes it all worthwhile.
What I read
I read Kate Morton’s “The Secret Keeper” during this time. I love her books. As usual, it’s a story, set in Britain, about women whose stories cross time and generations. I seem to read a lot of books by women about women who either travel through time or who reflect on the past. Some of the best are by Barbara Erskine, Susanna Kearsley, and Diana Gabaldon (though I got tired of the “kilt up, kilt down” antics).
As I write this, I realize it’s almost time to stop knitting and get ready to head to some warmer weather and to write my other blog. But there’s still time for a few more projects!
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