I knew this semester was going to kick my butt. And, I knew I wasn't going to like it. So here I am in the middle of it and I'm not very happy. However, with the huge snowstorms this week and a few activities checked off the list, I'm enjoying a bit of a respite before the rest of the insanity.
Thankfully my knitting/crocheting hasn't taken a break, although I'm not doing as much as I would like. I have one baby blanket finished and delivered. Now I'm working on 2 more, one of them being my first knitted blanket. It was hard at first and I totally screwed up the pattern. You can't really tell I made mistakes, though, and I'm on track now. It's a lot slower than crocheting and there's a good possibility this won't be done by the baby shower. But, nobody ever seems to have a problem with that when they finally receive that unique handmade gift!
I have to pick up needles or a hook every day. It seems that's the only way I can stay in sync with the universe. It's scary how settling that simple repetitive motion of my hands can be. The feel of the yarn and the wonderful things I get to create motivates me. I guess you could call it an addiction. I'm sure I'm not alone. I get tweets multiple times a day from a friend who is hard core about her knitting. She even spins her own yarn - what's that about?!
I guess I better stop writing and get back to work on that blanket. Oh, and by the way, a little chocolate and coffee makes the knitting go faster. I think that's been proven by some study somewhere :-)
