Coloring, Stash yarn, Plastic Bag Warmth, Ravelry
Good Morning!
Hello! How are you?? We're all well over here. Since we last spoke, I got approved for unemployment, a TON of job leads + interview(s) lined up, and I finally cleared out my voice mail with messages dating back to 2008, haha! Not to mention all of the housework I've gotten done!
Octavian has been an angel since we got him into a new routine. He's been spending the winter days inside with me, coloring. His first full coloring book should be filled up soon, I'm going to label it with his name + age + the year, and come up with a special way to store them. He loves coloring, thank goodness because it keeps him busy during cabin fever.
(Pictured Above: Octavian coloring)
It's been so cold and wintery like I said, and my kitchen door is very drafty... yesterday I decided to try plugging up the windy cracks with plastic bags. It was a free immediate solution and worked very well! All you have to do is take a butter knife and jam the bags into the cracks. It looks ridiculous but we're a lot more comfortable. =)
(Pictured Above: a funny way to keep warm)
I cast on a last minute baby surprise jacket for my husband's supervisor who is having a baby this week! I hope a BSJ will count for the sweater challenge. (As far as I am concerned it does!) hehe. Otherwise I have two batches of my hand dyed yarn ready to cast on. I'm knitting Liesl with the below yarn. I think all of the different colors will travel well in the feather and fan pattern.
(Pictured Above: Liesl yarn)
(Pictured Above: Liesl yarn)
I have a total girl crush on ontheround at the moment. She is the one who inspired me to do the 12 sweater challenge, and I think I'll be knitting Shalom like she is too. We're all on the edge of our seats waiting for her to release this pattern which would be perfect for my body type.
I uploaded some of my most serious stash yarns at the moment to my Ravelry stash, feels good to be on track to stash organization. I am so thankful for Ravelry. I have my Ravelry autographs on my fridge can you find them?
(Pictured Above: side of my fridge)
Okay, I have to go fix myself a cup of coffee now. Have a wonderful day!
Keep it Knitty!
Rachel-Marie