A little bit of this, a little bit of that

Well, It has been a crazy few weeks, hence the not having time to blog. But I will say that I have been doing a lot of knitting, and I have been learning new techniques.

I have also had the opportunity to spend some time with the little ones in Connecticut. Patrick is getting so big. He is really starting to interact with the world around him. My sister is settling into motherhood quite well. suffering through some sleepless nights, but doing a great job. Patrick clearly knows who his mommy is
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Lorelai is such a fun little kid. She loves playing with her books, giving sloppy kisses, throwing her food around, and running around the house. Becca is such a wonderful Mom.
Here she is trying to play with the camera.




She also clearly has a great immune system because Becca didn't call to tell me that she got the terrible cold that I had last weekend.
And here she is with her new book:

(I Love this picture)

In the knitting world I started knitting Montera from Knitty. I love the pattern. I am so glad I chose it as my first sweater in a long time. It is easy to follow, knit in one piece (except for the sleeves) and I love the yearn. Such a great color.


A great shout out to my Iphone App StitchMinder. It is fantastic. Right now in the pattern I am working the cable chart while at the same time working decrease rows every 6-8 rows. The stitch minder lets you keep track of 4 different things at a time. It is just great, I LOVE it.


I am also working on a hat for mom. It is actually a re-knit. I made it for her last year for Christmas. The hast was never long enough, didn't cover her ears. I am re-knitting it now so that she can actually wear it. I am making it our of lumpy bumpy. It is a Farmhouse yarn in the Tropical punch colorway on size 10's. It is great love it.


I have been using my new inter-changables so much, they are great. Only had a couple of times where they have un-twisted, I certainly have to keep an eye on that. I will say that is something with the Denise's that never happens, but the Denise's get so sticky.

Next week I head down to NC with mom, we are actually taking her smartcar down there. I think I will be bringing some of mu bulky yarn to make some patches for my Victory junction blankets that I am working on to donate for this summer. I will also bring some cascade to work on some Micky Mouse Hats that I am making for my.

I have been very fortunate to learn some new techniques over the past few weeks, and it has been great. I have been taught how to spit splice, and it is my new favorite thing to do. I also learned how to get rid of those nasty gaps when I go from knit to purl.