Still Waiting....

Silly I know, but the little one is overdue... nothing new really, but this week has been tough on my body the last 40 weeks have been a dream, but this week has been a little trying. I really feel like a pregnant lady waddling and belly first! My hip started hurting this week which really doesn't help at all. Well the news is, if I don't have the baby this weekend I have an appt. at the hospital for induction on Tuesday. So the little guys time clock is ticking down! The question is... will we have a baby in January or February.

Other than getting little down in the house since I am not standing up for very long at a time... I have been gift knitting.

A cute tic-tac-toe game for my niece's 4th b-day in March.

Along with this adorable vest made in Homespun. The pattern is from last year's knitting calendar.


These are for a friend. They are the Irish Hiking fingerless mitts. Really easy and fast.


Made this lattice scarf for my mom as a thank you for all the driving me around she has been doing. It came out really nice in my opinion.

Well, that's all from here. Hopefully I'll have a different picture or two to shown you next time!

Still hanging in

I am very close to the due date which is Monday. Have a drs appt tomorrow, so that'll be interesting to hear what they say about me and the little one. He is growing and moving like crazy. I stopped working a week and a half or so ago. It is has been so nice to be at home and get some things done! With the nice weather, I have been able to get outside and walk for a while each day. So between getting the house ready, walking and resting I have also been knitting too!


Finished these Wanida Socks from Cookie A's Sock Innovations book last week. I had to do only one repeat of the pattern since I wasn't sure about how much yarn I really had in the skein. I used Summer Sox in cotton and wool. They are great to wear, but there wasn't a ton of yardage!


So with the tiny bit of leftovers, I made a very small pair of socks for the little one. He will be able to wear them in a while. Too big for a newborn right now though. I do love the color of these socks too!

A friend at work has been supplying us with some boy clothes for the last couple of months when she finds them. He daughter is having a little girl, so I whipped up a couple of girly things for her..

This adorable lacy hat, plus the Petal hat which I love, but didn't take a picture of.


And these newborn booties. All in this pink pearly yarn I had in the stash. It is super soft and a cute pale color too.

I have a few other things in the works as well, including my nieces 4th b-day present coming up in March... figured while I had time, I would get those done too. Not sure how awake I'll be and motivated to knit I'll be in the next few weeks. Hopefully I never lose my drive for knitting!

Well, here;s hoping I have some exciting news the next time I get to post! Wish me luck!

First day of Leave

I am home from now on. It is a lovely feeling not to have to rush around getting ready for work and warming up the car. Now the waiting game starts... when will this baby make his appearance? I really don't know, but I am happy to have some time at home to get a little more ready since the two weeks at Christmas didn't really get me very far. With my husband on the living room floor then, I really could get nothing done with him in the house. He has been getting better little by little. Each day is a little different. He does have good days and bad days, but luckily nothing like those over the holidays. He is back working and out of the house! I am looking forward to several hours by myself everyday! Although I do have family members checking in all the time, which is interesting.

I have been knitting like crazy... I know you already think I did that before!

Here are my Nutkins. I loved the pattern stitch! It was easy to remember and worked up pretty quick. The yarn was lovely. It is Prism, Saki in Smoke. The only issue was it stained my fingers as I worked with the yarn. I had to scrub my hands every time I knitted! I will have to soak these socks and wash them a few times before I put them on my feet! Otherwise I will have black toes!


I found this cute little kits for the Tassel Top hat pattern from Bully Woolies at the LYS. Sadly it is going out of business, so I have visited there a few times. I of course bought more sock yarn... that I really don't need at all, so this kit was a fun change. The pattern was easy and it is made from cotton. I may have to make a few others for the nieces in larger sizes next year. It is a cute and fast project.

Well, just wanted to update you. I am feeling good and should get off the computer and do a few things on my long to-do list that I created to keep me occupied over the next week or 2 (or 3 or 4?!?!?) Hope all's well with you all. I'll keep you posted.

January is here

Wow... I is hard to believe it is January already. I am happy to kick off the new year to tell you the truth, it was a strange and somewhat difficult 2009 in some regards and happy and exciting in others. I am about 37 weeks and counting now. I went back to work this week which keeps me busy and my mind occupied at least for a couple more weeks. I have a drs appt tomorrow, so we'll see how that goes and what they tell me then. I do feel good still... back to being a little tired at the end of the day. I really like coming home and knitting and reading for the night. Oh, I loved that before too, but now it is too cold to do any errands after work, so home is GOOD!

I finally have a few pictures for you too...
First project of the year...

Just a scrap blanket that my sister gave me the small squares before she moved, so I thought I would try to bulk it up to donate later this year once I have a few more blankets.


Ribbed sweater for the baby:

Loved this adorable Debbie Bliss freebie pattern and I thought I would test it out for us. I made it in the smallest size, but I would love to make it a lot larger for later on. It was super fast and easy. Reminded me of the t-shirt type sweater where you start with the back go up, cast on for the arms, and then come down the front. Really nicely done!

Petal Socks:

Finished these a while back in Dec. I loved the yarn and the pattern. The yarn is Prism - Saki in the Fog colorway. I love it! I hope that the LYS has some more of it!


My new cowl:

I don't have a hat and I am not sure I am really a hat person, so I decided to try this cowl pattern - the fresco basket cowl. I joined the KAL at Ravelry and this worked up pretty fast too. I have worn it a few times as a cowl, but not yet as a hood. It doesn't stay up on my head like I would really like... so there may be a hat in my future!

That's about all from here. I need to think about dinner. Not sure what or if I really want to cook tonight. Hope all is well with you all!

Happy December

I can't believe how fast this month went and we are almost ready to turn the calendar again! We've had kind of a crazy couple of weeks again here at home. I am doing fine and baby is moving like mad! I am up to 36 weeks and heading to the doctor's every week now. All these doctor's appointments and extras have kept me way too busy. Not to mention all the family get togethers and holiday baking which I also squeezed in there. School went right up to Wednesday this year, so that made it extra crazy and I had to train my replacement so going over things and lessons has been a huge chore since I'll be out for a few months.

Hubby has thrown out his back and his sciatic nerve has been too much trouble over the last 3 weeks. He hasn't ridden in a car since Thursday when we were heading to my mom's for dinner and he couldn't make it down the street due to the pain. Needless to say we turned around and headed home where I dropped him off and had to go, since dinner was in my car! He is doing better as of today. I got him out for a walk around the block and he can actually sit for a few minutes and lay on his side instead of his stomach. We are heading to the doctor's tomorrow and hopefully x-rays to see if it is something more serious. Hopefully he can be a good passenger and stretch out if he needs to.

We have one more family dinner tonight so hopefully he can manage the car for 5 minutes as we head down the road.

I have been doing some knitting, but it has been easier to read than count lately. Finished off several books including The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown. Not bad, but not as engaging as his other books. I am ready to start another new one tonight as I finish off a little baby sweater.

Hope everyone had a lovely holiday. I have pictures on my camera ready to show you, but not enough time today to load them where I want them.

First Snow

Yes, we had out first snow of the year yesterday. It is still on the trees today, but the roads seem to be fine. We were really only supposed to get a dusting, but it was more like 3 inches. I ran errands in the morning and just as I was turning the corner for home, my muffler and pipe gave way! What a noise. I swear it happens every year at this time. Being Saturday, my regular mechanic isn't working at 1 in the afternoon, so I scurried to find a place to fix it that day. Luckily I found one and it was done before they closed. Not really what I needed yesterday, but I was going to take it in next week when I get my snow tires and inspection done... oh well. One this checked off the list now.

Thanks for all your kind words about Bailey over the last month. It was super hard and even though we all have to go through the loss of a pet many times in our lives... this one seemed much harder. Husband came home with his ashes this week in a beautiful jar/urn. Of course we started in crying all over again. Of course in another month once the baby arrives, we will have something to take our minds off of our loss, but the day to day is weird without him here.

There has been knitting!

I worked on these mindless (yes that's what I needed) Maizy socks. Weird how they are the same lot number and the pattern is different. More blue in one, more rusty color in the other! I looked the yarn, but it is a little thicker than regular sock yarn.


Made a top down hat for our little one with matching thumbless mitts. The yarn is so super soft. My mother found it on sale at a LYS that I don't get to visit often, and bought one small skein.

Lastly,

Here is my last Christmas present for husband. You know how he loves orange, so I thought He'd love this pattern with an olive green. You can see I did the lining with orange. I had some Knitpicks wool left from a hat I made him several years ago now, so I thought it would be perfect. I actually left out 10 rows of the pattern. I think the hat would have been way too big and I would have ran out of yarn too.

That's all from here. Now that I have finished the hat and socks, I need to find something else to work on this week. Maybe I will wind up some new sock yarn and work on another pair of socks for me.

Thanksgiving Weekend

It has been really nice having a few days off from work to rest and put my feet up when I can. The week before was too much and I really needed some time to depress and collect my thoughts. We had to put Bailey down last Tuesday, so we have been on an emotional roller coaster with that and going to childcare classes and a doctor's appointment. We are still getting used to Bailey not being in the house or greeting us at the door. It has been strange.

I don't have pictures today, but I have finished a few very small projects for the little one. A small hat and thumbless mittens. I have also been working on socks for me in Maizy, which I am not sure I actually like, but one sock is done. I cast on for a fair isle hat for a present too.

I have actually been reading more than knitting when I can (between classes, family get togethers and basketball season starting....) Seems to ease my mind and there has been too much on it lately. Just picked up the a Jodi Picoult... Vanishing Acts. I have read almost everything else by her, so I was surprised when I started it yesterday that is wasn't familiar.

Tonight after getting lots of laundry done and put away, we are heading out for one last family dinner at a local restaurant. I'll post a few pics soon.