Crafty Kitty

I did indeed finish the Pinwheel Baby Blanket last weekend, however it was not at Stitch 'n Bitch that I was able to get it done.  I was still feeling kind of icky and down on Wednesday so I just decided to stay in for the night instead and relax, instead of forcing myself to go out in a bad mood. 

Pattern: Pinwheel Baby Blanket
Date began: Sunday, January 15, 2006
Date finished: Wednesday, March 8, 2006 (I got distracted by other projects)
Yarn: Cheap, acrylic, washable TLC - my friend whose baby this is for is allergic to wool, plus a baby tends to make things dirty so it needed to be washable
Needles: Size 8s
Modifications: I crocheted 3 rounds of a shell border onto the blanket.  I think I had 440 stitches on when I cast off.

The start of the pinwheel:

I would probably make this blanket again.  However I think crocheting is the way to go for future baby blankets.  It is just so much quicker.  I got kind of bored with this pattern - not too terribly, but enough to make me procrastinate on it and worry that I wasn't going to finish it on time.  I did, however, with time to spare - the baby was born today and I'm pretty sure I will be visiting the proud parents plus baby in the hospital on Thursday.  I'm trying to whip out an Umblical Cord Hat right now, so hopefully I'll be able to give them that as well as the blanket.

Other than that, not much else is going on.  I finished the first sock for the boy.  And, ahem, maybe started on a pair for myself with some Knit Picks yarn.  Gotta love the knitting ADD.

I was finally able to pick up a copy of the Happy Hooker book this past week.  I am so in love with this book it's not even funny.  I already made the One Skein Scarf and the super awesome Fat Bottom Bag.  The One Skein Scarf is nothing special - I just used some Patons Wool that I had on hand from the frogged boobholder from ages ago.  It matches the flower pin I have on my coat and will match my yet to be made mitten and hat set.  That set probably won't be happening until next winter though, as I am MORE than ready for winter to be OVER. 

Here is the Fat Bottom Bag though:

I need to add some contrasting yarn through the eyelets by the handle and I also need to adorn it with a cute crocheted flower.  I'll get that done sometime this weekend.

Knitting progress has been made on the Pinwheel Baby Blanket.  I am in the middle of crocheting a border on at the moment.  I decided to wait to post a picture until that's completely done but I'm pretty satisfied with the end result.  I'm absolutely positive I'll finish it tomorrow night at SnB.

I'm not entirely sure what my deal is but I've been dragging ass for the last week.  Part of me is worried that my depression is coming back.  I'm also guessing that the switch I made to my birth control (from the high dose patch that was going to give me a blood clot, to the lowest does birth control available - the nuva ring) has thrown my body and emotions out of whack and I'm just suffering from MAJOR PMS.  PMS like I haven't experienced since I was 15 and my whole family wanted to kill me when it was that time of the month.  Part of me thinks it is also the fact that, as I said above, I'm ready for winter to be over and that all this grey weather and snow needs to go away STAT.  I'm just gonna wait a week and see if it gets better.  I really hope so, because I hate feeling like this.  And also crying for no reason really freaks me out (not to mention the boy, I'm sure).

I do have something to look forward to this week.  My bestest friend, who I've had more ups and downs with than I count, is coming to town on Friday for Canoecopia.  She's going to come to my work to go out to lunch with my work friends and then I'm taking the rest of the day off.  We're gonna hit up the expo and then who knows what we'll do.  I'm thinking an evening out on State St might be in order.  I love having something fun to look forward to!