Wednesday Review:Cascade 220 Sport Superwash

I had the opportunity to make a baby gift for a friend out of a light blue skein of Cascade 22 Sport Superwash. I think that it is the perfect all around yarn to make baby gifts out of. Not only is it, in theory, washable. But most baby patterns call for sport weight yarn. It comes in a variety of colors as well. The loft and twist is acceptable to work with. It is easy to work with and a dream to handle. For a baby yarn, I would give it 5 out of 5 stars.

Finished Fridays:Julius Dawson Sutton's Granny Square Blankie

This is my second afghan squared, which I made out of stash seconds and scraps for a baby. His name is to be Julius Dawson Sutton. Unique. I know. I made it out of my left over Vanna's Choice scraps.I think it turned out pretty well. It was full of neutrals and autumnals, which was the mother’s preference. And I am getting addicted to stash burning.

Random Tuesdays

Ok. I have a problem. But they say that the first step in resolving a problem is admitting that you have one.  I have a serious case of startitis. What is startitis to the uninitiated? I start projects and can't finish them. I have the equivilent of add for knitters and crocheters. I must have 8 projects 1/3 to 1/2 way done, and I can't seem to focus enough to finish them. And, if by some miracle I do finish them, I start another one instead of finish an existing project. I am in a fortunate situation. I am a disabled housewife. I do maybe 1-3 chores a day. The reason being that my stamina is not all that hot, and my attention span even less. I am also in constant pain. So my husband does a lot of the housework or helps me with it. Poor guy. But that frees me up to do about 3 hours of knitting a day if I wanted to. Possibly more. Yippee for me. But, as I mentioned previously, attention span of a flea. Can't seem to focus on one project, let alone for long.
What to do? What to do?! Any suggestions?

Finished Fridays:Tea and Toasty

I had been wanting to do this pattern for a while due to the simplicity of it and the name. I am a fan of toast as a food, preferably with tea, which is why I gave it this name. However, though I really wanted to buy some homespun worsted for this project, $30 was a little out of my price range. So I bought a bulky alpaca natural blend that was a little acrylic. Despite my aversion to acrylic, I chose this because the label said it was environmentally friendly and responsible. And I liked the color. It blends with a little black, making it easy to match with a lot of things.
I used a size 9 needle, but my gauge was spot on. The pattern was easy breezy, and I love the results! And guess what I drank when typing this? Tea!

back side of gloves



front side of gloves