Today has been a super productive day around here. That productivity feels wonderful after both Hayden and I being sick for over a week, and as a result, we did nothing. And I certainly mean nothing. Now we’re getting back into the swing of things: doing circle time (a new thing for us), getting the house back in order, cooking meals, and… I finished two projects today. Woot!
Well, to be fair, the knitting I finished last week while sick but today I finally washed and blocked it, so it’s now drying on the floor in our guest room. My knitting project is Mason’s baby blanket. This is the pattern I used, with a modification on the bind off I found on Ralvery. I decided that it was time to get going on the baby blanket since I started it at the end of my pregnancy and hadn’t touched it since we moved. I’m so glad that I switched colors frequently; otherwise I think the piece might have gotten tedious. It was over 600 stitches around by the time I finished. One thing I discovered that I need to learn: how to frog correctly. There are several glaring mistakes in the blanket, but by the time I realized they were there I was afraid to unravel for fear of messing it up more than it already was. But overall I’m proud of it. It’s by far my biggest knit undertaking and just finishing it is encouraging.
The other project I finished today was a felt birthday crown for Hayden. His birthday is coming up on Wednesday and I SO wanted to do this for him, but was afraid that I would run out of time. This is the pattern I used http://juicy-bits.typepad.com/juicy_bits/2008/09/32-felt-birthday-crown-tutorial.html. The instructions were easy to follow and I was so happy with how quickly it came together. I’ll be honest, I essentially copied her design just switching the colors to Hayden’s preference and using the decorative stitches available on my machine. I think it turned out great. Now I just hope Hayden loves it as much as I do. J I’ll also post pictures of him in it next Wednesday.
I could have cleaned the house instead of spending that time on fun projects- it definitely needs it. But there’s something incredibly relaxing about handwork, and it’s so satisfying to see the finished project and think, “I did that!” The fact that the things I created are for my boys only adds to that feeling of satisfaction and pride. So, here I am, shamelessly showing off. ;-)
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