Knitting Again

After somewhat of a long hiatus, I am back at the knitting game.

I had started a blanket for my girlfriend when I found out she was pregnant..that was almost 2 years ago. I would have to say, I slowly worked on it until it was about half done, and then I simply lost interest and quit knitting for awhile. As I've said before, I pretty much only knit in the winter, and last winter I really didn't do anything.

So....with her and her little boy coming to visit a couple of weeks ago, I figured I best get it done. He's only 15 months, but I was sure he'd still appreciate it. So, over the months of October and November I managed to get it finished and presented it to Little Man A on November 29th.



It was my first attempt at cabling, and I really liked it. Although, for you knitters out there, I am sure you've already noticed that the blanket is upside down. I was stretching it out, and didn't realize until the next day that I had it upside down...and of course, forgot to take another picture. Oh well, you get the idea.

As you can see, he is loving it.


I've already started on the next one. She is pregnant again, and so are our friends in Saskatoon. So I've got 2 blankets to finish in the next 3 months. And this time I want to be on time with the gift.

First Creation of 2008

A gift from my sweetie - a 3D puzzle of Camelot.

It didn't take long after returning home from the holidays before I started separating and organizing the pieces. After 3 long sittings working on it, it is complete. I should really get at assembling all my other puzzles. They are sitting in pieces in their boxes.




In other news, I've got a busy, busy week. I start my new job tomorrow, I start my new class on Tuesday night, I start the new season of Volleyball on Wednesday, I am off for a birthday supper at my friends on Thursday, and finally, bowling on Friday.

I am already looking forward to the weekend and the week hasn't even started yet.

Crafty these days

Once again, I have decided to give as many personalized gifts as possible this Holiday season. Over the past number of months I have been working on many crafty items for friends and family for birthdays, Christmas, and baby shower gifts.

I started up a beautiful baby blanket for my girlfriend who had her baby in August. I stalled on the baby sweater, and because it was for a newborn I pretty much gave up trying to get it done. I will eventually finish it, but there is no rush at the moment. So I switch to another project, which I had already had in mind for her and the baby. They decided on a nature theme for the baby's room, so I figured Bernat Satin was the way to go in the sable colour. I had used this yarn to knit my nephew a blanket, and it is wonderfully soft. If I stick with it I should have it done by the end of December.

My neices 5th birthday is coming up mid-December and I wanted to do something extra special. She is turning 5 after all. I found a plain wooden jewelry box at Michael's, and figured I would paint it in her favourite colours (pink and purple), decorate it with sparkles, stickers and her name, and finish it off with a picture of herself. It has turned out really well, there are just a few finishing touches I need to complete. Plus, to put inside, a pink handmade bracelet. I am sure she will be thrilled.

As for mom, I have been knitting items for her newly renovated kitchen, and assembling a Christmas centerpiece.

I was going to try and do some paintings for family and friends, but the time seems to be slipping away. I still plan to do them eventually, they just might not be Christmas presents.

For me, I enjoy giving personalized or small gifts, rather than the extravagant. There seems to be more thought, time, patience, and love I give something I made.