I kind of took a knit break - I would knit at knit night or in company of other knitters but that was about it. But now. I’m back. This weekend I have knit on my nephews sweater (finished the left side and started the right). Knit on baby booties. Bound off a head thing for my daughter - i just need to icord or crochet some ties. Started the secret gift. la de da etc.

I was knitting a hat for my son but it looks way big. Took the time to look at the label and realized. duh. when the yarn is bigger, I don’t need to cast on more stitches. I am going to rip it out and start over. I know I know. But. It won’t fit him!

I am almost done with the left side of the heartbreakingly cute baby kimono … well, the pattern started off as that. But. I seem to have trouble sticking to patterns once I’ve knit them the "right" way once. I make a modification here and there, thus creating something different. In this case I liked how easy it was to knit up, but wanted a different look for the front. When I finish the right side (which should NOT take me as long as the left has) I will post photos.

Tonight I’ve been reading the Mason Dixon Knit-a-long blog. What fun to see everyone’s creations and changes to the patterns !

I also peeked at the One Skein knit-a-long blog (google it, i’m being lazy) and am trying to decide if I should get this book or not.

Back to knitting, if I finish this side of the sweater tonight I can start the other side tommorow. It is a laundry day so we are staying home all day, plenty of time to knit in beetween loads moving around !

I have things I want to do on the blog but haven’t gotten around to yet, haven’t been knitting a ton either. I won’t make knit night tonight, or for the next few weeks, uhoh. I do my best knitting at knit night because thats what its for! But I thought I would come talk about the new <a href="http://www.knitty.com" target="new">Knitty</a>, and what I want to knit out of it. The wings are really cute. I want to knit some knucks. Possibly fetching., as a gift. Possibly lacanau, as a gift. Tulip Toes as a gift (CUTE!!!) and the lillies. neat.

I think. I am going to go get Conor’s sweater and try to finish the left side. I am so close to being done if I would just sit and work on it, then I’ll do the right side. Then I can do the finishing stuff (weave in ends, block, seam it up, buttons) and pop it in the mail. Anyone know when it gets cold up North?