First, you have to understand that Aa, my only girl who just turned 3 for anyone who may not know me, is all about mama lately. She is my little shadow! Everything I say I need to do I hear a "Me Too" And it’s the sweetest thing, but can be oh so annoying. "I have to go start the washing machine" "me too" "i have to sweep" "me too" "I have to nurse T" "me too" (yeahhhh right, haha).

So the other day she asked me if she could learn to knit, and I got some needles and yarn and cast on and let her try, but she really is much too young to knit with needles right now. And so, since I have <a href=http://www.soulemama.com target="new">Soulemama’s</a> book, The Creative Family, which If I recall correctly has a section on finger knitting, I will be learning how to finger knit so i can teach ms. A. So she can knit too. Just like mama. Except her color choice? Is pink. And mine, is blue.

I thought I would add, these mitts would get done a lot quicker if I quit using my valuable, hands-free, quiet knitting time (when I should be sleeping, after all someone has to get up to make oatmeal, hot tea, and maybe some cinnamon bread in the morning before we start school and that someone is typically, okay definitely always, me) to blog.

I was reading on the Nano Ravelry forum and decided I need a pair of fingerless gloves for this November. I remember it being cold enough last year to finish up my novel sitting in front of the fire all cozy under my favorite blanket, making sure ms. Aa didn’t come too near the heat (and my worries of this will be multiplied this year, as mr. TJ will be mobile anytime now I’m sure). So tonight I cast on and started mitt 1. I have wanted to make myself a pair for a long time, i’m glad it’s happening. 

TJ is five months old! It goes so crazy fast. He is a sweetheart. Aa just turned 3, and K’s 8th birthday was this month too. The other two boys have December birthdays.

I couldn’t find a post to go with it, but Joy helped me at knit night earlier this year with the long tail cast on, and I thought I didn’t "get it" at the time. However when I decided to cast on with it for these fingerless mitts all I had to do was look at a photo, copy what I saw with the yarn around the fingers, and I remembered everything she had shown me. Crazy! It is a little wonky, but I am sure i’ll get smoother as I go. And I <3 handknit with it’s little quirks vs. pictureperfect everything. luckily.

near future knitting includes a tassel belt for my sister, finishing the circular baby blanket for baby V (yes, it was baby Z, but she has been born and is a V instead), and a Hug for someone special who is far away.

i’ve also been sewing a lot ! Might as well include that here. I sewed a little vest for L’s halloween costume (Diego-Aa will be Dora. Sweeeet!), a Cinderella book (bought a kit thing on sale a year or more ago) for Aa, A couple of bean bags for Aa, Uhm. I guess that is it, but there is more planned - a ballerina bag for Aa (from a panel purchased by mom *years* ago - must purchase interfacing), a ballerina wall hanging for Aa, a couple of blankets for a sweet unborn baby (flannel is on sale this week, should go get some).