Knitting is more important than...
...brushing your teeth and hair and getting dressed, for starters! Right after breakfast on Sunday, Sophie and Helen (both 6) started a new knitting project - a patchwork blanket for their dolls with bright colors of Encore Mega. Last year they made a few "doll items" - a poncho, a sweater out of squares, a scarf, a neckwarmer, etc. We still haven't gotten to purling, or casting on for that matter. And they don't have much patience for anything less than super bulky yarn, but we have to start somewhere! 
Things sure are different when you are 6. Apparently, it is WAY more fun to knit while lying down. Helen even thinks it's fun to knit, dance and sing, all at the same time, while perched atop my husband's lateral file drawer in the basement. The neat thing is, knitting is second nature to her by now, so she is ABLE to do all those things and not drop any stitches! Thatta girl!
On the store front, Kalen has been cranking out hats like mad. The latest is a 2x2 rib in Plymouth Encore for her husband. She's also making lots of baby hats, and has found that Rowan Calmer is a perfect yarn for those. Now we are searching for the perfect sweater for her to knit with Malabrigo...
A few weeks ago we came across an extremely tangled skein of Mountain Colors Bearfoot. We'd spent more than enough time trying to untangle it, and it was headed for the trash, but Betsy took it home and after a little TLC and patience, she mixed it with a contrasting color, and it is now a beautiful spiral ribbed hat.
Last night Barb started the Top Down Swing Coat out of Lamb's Pride Bulky, and a pair of itsy bitsy socks in Lorna's Laces Bittersweet. The ribbed hat she's making in Malabrigo is the same color I made my wine cozy and coasters in.
Kim just brought in her shawl - she used CTH Supersock in Spring Frost. She made it several inches longer than our Koigu Lace Shawl and it is just gorgeous. Very soft. Someone on her holiday gift list will be very lucky this year...
...brushing your teeth and hair and getting dressed, for starters! Right after breakfast on Sunday, Sophie and Helen (both 6) started a new knitting project - a patchwork blanket for their dolls with bright colors of Encore Mega. Last year they made a few "doll items" - a poncho, a sweater out of squares, a scarf, a neckwarmer, etc. We still haven't gotten to purling, or casting on for that matter. And they don't have much patience for anything less than super bulky yarn, but we have to start somewhere! 
Things sure are different when you are 6. Apparently, it is WAY more fun to knit while lying down. Helen even thinks it's fun to knit, dance and sing, all at the same time, while perched atop my husband's lateral file drawer in the basement. The neat thing is, knitting is second nature to her by now, so she is ABLE to do all those things and not drop any stitches! Thatta girl!
On the store front, Kalen has been cranking out hats like mad. The latest is a 2x2 rib in Plymouth Encore for her husband. She's also making lots of baby hats, and has found that Rowan Calmer is a perfect yarn for those. Now we are searching for the perfect sweater for her to knit with Malabrigo... 
A few weeks ago we came across an extremely tangled skein of Mountain Colors Bearfoot. We'd spent more than enough time trying to untangle it, and it was headed for the trash, but Betsy took it home and after a little TLC and patience, she mixed it with a contrasting color, and it is now a beautiful spiral ribbed hat.
Last night Barb started the Top Down Swing Coat out of Lamb's Pride Bulky, and a pair of itsy bitsy socks in Lorna's Laces Bittersweet. The ribbed hat she's making in Malabrigo is the same color I made my wine cozy and coasters in. 
Kim just brought in her shawl - she used CTH Supersock in Spring Frost. She made it several inches longer than our Koigu Lace Shawl and it is just gorgeous. Very soft. Someone on her holiday gift list will be very lucky this year...
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