starting everthing!

thanks for the well wishes and congrats! :) things seem to be moving along as they should and we're at 9 days now without an ER visit. yea! ugh. at least i feel mostly well. i haven't been able to fall asleep this past week, i can pass out on the couch, but as soon as i'm in bed, i'm wide awake. it doens't matter if i took a nap or not, what time it is, how exhausted i am, etc. i picked up some unisom, it's pregnant lady kosher, but i would like to stay away from it until i'm out of my first trimester. (2 1/2 weeks left!)

so knitting news! :) thanks so much to cara and her sweet update! i have started my jaywalker socks, kinda. my hubby and i split my hank of cherry tree hill yarn (winterberry colorway) up into 2 balls (as i make two socks at one time and don't plan on making socks one at a time ever again). unfortunately it took unbelieveably long to do this. it seems that it should have not taken that long, but it did. but now i have 2 balls that weigh the same (yea!) and they are ready to go. i just need to print up the pattern at work and they are ready to start.

i'm working on a neck warmer (my own pattern) out of gorgeous blue rowan cashsoft. i love this yarn it is so soft and yummy. here it is earlier this fall from my stash photography project.



i also started my christmas ornaments (we exchange hand-made ornaments each year), yea! i'm making mini mittens out of red and white cascade 220, they are so cute! so far i have 3 1/2 pairs done. i wish i could link to the pattern but the link isn't working. it's the maggie's rags mini mittens pattern. it's pretty easy.

i got yarn today to make my hubby a hat to match his scarf that i made him last year. haven't ever made a hat before, but it can't be too difficult. i'm using this pattern. this may not be started for a little bit, but we'll see.

i also got light pink cashsoft today for baby booties for some friends of ours who are having a little girl in february. fun practice for me! i have a coworker who is having a baby in march, and i plan on making baby booties for her out of what i have leftover of the cashsoft after my neck warmer is done.

whew! and if that's not all, i'm ignoring my shadow shawl now that i've started it. i'm a bunch of rows in, a little less than halfway setup with my stripes. i would be further but this is try #3, i ripped out two other times before going down a needle size. i just wanted it a little tighter.

i think that's it for now. pictures to come, i swear. and yes, my shawls are still patiently waiting to be blocked. poor things! i have a work christmas thing this sunday, i'd love to wear kiri. maybe i'll make that a goal...