Monday, April 02, 2007

Wow, I wasn't able to knit for like EVER. I was a foster parent to a 14 month old Yellow Lab, named Yellowstone, who not only attacked everything knitting related, he went after my shoes, magazines, couch cushions, photo albums, end table legs, butter, hot pad holders, you name it- he got it. So I had to put all my projects and needles on top of my bookshelf, in drawers, and completely out of dog reach for 5 weeks. It was so strange not knitting for that long.

Well I didn't actually STOP knitting (I mean come on already, did you really think I could stop?), I just had to choose the appropriate time, place, and project. The time ended up being far and few in between, the places were obvious, any moment I had without the Yarn Beast, Yellowstone. In my truck, stop lights or rush hour, or during my lunch break at work (knit knit bite, purl knit swallow bite, knit knit...), and at the bar (drink drink knit, drink knit purl drink...). So the projects I choose had to be mindless, YEAH for felting "things"! And stockinette stitch!

I made up a hat project I was supposed to have for my friends St. Patty's Day party. I didn't quite make it to the party and I had to redesign the hat a few times, drink drink knit, rip rip drink. Shannon is being consumed by the monster size top hat.
WhaLA! Felting does it every time. It's a little bit taller than I had in mind, but if the hat fits, wear it!
I'm also sporting my new green knitted during employee training scarf.
There are a few other "things" I need to felt and figure out what they'll be???
Now that my foster dog has been adopted, Yeah!, I'll get out my stash and keep on Knitt'n.