I have been invited to a baby shower on Tuesday for one of my new co-workers, which, of course, means it was time to break out the knitting needles! Well, I wasn't specifically invited, everyone at work was invited, but I thought it seemed like a nice opportunity to spend time with new people in a social environment. Plus I just love knitting for babies ... I sort of look at the time spent making that special something as time to meditate and send good energies to this little, unborn child. The kicker with this one is that my co-working is having twins! Hence, knitting x2.
I took this opportunity to bust into my stash and use some of the Blue Sky organic cotton I got at the New York knits close out sale almost a year ago. Luckily I had a skein of bone and a skein of nut so mommy will be able to tell her little angels apart! My favorite old standby for babies, the One Skein Baby Bolero actually calls for Blue Sky organic cotton, making it probably the first time I knit a project in the yarn listed in the pattern! :P
I hope she will like them. I am a little nervous since I don't know her (or anyone here) very well yet ... I mean, it's one thing to make something for close friends and family, but another to knit a gift for a near stranger.
I'll hold off on the photo until after the shower, just in case there are any lurking co-worker readers out there ...
Sunday, August 31, 2008
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Slacking Off
Sorry for the prolonged absence, lots going on these days. Moving, starting a new job, and planning a wedding at the same time is quite an adventure.
I did find a little time to relax this weekend, thanks to a visit from a good friend. The famous Lilly from my February 2008 Florida post was in town this weekend with her family for the Drum Corps International Championships. Lilly and I, along with her mother and grandmother, hit the Indiana State Museum to see their Racial Lace and Subversive Knitting exhibit. It plays through August 24th and was fascinating. From the tiniest of tiny knitting to a video of an American Flag being knit with telephone poles by two heavy machinery operators this exhibit covers the spectrum. One of my faves was a dress knit out of shredded dollar bills. You can also stop and get your knit on: local volunteer knitters are manning a project table where they invite visitors to add a few rows of garter stitch to afghans for Afghans.
Lilly and I also made my inaugural visit to Mass Ave Knit Shop (which I mentioned earlier is right around the corner). Nice, big shop with lots of good basics as well as a wonderful variety of colorful specialty yarns. Wide selection of Jo Sharp yarn, a manufacturer I've not seen a lot of ... looking forward to getting to know it though! Lots of yummy colors, textures, and luxury fibers.
The main event of the day was the DCI Championships down in Bloomington, Indiana. Talk about flash-back to high school for me (I am a former hard-core marching band nerd... saxophone.) I had a blast watching all the corps perform, and knitting in between groups!! I've got a baby hat in progress for one of the many new little ones that seem to keep appearing in our circle. It was nice to spend a day away from it all: no searching the internet for hours for the perfect dress/cake/photographer, no worrying about unpacking the house (yeah, we are still not done with that), no thinking about how the job I am very much trained and qualified to do is about 10x harder than usual becuase I don't know where things are or who everyone is yet, just a fun day hanging out with good folks.
Okay, off to get ready for another session of trying on wedding dresses. Hee hee hee! I am having fun with that part ...
I did find a little time to relax this weekend, thanks to a visit from a good friend. The famous Lilly from my February 2008 Florida post was in town this weekend with her family for the Drum Corps International Championships. Lilly and I, along with her mother and grandmother, hit the Indiana State Museum to see their Racial Lace and Subversive Knitting exhibit. It plays through August 24th and was fascinating. From the tiniest of tiny knitting to a video of an American Flag being knit with telephone poles by two heavy machinery operators this exhibit covers the spectrum. One of my faves was a dress knit out of shredded dollar bills. You can also stop and get your knit on: local volunteer knitters are manning a project table where they invite visitors to add a few rows of garter stitch to afghans for Afghans.
Lilly and I also made my inaugural visit to Mass Ave Knit Shop (which I mentioned earlier is right around the corner). Nice, big shop with lots of good basics as well as a wonderful variety of colorful specialty yarns. Wide selection of Jo Sharp yarn, a manufacturer I've not seen a lot of ... looking forward to getting to know it though! Lots of yummy colors, textures, and luxury fibers.
The main event of the day was the DCI Championships down in Bloomington, Indiana. Talk about flash-back to high school for me (I am a former hard-core marching band nerd... saxophone.) I had a blast watching all the corps perform, and knitting in between groups!! I've got a baby hat in progress for one of the many new little ones that seem to keep appearing in our circle. It was nice to spend a day away from it all: no searching the internet for hours for the perfect dress/cake/photographer, no worrying about unpacking the house (yeah, we are still not done with that), no thinking about how the job I am very much trained and qualified to do is about 10x harder than usual becuase I don't know where things are or who everyone is yet, just a fun day hanging out with good folks.
Okay, off to get ready for another session of trying on wedding dresses. Hee hee hee! I am having fun with that part ...
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