I Want This

Oooh, can't wait until it's out!

Recent Knitting

I've been busy knitting about 20 dishcloths recently, mostly to give away. This one is called Entra-Fake, and the pattern is here. It was fun to do. I did reduce the number of stitches to 45. Some other time I'll use the suggested stitch count. :)
This one I made up from a stitch pattern called Saxon Braid, found in a Leisure Arts publication, "99 Knit Stitches".
This was my first version of my Baby Cloth pattern. It turned out so big that I made it into a bib! I would have never thought to knit a bib before Ann and Kay's book. Now I'm off to design more dishcloths!

Beach Knitting

How I Spent My Time at the Beach:
I finished up several projects (kimono, red socks, and blue striped sweater), and knit 2 more (bib and ballband). The kids had a great time endlessly digging holes. We're still getting the sand out of our gear. :D

MDK Items

Here are my first MDK items. The ballband was knit in Bernat Handicrafter: Beachball Blues and Tropic. The kimono is Cottontots Lovely Lilac. It has ribbons now, but for the next one I'll use buttons. Or possibly I-cord....

Mudgirl

Yesterday, my 8 year old daughter was playing with a water squirt gun in the backyard. Water + dirt = MUD. It seems that she created a small mud wallow, because she came in only a short while later, covered with mud from head to toe! I had not previously been aware of how well mud clings to sunscreen; it took some serious scrubbing to remove.

Knitting: I have several projects OTN at the moment. I was commissioned by a co-worker to knit a baby blankie from Red Heart Baby Clouds, and I should have this finished today. I'm also working on a sweater for CIC, red cabled toddler socks for CIC, a baby kimono in blue Cottontots, and an Absorba! "Absorba" always seems to need an exclamation mark after it. :D