KnittingNutter

I was talking to a friend on the phone the other day and it occurred to me that I don't have any of my own friends anymore. All of my friends are the parents of my daughter's friends - and my daughter is only 4 years old.

So now I'm wondering, can I actually find some of my own friends - away from my daughter's activies or am I destined to be Natalie's mom forever? With that, I've decided I need to create some of my own time and have signed up for a spinning course. I'll learn a new skill, connect with people that are as passionate as I am about wool and hopefully make some of my own friends.

In other knitting news, I've been drawing a big sigh of relief as recipients of various knitted goods have graciously thanked me for the items. I've had the leisure of pleasure knitting, rather than panic knitting, for a couple of weeks. So, I've taken up reigns on the Norwegian cardigan I'm working on for myself. I've finished the body and now working on the first arm.

And I'm slowly working my way through Cat Bordhi's new sock book: New Pathways for Sock Knitters. It's one of these books I am constantly having to put down, think through the instructions, take a deep breath, get back to the instructions, pick up needles and work through each line by line. Fascinating, but hard for my little brain to grasp. I bet it's like everything you do, once you've got it, it'll stick. Just waiting for the "getting it" part to dawn on me.

I finally have some progress to show on the Norwegian cardigan I'm knitting for myself... Yes, you heard me right, I'm actually knitting something for myself. OK, so here goes:

The body and one arm pinned and waiting to dry.

I'm halfway through the second arm and then I have the edge knitting to do - and I'm done!

The project in waiting is another Norwegian sweater. This is for my annual charity, where I knit a sweater to the highest bidder - the proceeds go to a local charity. The yarn is on its way from knitpicks.

Oh, and we bought a breadmaker today. My first loaf of bread is slowly rising in my new machine as I write this. I just got so tired of the terrible bread you find at the local supermarket and the price you pay for a loaf is incredible for what you get - Cdn$4-5 for slices of bread that fall apart in your hands - not worth it.