Sunday, November 16, 2008

Long Overdue

Back in Sept/Oct I went to Portland to visit my cousin. The one that knits :) So we visited some yarn shops:

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I forgot to take pictures of the other two shops, Knot Another Hat and a DIY yarn shop.

I started and finished some knitting projects:

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I got to play with my adorable niece:

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We also went to a ceramic painting studio. I painted a mug and put a ball of yarn in the bottom of the cup. The battery on my camera just crapped out, so I'll have to post a picture later after charging it up.

After my trip to Portland, I went to the doctor for wrist pains. Turns out I had tendinitis. Now, I don't want to say that my injury was due to knitting (mostly because is sounds like something someone much older than myself would have happen), but I can't deny it as a possibility. Anyway, I had to wear a brace for two long weeks. When that was finally over, I knit a bath mat with four strands of yarn held together and very large needles so that I could get a finished product very quickly.

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This was also a great stash buster. I am actually yarn fasting right now. I am trying to knit up some stash before I buy anymore yarn. Hopefully I will get the stash down a bit so I can buy more yarn by the time Stitches West is here. I have about 4 months to do that! I better get knittin!

Friday, November 14, 2008

Hopefully Soon

I am hoping that I will be able to post something about knitting soon. Reports were sent home this week and Thanksgiving break will be here very soon. That will give me some time to do more of the things that I enjoy, like knitting and blogging about knitting. I feel that my blog has been so neglected, that I had to post SOMETHING. Happy knitting to those of you who squeeze in some knitting time!