Update, plans and aspirations

It's been awhile since I have posted. I want to say that I have accomplished a lot in my absence from blogging but alas...it's not the case. We are just now peaking out from the chaos/clutter of Christmas and things are slowly getting back to business as usual.

I have a million plans for the new year. One of which is to try out my sewing machine that I got for Christmas! I managed to get it out of the box finally and have discovered that we need a transformer to run it. Since we are getting closer to getting a house on base (with dual voltage) I think it may stay in it's case until we get moved. However there are a lot of sewing related things to do besides sewing, like cutting squares for a blanket for the boy. I promise updates!



Still knitting as usual. I am almost done with my late Christmas presents for the ladies in my family. Two pairs of socks finished, two more pairs are halfway done, and one hat is nearing completion. Just waiting on some yarn for another hat and inspiration for 2 more hats. Just hope they get them all before Spring!

I am also writing a book. It's quite possible that no one will read it or that I won't get enough written or written well enough. However I have wanted to write a book for awhile...though the subject matter has always varied. The subject for this book involves things that may life is affected by daily. Raising a daughter who is on the Autistic Spectrum, living in harmony with nature, and obtaining true happiness. A lot for one book but I hope it will come together as I envision it. Mostly I just want to see if I can do it, there is no point in someday "hoping" to write a book someday, I just need to do it and see what happens.

We are going to be busy this month I predict, Sophia will be going to school the end of Jan., we will be preparing to move in the near future, and I have a million and one projects planned for myself. Also LOST is coming to television this month in the UK!! It will be a busy month.

I hope to post more often, God knows I try, I just don't know what will happen. So many possibilities and no guarantees!

The Acceptance of the Hat

About a month ago I started a hat for my darling boy. I finished it a day later. Now there is something about the boy you should know....he HATES new things! Somethings only take a few hours for him to like...others can take months. This hat took a month for him to wear but its super warm and super cute, totally worth it. And since his recent mishap with his hair cut (the boy got his head shaved) he is gonna need the extra warmth! So one new thing conquered...next up; Snow Boots.





Finished hat a month ago.........

Finished hat yesterday! He even put it on himself!



Getting ready to go outside in their two cute hats!

First Ever Pair of Knitted Socks!

I finished my first pair of socks last night! It took me forever and I had to rip out a lot of previous attempts but they are finished. Considering I about quit trying to knit "f--ing socks" I think it is amazing that they are actually done. What is even more amazing is that I might actually like it....I am starting a new pair and quite thrilled about it!

So here is the picture of the finished socks. Not a great photo but considering they have a few flaws and variations between them I think it looks better for me if the picture is crappy! :-)

On another note I am super excited to get started with knitting for Christmas! I was debating about giving knitted gifts but with the economy being in the toilet I thought maybe we all need to remember something bigger about the holidays....and not worry about going broke to buy people new ipods! I also have been looking into buying "gifts with purpose." I have been scouring the internet for different web sites that have simple, handmade, gifts from 3rd world countries, eco-friendly, recycled.....etc. I might post the sights that I like the best on here. It's fine to buy Ipods if you can, but maybe it's also fine to create something, or give back just a little....maybe the world is bigger than our consumer driven lives.

Anyways....I will save that for a later post. I just wanted to brag about my first ever pair of hand knitted socks! Yay me!

Sweet Girl's Hat

I finished Sophia's hat last night. She got a chance to wear it today and proudly sported it all morning. It pooled a lot in various spots but I didn't want to try to fix it since I only had one ball of yarn. I like it anyway. The yarn is warm and soft so I guess that is the important part. I wish I had some yarn for Sebastian to have a hat.....I ordered it but when it came it was purple instead of blue. I think the boy needs something a little more manly than purple...so it's now going to be a hat for me! Ahhh the silver lining...



It's just a basket weave stitch hat so the pattern went really fast.




The decreases went crooked...I think the pattern I used was off by a dozen stitches...oh well what can a girl do?



Now off to my hat to match!

Argyle is so hot right now!

These are my newest project! I finally got the knitting needles/supplies that I ordered so now I can get started. However all I can do is "start" because I didn't realize I need size 8 DPN's and I don't have any. I did get them started and have started on a scarf that I hate but I am going to see if it grows on me. If not I don't mind tearing it apart to start again.

I'm really excited about knitting again! It's been months and I'm a little rusty but I like it...I just have to develope callouses on my fingers and hands again. Ouch!