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The Needles Return

All last week I dreamed of knitting. In my dreams I knitted sweaters, scarves, hats, and even a very interesting skirt I may actually try to do. The pull of the knitting needles was so exceptionally strong that I actually pulled out the needles and began working on some dishcloths I had promised Sister2.

The dishcloths weren't what I was actually wanting to begin on, but short projects are important right now because this week and next are finals for me and I don't have the brain cells left for doing much more than dishcloths, and perhaps a hat.

There is some lovely cotton thread I am going to be using for the summer hat. It is pink, yellow, green, and a lovely sand color with purples that are going to combine to make a beautiful chapeaux for yours truly. The hat is a treat to myself for actually completing this quarter, which has me practically brain-dead at this moment. (This quarter has been little else than stress after stress.)

Knitting? What knitting?

I was shocked to discover I had not up-dated here since April! I was even more shocked to realize I haven't picked up any form of a needle since April! Just last night I glanced over at my coffee table and saw my stash box and felt the familiar itch in the palms of my hands. It is time to pick up the sticks again! It will also help my blood pressure.

Yet Another Hat

It has been several days since I have updated here, but, as usual, there have been other things getting in the way of the knitting - most notably the Eastern Orthodox Pascha, or Easter! Our service was this past Saturday beginning at 11:00 p.m. After the service all of us who remained broke fast with a glorious pot-luck feast! It was magnificent!

This pretty little gem was finished several days ago, but have just now gotten around to taking (a very blurry picture) of it. I think it quite cute.

The next thing on the knitting agenda is, hopefully, going to be the short-shorts from Sexy Little Knits and the wonderful sweater called Clark. I want to see the sweater together and looking good. However, I am seriously thinking of going back and re-doing the sweater. My mind keeps thinking of something else I could do to make it even more dashing. There is also another part of my brain that would very much just like to follow the pattern without changing it, which I may also do.

Hubby took off work today because of Pascha and he is sitting in the floor playing the X-Box. I hadn't realized until today he had given up video games for Lent. He is having a wonderful time, so I came in here to make up-dates and go through a few things on Ravelry and other places. Tomorrow is class, but today is just for rest and relaxation, and, of course, this means knitting at some point!

Knitting is Good for the Soul

My nerves have been all a-jangle today. Why? Have no clue. Well, I do, but it is best not to delve too deeply into deep dark pits. Yeah, I figured you would catch the meaning.

So, in order to solve the nerves problem and still stay married and have friends and some semblance of sanity, I have turned to knitting. The projects are all progressing quite nicely, and I am hoping the hat I am lovingly calling "riveletts" will be finished some time today. As always, I will post picture(s) when hat is done.

Tam!

Finally have a picture of the newest tam for Hubby. Sadly, you can't see the stitch definition because the only camera I had to take a picture of the hat with was my camera phone. *sigh* I am going to have to locate Hubby's camera and get a new card for it for all of these knitting projects. He doesn't use it, so why just let it sit there, forlorn and alone and unused? Right? Right!

Something Else Going Onto the Needles

As if there wasn't enough going onto the needles, here is one more - terry short-shorts from

Sexy Little Knits by Ashley Paige. These cute little shorts just look adorable!

In order to pull it out from the needles, Soft and Thick Chenille is going to be the yarn of choice this time.