So for the last few days I have been suffering with a cold…spending my days on the couch…NOT knitting…bad.  I have two weeks left (as of today), until my girl’s shower and I’m not even half way done with the projects.  I think I might be doomed.  This happens to me all the time…it’s like the germs know when I have a deadline.  Bad germs…BAD!

Anyway, I’m about half done with the afghan…although I made the unpleasant discovery that my pattern wasn’t long enough and had to be extended.  I’m also working on some washcloths…unfortunately the first washcloth ran into an errant highlighter and well lets just say neither of us was happy.

The result of all this is…this is the weekend of Spider…knitting mania…and no one…or germ…is going to stop me!

As y’all can obviously tell, l like to knit and crochet…a lot.  Right now I’m working on a super cool purple knit/purl butterfly pattern baby afghan.  (Wow…that was a mouthful) It’s for my bestie’s baby shower. (Don’t you tell her about it Matt, or there’ll be trouble.)  The funny thing is she’s already seen it.  Since the shower is so close I have no choice but to work on it in front of her.  I think she might suspect since she’s commented on the niceness of it but hasn’t asked me who it’s for.  Interesting.  I sincerely hope she isn’t thinking to herself…”good lord, that thing’s hideous, I hope it isn’t for me”  Naah…she wouldn’t think that…would she?

You may be wondering why I would post this information on my blog…well believe it or not my own buddy doesn’t read my blog…isn’t that sad? On the other hand…if she does read it occasionally without my knowledge this could have all been a horrible mistake.  Anyway…here are some pictures.

Butterfly Closeup                                               Afghan so far

Just a little crafty update…

First, Bat Monkey needs a new head…he had a bit of a run-in with a glue gun…not pretty.

Meanwhile I’m working feverishly on projects for my bestie’s baby shower…3 projects at once…the shower’s in a month…yes I am insane…

That’s it for now…pictures will follow…

So another project down (sorry, no picture yet, stay tuned for that) and another one begins.  Yet another Red Sox afghan.  They’re piling up like cord wood, as are the future projects. 

Last week I found out my bestie Miriam is having a baby girl this winter and I couldn’t be more excited, A. because a little girl is being added to our fold, and B. because I get to knit and crochet some awesome stuff…woo hoo!

So after a week-long vacation it’s back to the salt mines tomorrow…blah.  The knitting marathon I had planned for this week did not turn out as I had planned…and well I don’t have a completed project picture to post…I know…shameful.  However, I do have a picture of the progress so far.  This is a hooded sweater I’m working on for my son’s little friend’s upcoming birthday (by upcoming I mean November, hey gotta start early)  Anyway here it is…check out the Red Sox “B” in relief on the front…classy

PS… stay tuned for pictures of our recent trip to the Ecotarium…