My Son and Feeding my Chocolate Addiction

Check out my handsome son on his way to a benefit at his old middle school. He cleans up nicely.

I did cave in last night and made the Chocolate cake from thepioneerwomancooks.com site. I discovered the cake on pieknits.com and had to try it. This is the best chocolate cake I have ever baked. My teenaged boys loved it.

There isn't much to report on the knitting front, I did knit up several baby hats for a co-worker. I started a baby totem jacket.

Stitches West

I made the drive to Santa Clara for Stitches West on Friday. I found some great yarn and really wish I could go back. I enjoyed the 2.5 hours I spent at Stitches West but it wasn't enough time. I picked up a skein of Blue Moon Fiber Arts medium weight sock yarn - Rare Gems. Several skeins of Malabtigo Stonechat, Lisa Souza Big Wool - Petroglyph, and http://www.lisaknit.com 100% Superfine Merino superwash also in Petroglyph. I tried to by yarns that I couldn’t get at the LYS. I also picked up my Ravelry passport (didn’t get all of the pages stamped), and a “Where my Stitches At” button. I may try to get back to the market on Sunday. I didn't get to take any classes but promised myself I will next time. It was nice to see so many knitters in one place. I loved the ladies at Nine Rubies, wish I lived closer to their store. I made a note to buy the lace scarf kit - they sold out at Stitches West. I also loved the hand dyed yarns at A Verb For Keeping Warm and can't wait to see more at Article Pract. Love the Zero stitch markers.

On The Needles…

2008 has been filled with small quick knitting projects. I have completed 4 hats, and several dish cloths. Super K - the 13 year old sprained his knee during a basketball scrimmage and has been on crutches. He asked for knitted socks for his crutches so I improvised on a pattern and whipped them out in an hour. He made the honor roll at school and I am soooo proud. I feel slightly guilty for nagging him to do home work but it was worth it.

Busy Knitting

This is my first post. I have been procrastinating, watching endless CYO basketball games, and knitting which seems to be the story of my life.I finished two hats this month. One is the baby umbilical hat in pink Lana Grossa Bingo. This one is for my cousin Lauren who is expecting her first baby. My 15 year old thought the i-cord umbilical cord was too much so I think I will knit him one in black just to embarrass him. On the needles now is booties to match the hat, and a simple corset T that I started this summer. I hope to finish it soon but it is to big to travel so I'm not making much progress.

Happy Knitting!