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awwwwe man...am i ever missing my camera...there have been so many great photo ops lately...sure i could take a few photos with my iphone...but it's just not the same...hopefully dad will visit this weekend and will bring it with...

sooo...i have a confession to make...i put aside the yucky acrylic blanket after finding a mistake and ripping back not 1 but 5 pattern repeats...instead i cast on and finish the rock island shawl...i knit it up in madelinetosh lace twig/brown colorway...it's a slightly late mothers day gift...the sad part of the story is...after i finished blocking it...i left it unpinned lying on my bed...turn my back to help my little guy and who decides to jump up and have a love affair with it? but my cat...so it is back soaking and currently blocking once again...i'm so frazzled...arggg...

on another note...i've been loving the cooler weather...sunny with a slight breeze...perfect for playing outdoors...destructo/damien has been spending more time outdoors then in...he's currently crushing on collecting bugs...he would like for them all to live harmoniously in his bug box forever...and hates to release them at night before he goes to bed...

on the needles...picking back up the chalice baby blanket

on vinyl...help, i'm alive by metric

yuckity...yuck...yuck...

is exactly how i feel...i'm currently in no way enjoying what's on my knitting needles...i was commissioned to knit up a baby/crib blanket in which they provided the yarn...let me just say that i'm pretty sure it's the worst acrylic known to human...it hurts my fingers, hands, and heart! however...on a positive note...i'm loving the pattern and will revisit it again with a much nicer yarn...

on the needles...chalice baby blanket

on vinyl...tree by the river by iron and wine

i know...i'm terrible...

i received this in my ravelry inbox this morning:

Sent at 8:14 PM Yesterday
hey Torchy,
I miss reading your blog entries! You’re fallen a bit behind eh?
luv ya
mum

soooo...i'm guessing that i should do something about it...

wow...i can't believe that it's been almost a year since my last entry...as you can see i'm terrible about posting regularly...but i'm going to try and update once a week...

i'm still knitting...and recently committed myself to wrapping ufos that have been sitting and collecting dust...not all at once but one a month...that way i can continue to knit selfishly and not feel guilty about it...

on another note...mother's day is soon approaching...and i've been thinking that it's about time to finally knit up the february lady sweater for mum...it's so bloody cold when you dine out during the summer months in florida that you usually have to carry around a sweater so that you don't freeze...it will be knit in acrylic...cause yanno spills happen and that way she'll be able to throw it in the wash...maybe i'll be feeling froggy enough to have it finished before she visits at easter...if that's the case i best get the ball rollin'...because i still have to figure out what color i want to knit it in and cast it on...

on the needles...or how about currently off the needles instead...i just finished with the knitting portion of the napoleon vest...and i'm still unsure if i want to attempt to try the crochet part or wait on mum...for she's the one with the amazing crochet skills...

on vinyl...hurricane drunk by florence + the machine