Rattling and chattering update
Well, because I was horrified at how many family members I was going to meet last Saturday, I started on a seed-stitch rib sock in a really nice copper Koigu. I am an absolutely horrid person and haven’t taken photos, yet – but, the play of the shades against each other is just perfect for a “fall” sock. And having something I could pull out of my purse and fiddle with helped soothe my nerves. Let’s put it this way…there were enough family members there that THREE of them were celebrating their birthdays (75, 56 and 40) and there were SIXTEEN birthday cakes. I was a gibbering mess in the corner, fiddling with my sticks and hoping no one would talk to me. Of course, by the time we left, I had my own, personal cadre of chatterers over in the corner with me – all talking about knitting, crocheting, sewing, quilting, etc. One of them may even show up to the Knit Out. She’s been crocheting for years; but, never learned to knit and she’s interested 
Kate – my best friend – also dumped some yarn on me on Sunday and begged me to make her a hat and wrist warmers for her ride in to work. The crazy woman rides her bike year round to work. Every day. She’s certifiable, in my opinion. But to each their own, eh? Told her if she got me a bit more, I could make her matching leg warmers too. Might as well go all out, eh? I’ll be doing it in the Harald cable pattern from the book Viking Knits. And, I think I’ll modify it a bit to put on removable ear flaps for her.
I’m still working on the seed-stitch block afghan – it’s coming along; but it’s one of those “in between” projects. So I don’t really devote a whole lot of focussed time on it. Especially as it’s getting larger.
The crochet along afghan is moving right along. I have one more of “my” blocks to make. My son pouted that he hadn’t been invited to join in – so I gave him a hook and away he went. Didn’t do too bad a job either! Especially for someone who’s turned his nose up at crocheting for the last 10 years (he used to crochet with me all the time when he was younger). So now the family block afghan will have blocks from all the grandkids, myself, my sister and my mother. Yay! This just makes me happy in a ridiculously big way.
