March WIPs

Welp, March break is coming to an end and I'm a bit sad about it. I like when my kids are home, they are enjoyable people to be around. Even if the 5yr old only wants to eat french toast and I hate the smell of eggs cooking.
It wasn't an eventful break; it's been chill and lovely and everyone has been relaxed and happy, for the most part... B wasn't feeling great the first couple of days, and then I hurt my back somehow (i'm standing up typing on the laptop which is on my tall dresser as sitting makes my back stiff and achy). The biggest bummer is that we didn't get to go swimming-I know from experience that if I go swimming with a sore back  I will end up with back spasms and 3 weeks of pain.  I'm not at all sorry that we didn't go sledding because it's been EFFING cold this week. We did get some park time though...

I managed two rows before my fingers were too cold, and the cable got too stiff to continue.

I had predicated I wouldn't get much done in the way of knitting and I was correct. I've been sucked into the Kate Daniels series (by Ilona Andrews) so I've been devouring books instead of yarn. I'm on the seventh book now and it's the latest release-the next one will probably not be out for a year. I need a new series, something that has at least 6 books. In the meantime, I'm going to force myself to read this slowly and savour it until something else comes along.
So the little knitting I did get to was stuff I was also working on in the last blog. I've got the two vanilla, pattern-less socks: the second of the Twilight socks by TurtlePurl yarns.

And the first of a pair made out of Alegria by Manos Del Uruguay in the colourway Cabarat

I grabbed Cabarat on an impulse, it was so pretty on the hank. Now that it's been wound up and i've started knitting with it, I'm not sure how I feel about it, it's out of my comfort zone-but it is socks, I figure if I really dislike it once it's all knitted up, someone with big feet gets a pair of hand knit socks. Most likely one of my daughters.

Also on the needles; my sinnesfrid.

And finally; Hitchhiker

I love it! I've been using my handy new exchanging fire digital row counter (thanks to the lovely A who picked it up for me) to keep track of what row I'm on and it's been very nice knitting it. It's very simple, but the teeth give it that little something special.  I do have a feeling that as this shawlette progresses I might get less enamored of it though-I've barely made a dent in the yarn and only have 12 out of 42 teeth.

While I'm showing off cool knitting things: check out my new exchanging fire jumbo snap-n-go notions case (also thanks to the lovely A)

I love organization. I'm not good at organizing, but I wish I was and this really helps. Yay! Little cubbies for all my stitch markers!