I said I would post my knitting once a week. This way I can show you if you’re interested. If you’re not, you only have to endure it once a week, and not EVERY DAY!
Here is some of my pre-Christmas knitting:
1. baby booties!
2. girl version baby blanket (still need to finish my boy blanket)
3. leaf garland headband that I improvised (my husband is a good sport)
4. a mounted deer head given to one of my nephews
5. a commissioned hat I knit for a friend to give her husband for Christmas (my first paid work!)
I had put down my needles pretty much from Christmas till this week. It has been rough because I had volunteered for a test knit (so sorry Justyna!), have a a baby hat swap hat to make and mail out by the end of the month, 2 items still to knit for my niece and nephews (Andi, the gifts will arrive, I promise) and send, and a KAL (knit-a-long) project to finish by the end of the month. Phew! I feel like I have more knitting to do this month than I did for Christmas!
Not to mention that I have yet to take our New Years Photos and have those mailed out (so sorry family). 3 weeks of either being off your feet or taking care of others really puts you majorly behind!
Well I picked them up again this week, and knit a couple of things to get myself motivated to to fulfill my knitting obligations . I felt absolutely overwhelmed by the things that are left to do, and yes, I am going to try to get them all done in less than 2 weeks (I’m insane). Each project I tried to get back to, I had zero motivation. No inspiration for what patterns to pick for a special niece and nephew, no desire to pick up any already-started project (or WIP as we say in the knitting community). I needed to get my head in the game.
This usually means a bit of quick baby knitting. It did just the trick to get me back in the knitting groove.
My little Knit-a-Long group is hosting a mitten pattern donation KAL right now (Click here for details, there’s still time to join!), and I had started the project. So I picked up my half finished mitten and figured I’d better at least finish one of them!
1. Camilla Babe Sweater
That’s all till next week where I plan to have ALL of my required knitting DONE!!
Wow, these look perfect and crisp, and much better than any knitwear sold in stores. Keep up the good work!
– Jonathan I http://styleoverstress.wordpress.com
thank you!
You are quite talented Nicki! Love the little shoes and the gray blanket!
the blanket is actually PINK. which is why it’s not really suited for a boy
Those shoes are ADORABLE!
i know…i want to make like 50 more pairs!
That sweater is absolutely gorgeous. I just added the adult version to my Ravelry queue.