New Project Itch

Well, I have to admit I have the "start something new" itch. I'm notorious for not finishing things, unfortunately. This time though, I'm trying to be really good and finish the Oriole vest and the Cascade Skye cardigan before I start something else big. I've got a whole stack of other things I'm hoping to finish up, too, many of them just needing to be seamed, and two scarves that there is no real excuse not to have finished already.

I worked on the vest last night a bit, and the first side after the split for the v-neck is speeding along. It's amazing how mentally satisfying it is to work on these steadily decreasing rows that seem to just zip by. Several times, I'd find myself "surprised" that I was already ready to change yarns again to do the next stripe sequence.

I found myself at Quixotic Musings the other day and thought the picture of Claire smiling was so adorable. It's comforting somehow to stumble over blogs of other knitters in similar positions - with a newborn, in this case.

Here are a few photos of Spencer, my 13-week old, and Matthew, my 3-year old.

By the way, I was so excited to get my first blog "comment" the other day from SavannahChik Knits. It was exciting to find that someone had stumbled across my blog. And it was ironic that it was her because I love the photograph she's used in her site banner and had been meaning to send her a message to tell her so.

I've been feeling pretty lonely here in blogland, especially since I don't already have a circle of knitting friends flocking to my site. So, thanks!