Sorry for the blog silence. Despite the fact that I am knitting a baby blanket for a baby due this week, there really hasn't been much knitting. The non-gender-specific blanket is the
Baby Buzzy Bee Blanket. I bought the kit from Knitpicks, because it came with Swish, such a great baby yarn. The pattern itself is a tiny bit problematic. English is not the designer's native language, so some things are a little quirky (to quote someone on Ravelry!). For example, charts are called "schemes," and borders "planks." There is also one big error in the pattern, which is pretty obvious if you're an experienced knitter -- in one place, it says all wrong-side stitches are knit. This is not true, and the instructions later on are correct -- you "knit the knits and purl the purls" on the wrong side. Nevertheless, it's a very cute pattern, and I'm about 2/3 done.
I've been slowed down somewhat by the summer heat -- it was 105 here one day last week, which is hot anywhere, and particularly so in Iowa. But my main obstacle to knitting has been the fact that I am in the midst of buying a townhouse! It's brand-new, and should be done at the end of the month. I expect to close and move in mid-August. So I'm starting to pack up and imagine window coverings. Luckily, this move is less than 10 miles, which will be much easier (and cheaper!) than my last move from San Antonio!
Next time -- knitting pictures!
