It's been a while since my last post; almost three months. I haven't even been reading blogs as much as I usually do. I don't know why but I suppose that after two years of blogging it's good to take a short break. I took a break from knitting too, for the most part. I did make a blanket for our newest grandchild, a girl, Madison Chase, compliments of my stepson and his wife. I love having new babies in the family. They love about 45 minutes away from us and we hope that we will get to see Miss Madi as often as possible. I don't know if I really like the blanket though. I made it with Lion Brand Cotton Ease because since she's a Spring baby I thought she'd need a lightweight blanket. I'm not sure I like it though. There's something about the shape of it, it's too wide or too short or something. Her mother wants her name embroidered on it. I'm not the world's best embroiderer. In fact, I'm not an embroiderer at all. But I am going to try to have it done by a professional.
I also started a sweater for my friend Valerie's newest baby boy who was born at the end of January. But after checking out the latest photos of him on Facebook, I think I need to make a larger size. He's a big boy! I don't know if I have enough yarn to make it bigger and I haven't had the chance to check but since I'm in a knitting mood, I've been knitting washcloths. I've made three so far this week and it's the sort of mindless knitting that is fun, easy and immediately satisfying. Of course, I want to be knitting something else but there's so much going on in my life at this point that I can't make a decision about anything, so washcloths it is. Not so bad, custom made washcloths are a luxury.
