Confessions of a Knitting Blog Loser

Yes, I said it. I'm a knitting blog loser. When I started this in January I had these high hopes for myself. I dreamed of sharing my projects and holding myself accountable for all of those darn UFOs. Of course, what I've accomplished instead is something else that I'm not finishing. Well? Back on the wagon! I'm going to try to post at least twice a month. Are you holding your breath? :) I am.

Here's my plane project from my trip to Detroit.

Yes, I went to Detroit. Adrienne and I, actually. We flew up a few weeks ago to visit with my family, get a husband/kid break, and meet a longtime online photographer friend. This photographer friend, Teresa Anne, did an amazing maternity photosession for me, as well as a few pictures of Adrienne and I for our new website, Cherry Blossom Knits (due to open later this summer).

By the way, what's with all the strange looks I got at the airport? Don't pregnant women fly anymore? Seriously. People were staring at me as if they were afraid I would start huffing and puffing out a child at any moment. I assure you, I was not. 32 weeks is still a perfectly acceptable time to fly. So there.

Back to the knitting.

Here's a close up of the sock. It's done in Socks That Rock "Seal Rock" colorway, and the pattern is Cookie A.'s Monkey, available on Knitty.

Here's some of the non-store things that have been keeping me busy.

Could this be any cuter? I mean, look at those itty bitty socks. Together they weigh .4 oz and each one is about the size of a standard business card. Oh, and yes, that's the highly coveted Dashing Dachs Goldfish yarn. Isn't it gorgeous? Amanda from Sweetiebums is making the little bebe a matching NB shirt with the ever popular goldfish fabric. I'm thinking this little set just might be the bebe's very first outfit.

Here's the lot of my NB diapering knits. I'm thinking this is probably enough, considering how fast those little newborns grow.

Clockwise from the dark green soaker in the upper right corner.

Newborn Undersoaker done in "Olive Juice" wool dyed by me. It's not quite as dark in person as it is in the picture, and I'm thinking this is larger than a standard NB soaker, but I like the full coverage and will probably use it a lot as a nap/nighttime soaker.

The following 3 pairs of shorst are all newborn-sized Picky Shorts with a Curly Purly waistband. First one is "Goldfish" on BFL from Dashing Dachs. Next is "Silver Lining" BFL dyed by Brad of WWBN, and last pair is "Silver Rainbow" BFL, also dyed by Brad.

The next pair of shorts are newborn Picky Shorts w/ a ribbed/drawstring waist done in "Summer Splash" wool dyed by me. Above that you can see 2 little Gerber shirts I dyed and painted to go with it.

Lastly, a newborn Curly Purly soaker in "Nightlight" BFL, again, dyed by Brad. This soaker was incredibly fun to knit b/c I was "knitting on fumes," as I like to call it. I think I had less than a yard of yarn left when I was finished. As I started the project, I knew it would be close, but throughout the process, I kept glancing at my dwindling ball and wondering if I'd make it. Thankfully I did. Now I just hope the kid is able to wear it for longer than 5 minutes.