Friends, where has this week gotten to?!
First, I thought I’d pop in sometime yesterday for a Unraveled Wednesday post. Then I thought I’d get around to it this morning …. and here we are, almost dinner time, and I’ve just sat down to tap out a quick hello!
Not tons to report on the knitting front. I cast on the Talmadge Cloche that I mentioned in Friday Favorites this past weekend, and it’s completely addictive. It definitely requires attention, but it’s really intuitive — I love the result! Sometimes I find I actually have an easier time knitting things that require a bit more focus. I’m less likely to make mistakes if I’m forced to pay attention!
As much as I love the Talmadge Cloche though, it hasn’t been getting much of my attention. I’ve been doing everything I can to try at the very least to not lose any more ground on my Starting Point:
I’ve really enjoyed the mystery knitalong, but boy, do those clues come around fast. I’ve stayed reliably exactly one week behind … the day Clue 3 was released, I wrapped up Clue 2. This week, however, was a little different. I’ve had a lot of time in the car (because: LA) and happened to finish Clue 3 on my first piece (the shawl’s been knit, so far, in two pieces) while on a long drive (as a passenger, of course!). Because I couldn’t easily put Piece 1 on a holder and transfer my needle to the second piece, I carried on and began Clue 4. So now, I’m about halfway through Clue 4 on Piece 1 — and Clue 5 has just been released. So I need to hurry and catch Piece 2 up! Phew. As I said, I’ve enjoyed the shawl a lot, but I’m ready to finish it up — it really monopolizes knitting time … and I do like to rotate my projects a bit!
Linking up, even though I’m late, with As Kat Knits Unraveled Wednesday! What are you working on this week?
fiber and sustenance 
I’m down to the last skein of yarn for a baby blanket for a baby coming next week! And my girlfriend is doing a green, navy and white theme with whales and of course I see a knit whale toy on my instagram feed so I HAVE to whip that up before I pass the blanket to her. LOL
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Ohh what a special gift that will be ! I bet you’re excited to be almost done! I’ll look forward to seeing your knitted whale. I recently, tentatively, ventured into toy knitting with Alex the Mouse from a Year of Techniques. But the mouse — like most of my projects — has been put on hold as I furiously try to finish my Starting Point!
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My first knit toy was a Susan B Anderson doll pattern and my girlfriend’s little girl loved it and I loved it because I made it the same skin color as her and made them matching shirts! The whale is a Susan Claudino Designs and she makes really easy to follow toy patterns too.
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Oh my goodness, that has to be one of the best knitted gifts ever! My friends are just starting to have kids, so I imagine I’ll be doing a lot of toy knitting in the coming years!
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