The Back to School Knits

Well, we are back in school. For me, that brings a big change this year, as my youngest starts a preK program. She's only in there for 3 hours, but still, it's my first 3 hours without any kids nearby since I had kids.

We're both taking it well. I'm better than she is! She cried her first day and I exercised at the lake. She started to cry the second day but I saw her and asked for a smile and told her to have fun. Then I exercised at the lake. When I picked her up she was fine.

My major issue, besides wanting to get back into exercising, is time and gas. I live 20 minutes from her program, and I should find things to do in town to keep me busy and the gas tank fuller. So I stick around.

I exercise at the lake.

I shower.

I run an errand or two.

And I knit.



Here's the inside of my car. Notice the towel for use in the shower, the chocolate milk bottle because I forgot to bring bottled water. Guess I could have bought that instead of chocolate milk, but hey, I like chocolate milk. The knitting is a market bag. The base is a crocheted circle and I did a knit mesh for the bag. Just alternate the yarn overs: round one is *yo, k2tog*, and round 2 is *k2tog, yo*. Very simple and quick to knit up. I plan on finishing the top with a few knit rounds, add an eyelet round for drawstring, and knit maybe 2 more rounds. It looks like a sunflower, and when it was smaller it did collapse into a flower shape. It was cool! Now it's more of a smooshed bag.



Now this little fellow is my homework creature. Since he's my first, I've named him Adam. Knit all in one piece and then felted. We all think he's cute and are planning more. Ones with personality, and perhaps clothes!

Just a quick request - if anyone reads this please let me know you are here! I'll send you a knit cuffed bracelet in thanks. I love to talk to myself in the car, but being out in cyberspace with no one watching is a lonely feeling. In the car I get quite animated, and other drivers probably look at the passenger seat to see what my conversation partner looks like, only to realize the state of geekiness I have entered. Again, that's when no kids are around, and that is rare. That's why I'm animated.
But here at the Ridge, I'd really like to know this is serving some purpose. Drop me a line, tell me what you'd like to see (I'm currently researching the history of felting), and we'll work on a bracelet. Hmm, unless you don't want that item.. maybe an Adam?
Thanks for letting me know!