Look! Knitting!

Hey, something changed since yesterday!

I started knitting something new!  Wheee! 

Knowing that I was probably behind on my knitting mag viewing, Elisa sent me this link  http://www.magknits.com/Nov07/patterns/seaweed.htm the other day, bless her.  Here's the picture:

It really struck a chord for me as it gets colder here in Boston and I still want to traipse all over my little city with a baby strapped into my current favorite carrier.  It's our main way to get back and forth to daycare, for instance, so it's a daily issue for us.  I thought this idea was a simple, cleverly designed, easily customizable solution to the 'baby wearing coat' thing.  And?  Bulky yarn!  Fast!  Easy to knit!  Very little counting!

After thinking about it for a couple of days, in my cloudy, sleep-deprived way, I realized that I had the perfect yarn for this already in my stash.  Actually, yarn lying dormant in a dead WIP that I hadn't been able to let go of yet.  Sold!  Match made in heaven, even.

After WB's bedtime last night I pulled out my winter coat, a tape measure, and the wool, and went to work.  Ten minutes later I had a plan, and 20 minutes after that I had an inch of knitting.

And then it was bedtime.  Confession, it was 10:30, which is actually 30 minutes past MY bedtime these days, so I stayed up past my bedtime to knit.  It's wild times here at Chez Obsession. 

Comments

[Danielle]

That will be perfect for Boston winters!

[julia fc]

Yay, recycled yarn for a baby sling. I love it.
But you would look so good in green. I want that coat.

[Sara]

What a cute pattern!

[Teresa C]

Wait a minute! Posting twice in a week AND knitting? Wow.

[sarah b.]

That is cool! I don't think it gets cold enough here for us to need one, but I sure will look into it.

Oh, and I didn't get to comment yesterday, but can I just tell you how much your post helped me! I was having an uber crappy day - one of those where you are sleep deprived and feel like you are doing lots of things but nothing well. I read your post and took great comfort in the fact that this is perfectly normal. :-) Not that I want you to go through all that, but it's nice not to be alone.

[Wanda]

I like the idea of the baby sling cover in MagKnits. That will be perfect for you!

[aija]

I just loved that pattern when I saw it... I used my carriers a lot when my son was younger and would have made one in a heartbeat a year ago.

[Tesa]

What a great idea. When my son was that size we had just moved to Phoenix and were wearing shorts through Thanksgiving. I bet you'll be the envy of Boston with your own portable heater strapped to your chest.