Hello Blog...

... it's me checkin' in. - It's still up & down for this Mama. These past few weeks have been tough. I thought the second year would be "easier" - not so. Father's Day was extremely difficult. I wanted to blog a note from Nuriel to Brent to honor the day, but I just couldn't get myself there. But, I've been doing a bit of summer knitting with yarn from my stash. I realize just how much sanity I get from knitting. It's so nice to have time to knit.

I finished an Icarus Shawl. It's blocking at the local yarn shop. I can't wait to pick it up tomorrow. It had been in my UFO pile for almost a year. It feels so good to finish something. I have so many creative ideas, but often I just don't have the time or the energy... So, not yay for beauty, but yay for finishing somethin'. In that spirit...

A Collared Pixie in Malabrigo Rios. It will be a gift for one of Nunu's friends. (If you see dust, please clean your computer screen. It's certainly not dust on my floor! My house is spotless. Ha.)

Erika Flory's "Little Red" in Woolrae. It will be Nunu's 1st Birthday Cape. Time sure flies. She'll be one in 2-1/2 months! It will also most likely be a lil' gnome cape for Halloween. The yarn colors are so vibrant. The yarn is so soft. And the lil' Matryoshka button is so cute, too. Back to knitting aka a moment of sanity.