Finished projects--yay!

Every mama needs a little time to herself to do something non-mom related...to be creative...for awhile, Drew was going to bed at the same time as us, so I had to sneak in those "me" moments when I could!
Now that Drew is going to bed (in his crib!) at 7:30pm, I have more time to myself! It's so nice to be able to pick up some of my knitting projects again--and finish them! Knitting calms me and relaxes me. I love to have a project on the needles that I just don't want to put down. The picture below is of my skinny neckwarmer. It's knit in a twisted Malabrigo yarn. I finished it off with a bright green button. Erica and I did this project as a knit-a-long--she made the same one! Send me a pic of yours, Erica!

I look tired, I know. Hey, I'm still catching up on 3 months of sleep. :)

The next project I worked on was a bow tie scarf/scarflet/ascot (it has many names on Ravelry!) for my mom. I used the Spud & Chloe sweater yarn that Mom won for me in Susan B. Anderson's giveaway! The color is lipstick--it will look great on her. The pattern is called "Anthro-inspired scarflet." It was designed to mimic a scarf at the store Anthropologie.

What else do I have on my needles?

Well, I've decided to tackle socks! I don't think I'll become one of those sock-loving knitters who only wears her own knitted socks, but I did think I should make at least one pair. I've started on the first one, and so far, so good! I've made baby socks, so it's not much different. I'm using a beautiful cashmere merino blend yarn from "The Neighborhood Fibre Company."

I also picked up some rusty orange yarn for a pumpkin hat for Drew, as well as some variegated brown yarn for a little bear hat!

My new knitting corner

I'm so glad to have my knitting corner set up in our new house! When my mom was in town this weekend, she found a hat stand at Home Goods that's very similar to the one Susan B. Anderson has! (You can see a few hats displayed on it in her most current blogpost. Click HERE.) So excited! How cute does my "Frenchie" hat look there? A little inspiration for me. It just makes my kitchen seem so much more homey to have my knitting supplies out....it's the little things that make us happy. :)

P.S. I got some gorgeous superwash merino/cashmere/nylon sock fingering weight yarn today!! Going to tackle a new project--socks!