yarn along

Happy Wednesday! I’m joining Ginny for another week of yarn along where we share what we’ve been knitting and reading over the week.

Have I done any knitting this week? I know I have but I don’t feel like I have much to show for it. My previous weeks’ knitting frenzy seems to have calmed down a little – I think I’ve been feeling too tired to do anything in a frenzy by the time the littles are in bed.

I did knit up a couple more little balls and a bunny nugget as little Easter treats. Both are free patterns from Rebecca Danger. The balls were meant to be Monster Chunks but I ran out of time to add the feet at 1 am on Sunday morning. So balls they became. They are a total hit without the feet  and I’ve since made another for little bro’s birthday this week because he’s been stealing everyone else’s. I stuffed them with felted sweater scraps wrapped in a little wool roving. I knew I was saving those scraps for a good reason. They give the balls a perfect weight – heavier than wool stuffing but light enough that we haven’t broken any pottery…yet, anyways. I think they would make a great set of juggling balls. The bunny is also a new beloved friend – I have orders to make a few more. Simon and Sarah have had so much fun playing with their bunny and birdie, I love it!

After all my talk about starting a pebble vest, I finally got into it. It’s kind of refreshing to be knitting on straight needles again. I’m using the Fisherman’s Wool that I had left over from this sweater. I decided the dreamy green wool my sister gifted me was a little too fine so I’m saving it for the perfect project.

I’m still reading The Dirty Life and enjoying it. I am amazed by this story. It is putting a lot of my homesteading dreams into perspective and confirming my suspicion that I probably couldn’t handle livestock very well. I’ve also picked up Independence Days from the library on Charity‘s suggestion. I haven’t cracked the cover yet but I’m looking forward to having a look through it this week.

And since I feel like all of this is rather repetitive of previous weeks I just have to show this next project I am dreaming of – the Owlie Sleep Sack. I am in love with this and must knit one up for new babe. Babies get cold in August right? I’m saying they do.

Happy Wednesday everyone! We’re getting ready for some birthday celebrating tomorrow – four children are very excited and the birthday boy has no idea what’s coming his way!

More yarn along posts here.