I feel like I'm another me-too blogger... which is probably accurate. I have been enjoying reading a bunch of other people's blogs daily, so I'm also jumping in.
However...
There is another, more pertinent reason I'm jumping into blogging about my knitting. I'm out of practice communicating by writing. I used to write fairly well, or at least well enough to not have to stuggle that much to put words together in a fashion I like. But, a while ago I needed to write a formal paper for work, and I had an amazingly difficult time getting my words to work together. So, blogging is a bit less formal, but it should be good practice in writing.
Jumping in there, then.
I'm a full-time employed mother of 2 girls, the Little One at 15 months and the Big One at 9 years. I live on the north side of the Twin Cities in Minnesota. I've been knitting for the last 8 years, but I don't finish much of what I start. I like the planning, and the starting but get easily distracted by new projects. (Maybe keeping track of my progress more publicly will help with my start/finish ratio). My husband and I share the house with the kids, 2 cats and a dog.
Currently, I have 2 active projects on the needles. I have the latest in my list of baby presents for the baby explosion that happened lately amongst my friends and relations. This one is a baby blanket made from one strand of Lion Boucle in Lime Blue, and one strand of Wool-Ease in Hunter Green. I'm following the classic Dishcloth pattern. It looks nice, but it feels really cool. It is soft and squishy. However, I am not a fan of Lion Boucle. The colored part is held in the boucle shape by a slippery black thread. When I pull the yarn to keep my tension even, the colored part squishes up. It also unravells easily. This will be the only project I do with this yarn.
The other project is a beautiful shawl from a kit I picked up in Handpaint Heaven's last sale. Its the Elfin Lace Shawl. Very pretty. This is being knit in Cherry Tree Hill's Suri Lace in the Blueberry Hill colorway. I love the blues and purples, but there is this turquoise green in there that is suprisingly my favorite. I look forward to coming across it in the variations. Its a bit finer yarn than I am used to using, but I'm enjoying the experience. The yarn has a nice feel.
I'm knitting this mostly during the Big One's cello lessons. She just started... its so cute. 10 3rd graders in a room all learning to play cello together. I'm impressed with the instructor - he keeps their attention very well, and is teaching them good technique. The other parents in the room all seem interested in my knitting, as well. Its my big KIP moment!
I am being very tempted by the Smooch knit-along. Maybe I'll be running off to my LYS this afternoon to pick up the pattern and some yarn for it. Its too tempting!
The Big One is learning to knit as well. She is a bit slow, but is getting faster. If anyone has any hints about how to teach kids to knit, I'd love to hear them!
So, there, a real first post. Getting things rolling... Sometime I'll explain why this is called Hyvetyrant Knits, but I'll save something for a low-knitting content day.
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