It's been sometime since I've written a blog and other things have consumed my time. I have now been playing the harp for a couple of months. I really enjoy it; it comes naturally to me. I took up knitting again.
I taught myself how to knit in 2002 after hurting my back and being forced to lie around on the couch for a week. The only thing I ever really knit was scarves. I was inspired to start knitting again recently. I decided that I needed to expand my horizons and first knit a baby hat on double pointed needles (DPNs).
Feeling confident, I then moved onto a baby surprise sweater. I was also encouraged by a Knitting Instructor at Tempe Yarn & Fiber to try my hands at this pattern. I am so pleased at how this turned out.
It's a pattern by Elizabeth Zimmerman. Shay took this great picture of my finished sweater. The glass buttons that I used for the sweater made me so happy. The buttons were made by a local artist in town, Greenbean Glass and Stone.
I've had a lot of fun knitting. Got to have a knitting circle at my house with a few of the girls. Got to hang out with some regulars at Tempe Yarn & Fiber. Trying some new things out. Went to a "Knit In" at Scottsdale's Knit Happens.
I also joined an online social knitting networking group called Ravelry. I've found ravelry to be a great resource for patterns, yarns & people.
This summer, I am taking a spinning class, a sock class, more harp lessons and started college after a more than decade-long hiatus. It's going to be a busy summer. Plenty to keep me occupied.
Maybe I'll fit in a few blogs.
