Still Here...

...but not much, if any, knitting getting done. Sounds like the same old story. I think it's the heat. Summer temps hit hard and it takes me a week or so to get acclimated to them.
School's out in three days...wow! What happened to this year! Seems like just yesterday it was the first day of school! (I know, I'm getting old and the days are flying by!)
Still running around with the baseball/softball, but those seasons are winding down. It gets too hot to play here in June/July. Every thing's a little backward out here in the desert!
I did buy some yarn, Elsebeth Lavold Hempathy in red for the frock camisole. I'd always liked this pattern and I love this yarn! Seems like a good, quick knit for summer.

Babbling Brook Tuesday

Just a quick update on things here in Cactus-land. I'm still working away on the Lotus Blossom Tank. I finished the front and am almost done with the back, but not quite at the short rows/shoulders yet. It's been slow going this weekend. I was hoping to get it done by Sunday, Mother's Day (and a belated Happy Mother's Day to all out there), but no such luck. My birthday was also over the weekend, so between Mother's Day, birthday, both kids having baseball all weekend, and my parents visiting, not much knitting was done.
So, I'm sort of going through knitting withdrawal. I have the urge to get it done, but not the time. (Or rather, other things keep jumping in the way!)
And I have a ton of other projects that I want to get to, like (mind you, this is just a sampling):

1. Helmet Liner -- cast on, but not resembling it whatsoever!
2. Razor Cami -- on the needles, and only about eight inches in! (the link is for the KAL, you can find the pattern there or on Ravelry!
3. Beanpole Beanie -- just a distant wish for the needles! (I don't even have the yarn for it!)
4. Foliage -- I attempted this before, and would like to try again.

And many, many more hats/small projects that catch my eye in the next few weeks! I think after the razor cami, or while I'm working on it, I'm going to focus on some instant gratification projects!
Hope all are having a great week!

Take care!

Wow, I've actually knit things this year (and finished them)!

I added a new page element today of what I've actually completed this year (see sidebar below) and it was more than I thought. And I'm quite proud of myself! I think it's good to keep track of what you've done, whether it be something you start, put away for a while and then come back to it, or something you start and finish right away.
Documenting it all makes you feel like you've accomplished something.
Happy Tuesday to all!

What I Did Over the Weekend

This statue and pond is outside a restaurant my hubby and I had lunch at on Sat. in Scottsdale called Chelsea's Kitchen (40th Street and Camelback Road). The food was great and it was all locals, so the prices weren't too steep.
We both thought this looked exactly like Ella the dog (see sidebar for photo). I think it was pretty close. If you look close, they have the dog/wolf looking down into the fountain. At first I thought it was a bear, but still had to take a picture to show you all!


Then, yesterday (Mon.) I had to play catch up. You know, when you're gone for a weekend and then you come home to piles of laundry and no food in the house for two growing munchkins. Not to mention that it was time to clean up a little bit.
But I was able to finish the blue hat while watching Heroes last night. Not a bad picture if I do say so myself (took it myself backwards in the mirror!).

(Lily, Sugar 'n Cream, 100% cotton; 70.9 g; Hot Blue; I used about one and a half balls.)
Does my hat look like the one from the mag? I think so. I think I like it better in the blue than the cream. Oh, it's from Vogue Knitting, knit.1, the Spring '07 issue. I have a whole ball and about a half leftover so I might make another one for a friend in Colorado who loves all the hats I make for her.
Slow progress on the socks, it's almost too hot, well not almost is, to think about wool socks, but I swear, this morning my feet were cold, so...I want to finish the basic Magic Stripe yarn socks and the Nancy Bush Cabled Rib socks before I dive into my IK Sock book.
Today it's the last early out Tues. for the munchkin at school, they're out on Thurs for the summer (sigh). But I signed both up for swimming lessons that start on Monday and then school starts for both in August, not too, too far away.
Hope all had a great week, and for those that I tagged, I'm sorry I really hate doing that sort of thing, but when I actually had to think about what I wrote, it was difficult.
Anyway, I hope all had a great weekend and a great start to the week. Keep knitting and showing the pictures, you all inspire me to finish my projects.

Tuesday Ramblings

Nothing knitted today.

Or yesterday.

Or Saturday.

This was not a productive weekend for knitting.
It was garage sale day on Saturday for our neighborhood, and that wiped me out.
And then I had work to finish (and I'm not even done yet) that will take me all week to finish, so this is the first time I was able to sit down and post and take a break all day.

And last night the Munchkin had his first baseball game of the year. He did great, went 2 for 2 and scored a run. He had to play outfield, and he really doesn't like that, but they have their next game on Friday, so maybe he'll be able to play infield. He wants to catch or play first base.
I was going to work on my basic Magic Stripe Sock, took it with me and everything, but I ended up helping the coach in the dugout while they were up to bat. But I didn't mind, it's fun to meet all the guys and get to know the ones I don't know.

Well, right now I'm going to sign off and go sit outside and paint my toenails.
Have a great Tuesday.