Where did February go?

Since I posted last, the kids have been sick, then well, then one was sick again. We canceled our Valentine's Day lunch due to the sickness v.1, but had a lovely sushi make-up lunch the following week. A Wii was, finally, procured. There was much joy.

There has also been much work, even in the precious post-kidbedtime hours, and not much time for knitting. I did, however, manage to finish the second basketweave sock. I also designed, started, frogged, redesigned, and restarted a sweater for Ellie. It's in the Project Spectrum Feb/March colors of Blue and White, and I hope I can manage the sleeves. I'm feeling pretty comfortable about the body, but the sleeves are making me nervous.

More Frogging

I tried the rainbow sock on Ellie a few days ago, and it just didn't fit right in the leg. Much too baggy, though the foot was the right size. I think when I swatched for gauge, I didn't take the elasticness of the yarn and the non-elastic properties of the pattern into account. So it's back into a ball to be restarted. Between this and the blazer, I am cutting down on my current projects by backing up rather than by finishing, which is a bit depressing.

I started up the second basketweave sock after frogging Ellie's sock, and have finished the ribbing. The kids have been a bit under the weather, so I've been doing more cuddling and less knitting for the last few evenings.

Bye Bye, Blazer

Last night I frogged the back of the Equestrian Blazer, since it probably won't be flattering on me. Now I have nine balls of deep blue Cascade with no project planned for them.

Today I will be knitting afghan blocks during the Super Bowl for Warm Up America as part of the Super Sunday Knit In put forth by Knitty Gritty. In order to tie it in to Project Spectrum, I have chosen white and blue yarn for my blocks.