I actually finished something I was knitting!

I've been making an effort lately to stick with trying to learn to knit, even though I'm really slow at it and have to really pay attention to what I'm doing. I'd much rather crochet since I've been doing it so long I don't even have to look down, and can do like 5 other things at the same time. Unfortunately, I've fallen in love with a few knit patterns recently, so I'm trying to hone my skills in an attempt to tackle 'em.

This project was born because I needed something to do while in the car when traveling to Chapel Hill for my pre-op appointment last Friday, and back home. The only project I had in the works was the chocobo blanket, and crocheting from 23 balls of yarn is not car-friendly. I chose this dishcloth because it was small, and I had some spare cotton yarn lying around. Big shock. If you ask my husband, he'd say I have an addiction. I can't seem to stop buying yarn.

Anyway, it looks a lot better than the horrible picture gives it credit for. I'm actually somewhat happy with it, considering that it's only the 2nd knit thing I've ever finished.

I'm probably getting in way over my head, but I'm tackling a pair of socks. I actually started them Saturday since the yarn had at my doorstep while in Chapel Hill. So far, they're turning out ok, First time ever using dpns, so I'm pretty proud of myself. Had a bit of an issue when it came time to turn the heel, as the pattern directions made no sense to me, but I found a great tutorial with awesome pics, and voila, heel turned. :) I really want to finish the first sock and make sure the size is right, but I'm working on an order for 10 necklaces that came in to my Etsy shop. I'm hoping to have them finished in the next few days, and get back to my socks. I'd really like to get them finished before I have surgery since they suggest wearing warm socks, and these seem like they'll be very warm and snuggly.

Another Fisherman Afghan

OK, I know I've been slacking when it comes to posting things here. I've been extremely busy with school lately. Since the college is going through accreditation this year, we are having to make up our snow days which is a huge pain in the arse, especially since each class is doing it differently. Some meeting on extra days, other adding time to the beginning or end of class, or adding additional assignments. So, basically, on Mondays and Wednesdays I have no break from 9:30am until 4pm... I'm apparently supposed to eat lunch while working on ceramics which is a disgusting idea. Wet clay and food do not mix!

Anyways, I finally got around to posting a pic of the fisherman afghan that was a custom order on Etsy. It's the same pattern as the burgundy afghan I did with the cables, diamond, and popcorn stitches, but is larger. This one is 60"x80", and was made to cover a queen size bed. It was easy peasy after I figured out the number of stitches for the pattern repeats to make it longer. I also added in a few extra panels to make it wider.