Well I suppose I should have been more surprised when I got laid off this morning. I guess I wasn’t shocked because, I almost saw it coming. For more than a year now I’ve been ignored and I’ve felt like no-one gave a crap about what I did. I guess this is the kick in the butt I needed to move on. Now I have the time and resources to do so.

I’m not sad that I won’t be working there anymore, but I am sad that we’ll will be struggling financially once again. If anyone needs a designer for freelance work or a knitter for just about anything let me know so I can feed my children.

It’s been a busy Fall, but not too busy for knitting. Here’s the red lace scarf completed:

And my latest project is Scoop Pullover from Interweave Knits.

Now that the basket weave scarf is done and in the hands of my good friend, I’ve started my next scarf. This one is also for a dear friend who helped me through DH’s illness. This is called Strangling Vine - yeah kinda a creepy name for such a lovely scarf. You can find the pattern here on allbuttonedup.com. I’m using the same yarn as the basket weave scarf - a mystery red mohair from my stash.

I’m about half way through this scarf for a dear friend who helped me alot through some tough times. It’s the Adobe Table Runner pattern from Interweave Knits Summer 2009 magazine. It’s rather pretty - I want one for myself. I’ve been toying with the idea of putting an nice picot edge on the ends.

Sorry for the not so great photo. I had to take this at work using PhotoBooth. I’m very happy with the finished result. Several people have given me compliments about it. One co-worker practically ripped it off me - stated that the colour would go perfect with her red hair (although this is true I’m not giving this one away).

I have very good reasons for my lack of posts this past month.

The main one being that my husband had a 12 day stay at the hospital 2 days after we moved into our new house. He spent 5 days in the I.C.U. and an additional 7 days in the general hospital fighting a frightening strep A infection. This is the same strain of infection that can lead to things like the flesh eating disease and rhematic fever. Several people haved died from it already this year.

I have a new respect for single moms. It’s been stressful trying to finish off a move, take care of very sick husband and do the day to day things needed for my girls.

It hasn’t stopped me from knitting though. Knitting has helped keep me sane.

Here’s little A’s finished owl.

And my new project is a lovely short sleeved top for me.

This is from Creative Knits - Spring issue. Sorry no link. I can’t find anything but their most current issue. You’ll just have to wait until it’s done to see what it looks like.

Here’s little G’s owl all done.

And little A’s owl is almost done - it just needs some eyes and feet.

These little guys seem to knit up faster with each one I make.

Well here comes another owl - soon I’ll have a house full of these cuties. This one is for little A. She really wanted a blue one. I had hope for a different color only because I’ve already made a blue. This one is different blues though and I think it’s quite pretty.

Yesterday evening I sat down to finish the last claw for my owl when I noticed the first claw was missing. I immediately began searching (which means I ripped the entire living room apart) looking for it. After a bit I stopped, perplexed by how it could just ‘get up and walk away’

A thought dawns on me. My cat Boots is a notorious thief who loves soft, squishy things. He often takes the girls smaller stuff animals and gets them lost behind the couch. I’m betting any money that he has taken my owl’s claw and hidden it somewhere. Since I don’t have the paitence to wait for it to turn up (most likely as a present in front of my bedroom door), I went ahead and made a new one. I’ve learn my lesson not to leave my knitting out anymore. .