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. .

I finally seem to be back in the swing of knitting. I’ve started my second owl. It’s going fast, although I still had to look a few things on knittinghelp.com but it’s easier the second time around. My plan is to make two more owls and I hope the last one will be perfect. I noticed a few things I did wrong or need to do better to make this little guy look the best he can.

Little G is very excited as she watches her owl get closer and closer to being done. Little A’s owl will be next - it’s another blue owl. I still haven’t decided what colour I want my owl to be. I was thinking more natural colours like browns, but part me is also thinking some thing vibrate like pink or purple.

Well here it is approaching Summer and I finally finished the winter hats I want to make for the girls. I used Thrope by Kirsten Kapur and I really like this pattern. It’s simple but looks interesting, plus you get the added warmth of ear flaps.

I’ve made a few other small items since my last knitting post, but nothing of great importance. I’ve started a second Owl for little G and have the wool to make a third one for little A.
I have a great deal of ambition to make all sorts of things, knitted and sewn for the new house. We’ll see if my new found free time in September will allow me to create them all . Oh and I’ve discovered a fablous yarn and sewing shop a mere 15 minute walk from the new house. Look out bank account.

Would have to be me .

Life has been so crazy and I feel pulled in a hundred different directions. I have been knitting - what I like to call low maintenance knitting, like dishclothes and slippers. I’ve been out of my knit groove for a few months now, but I’m sure after the big move I’ll be back at it. Starting in September I will be working part-time and I’ll be taking the bus both ways to work everyday so knitting time will increase.

You only live once and I’m becoming tired of this rat race.

Life has gotten the better of me and I just haven’t been keeping up my blog. In fact I haven’t been knitting much either. I think a hat and a Barbie sweater and that’s it.

Basically the last little bit my DH and I have been house hunting and had to deal with a very sick cat. Well the cat is much better and we bought our very first home this week! Maybe this means I will find sometime to knit again. Later on this evening I will try to update this entry with some images of the what I have made in the last few weeks.

He’s all done! I love him so much I almost don’t want to give him away.