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. .

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.