After finishing up a quick little knit, the Zuzu Petal cowl (that I'll use for someone later), my full attention is back on plugging away on my Chickadee sweater. I'm now at the body and it is pretty slow! I really enjoyed working the yoke though. Stranded work used to scare me but now I find it fun.
Under my sweater is my pile of books that I've been rotating around. My sweet friend gave us a great book, Extra Yarn, which has been repeatedly requested. I'm still finishing up Simplicity Parenting and Organized Simpliclity. It really shouldn't take this long to read them but both make you want to put them down and do something n o w. I also just finished The No Brianer Wardrobe. Silly to buy a book on dressing oneself at this age but I have the hardest time looking "put together". I just can't seem to be able to look like "that" and be on the floor playing with a precocious almost 2 year old, then kicking a soccer ball, and finding that lost Lego. The ebook was a cute, quick read and I think I took some good ideas away from it. It is hard to tell. It is hard to get away from soft woolen sweaters, scarfs, and jeans.
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The chickadee sweater is adorable!
ReplyDeleteI just read that another yarn-alonger is reading Simplicity Parenting too. It is the best parenting book I've read, and I'm happy to see that a lot of people are reading it!
I love that you say stranded knitting is fun, I am still at the it scares me stage.
ReplyDeleteThe sweater looks lovely.
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Beautiful sweater!! I love the colors you chose. Before you know it you will be wearing it :)
ReplyDeletei hear you. i always feel like frumpy mom cause i dress prepared to try to find time to exercise in a day of homeschooling, activities, cleaning, writing, etc. i never know when the chance will come. i have been trying to be a little less frumpy some days, some i don't have the energy to care. lol. the sweater looks great!
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jen
Your sweater is gorgeous. I loved Simplicity Parenting and Organized Simplicity. You are right about them making you want to get right to it. I am reading Living Simply with Children and loving it.
ReplyDeleteI love how your Chickadee is coming along. Makes me want to make my own! I bought myself the book for my birthday, so I don't have that excuse. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHey, I think soft sweaters, scarves and jeans *are* a look - and a good one, too! (Not one that works for me here in SoCal, but still . . .)
ReplyDeleteThe sweater is such pretty colors and all that colorwork is very nice. I really must get my hands on the Little Red book.
ReplyDeleteI keep toying with the idea of the paper doll or chickadee sweaters. Not sure I can pull them off as I too probably need that ebook.
ReplyDeleteI love the colors you picked for your sweater. I bought Little Red a few months ago and have yet to start anything from the book but I LOVE the patterns.
ReplyDeleteSearching out lost lego features heavily in my day too. Your sweater looks gorgeous. It looks like it is knitting up nicely.
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