Let's see...
Excuse # 1:
Somehow, knitting, in my old German mind, is for cold days, long winters. And since I live in Texas, I have a hard time getting the knitting needles out in the summer.
So, at least I made some summer fare. Technically, not knitting, but at least some form of handy-craft. Flip-flops for all the summer visitors (Alicia modeling a pair):
Or...
Excuse # 2:
I have been working longer hours here and there and had less time for knitting...
But you can always use some shopping bags (and they also make great gifts - one of them was for my lovely friend Jane):
Okay, so technically, those were not knit, either. Maybe crocheting is for summer and knitting for winter?
Or...
Excuse # 3:
First, we had summer house guests, and now we have an exchange student from Germany (a permanent house guest for a year), and I have just been too busy. Here is another one of my lame excuses (the excuse is lame, not Theresa!!!) as we pick her up from the airport:
Which brings us to...
Excuse #4:
What with all the rearranging we had to do to accommodate the extra people in the house...
Or, how about...
Excuse #5:
We have been fostering puppies and dogs...
Here are Inuit, Tammy, and Penelope:
And this is our current foster dog, Woody:
Or...
Excuse #...
Oh well, enough with the excuses.
As you can see, I actually have been working on the occasional project (as you can see me sitting and knitting with my daughter):
I actually have been knitting, or crocheting, or whatever. I just have been really bad about posting. And I have an excuse for that, too:
FACEBOOK!!
But to catch you up, here are the other things I have been working on:
I crocheted a small cell phone holder for around the neck, because I have a wireless blue-tooth (is that redundant?) headset that doesn't reach if I hold the phone in my hand or have it in a pocket or purse. And I listen to music on my cell phone, so I need a good connection.
I finished another little baby blanket (squares are knit, border crochet) with the remainder of the yarn I had for my co-worker's baby blanket. This one will be for Karen:
Of course, with the obligatory lady bug!!!
A little baby/toddler hoodie. I have another one (much smaller) in the works, but am not sure if that one will ever get finished :). You know how that goes... But here is the one that did get done:
With pocket, of course :)
And remember, I had all those different kinds of Sugar'n Cream from all kinds of different projects.
I crocheted a little hat for a very old doll (almost as old as I am):
And I little iPod cozy with lipstick holder:
I tried to use all the remains up with this pillow cover:
It was also a nice chance to try out all kinds of different patterns.
I also made another attempt at felting:
As you can see, lots of little projects. But nothing really earth-shattering. Just lacking the right motivation (and time). But, Austin temperatures are finally below 100 degrees and maybe the slightly cooler and more pleasant ambient climate will help me to take a closer look at my stash...
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