I'd Rather Be Knitting

 When I first came home from the hospital, I did not have the strength to do anything.

I had no interest in knitting, which is quite unlike me.

After a few weeks, I picked up my knitting needles and yarn and found they brought me great comfort.

I always have a "stash" of yarn so I started knitting a scarf.

Easy, mindless, Leanne had just made one, shared pictures on instagram and I liked it.

It is knitting only, in the round, like a tube sock making it doubly warm.

"Colorblock Party" by The Lamb and Kid

each block/section was knitted with a different hand dyed Alpaca yarn, all hand dyed by Liz.

There are 5 color blocks, I am on my 5th now...

and may add one more, finishing up with the green.

What do you think?

Three quarters of the way through, my needle broke and I ordered a new one from Amazon.

The needle took longer than expected and my hands were very fidgety... 

so I picked up the blanket I started a year ago and finished it...

it is a long "lap blanket"...and was almost done.

I added fringe using the blanket yarn and a darker gray yarn that matches the couch.

The fringe will look better after I rinse and block it.

I still have to add fringe to the other end.

This is the seed stitch, knitting and purling only, I like the way it looks up close.

I keep track of my knitting projects in this book...

below are the details from the blanket.

I have been able to help the hubs with some of the bookkeeping and finances, he is doing a little more than he usually does and has been a huge help with cleaning and laundry.