Pea Pod- Finished at Last!

The poor thing has been sitting mostly done (seams seamed and ends woven in) for a week or two now... I finally got around to sewing some buttons on this afternoon!

Here it lies, unblocked but wearable-

And here it lies on the baby it was intended for- my sweet pea!

That was a fun knit. I enjoyed some simple pleasure knitting for my baby! I spend a lot of my knitting time working up samples for trunk shows or working out new designs, either way I end up parting with the finished product- and not by way of gift-giving. It's a nice way to earn a little money but it can be disenheartening at times to think of all the knitting I've done over a few months and how none of it ended up on my children... So I am determined to devote a good portion of my available knitting hours to personal projects, at least most weeks, weeks with no deadlines looming near... speaking of which, I've got more editing to get to...

Happy knitting,

ali

Pea Pod Coming Along

Well, my Pea Pod is coming along... I'm actually surprised by the bit of progress I've made, seeing as I've been very, very, busy and very, very, distracted... with things like this...
and the socks I can't show you yet (pattern will be released in June...) and lots of tech editing, oh and the raising of my six children, we homeschool, have I mentioned that yet? There really aren't enough hours in a day... most days my mind is moving a mile-a-minute as are my hands, feet, often my mouth... he, he, he...
Anyway, I'm excited to see this sweet little sweater take shape. I'm looking forward to seeing it on my little sweet pea! And I'm looking forward to the great photo op that will be... no bias here, no, that's not true, I am definitely biased, but have you seen how well this baby photographs?!
I probably would've finished by now if it wasn't for the current bout of sock mania I seem to be stricken with... like most fevers, I'm sure it will pass (for short bursts of time anyway) and like most fevers it worsens in the evening hours... like around now... I think I need to go knit another couple of rounds on my current sock, tidy the living room, and call it a night.
Happy knitting,
ali