Knitting Dragonflies

We are predicted to get storms tonight, so I thought I better take advantage of the day and photo some of my spring flowers before they get beat up. Knitting along on my hoodie, I had to rethink things, evidently watching basketball makes my gauge tighter. LOL I had to rip back to the arm pits and recalculate things. I managed to tinker around until I came up with the idea to add a single crochet boarder to the front edges (which will be a zipper closure). I like the look and think it will actually turn out better, not so plain. I lay the blame of the gauge problem on the Kansas/Davidson game. Worth it though.

Check this out ! I found it online, it appears to be free, and interesting. It is fun to go through. Have fun... Sometimes everyone's life is tough...

I think one of the nicest benefits of knitting is clearing the mind. There is nothing like trying to figure out a lace pattern, color work, or making a pattern up, that takes all of your thoughts of the random and chucks it out. The total concentration of the doing eliminates the mind from wandering off on a list of things to do, worry about etc... It's a lovely benefit that often I don't think about. Maybe that is why I feel the need to knit, after an especially stressful day. Sometimes I will tell my coworkers. Just need to knit. Unconsciously does our bodies/minds know that we need to detach and just be? Total immersion in the fiber, feel, motion and then being in the present moment. As that credit card commercial says...Priceless. Gotta Knit

I have never "rewarded" myself for cleaning and decluttering. So this morning I ordered the Laguna Sun hat from "One Fine Yarn" and a felted purse pattern. Technorati Tags: Wooden knitting needles , Laguna sun hat I haven't picked up my baby blanket and now I have at least 3 to make. EEEEEEE....due all around the same time. Good thing I have gone through all of my baby yarns and know what I have now. I need to get with it and make a plan. Babies, babies everywhere... If you haven't heard of these knitting needles they are great! I have some and recently ran across this review at Knitter's Review online .  I love to buy knitting needles, as I found out during my sewing/yarn room spring fling. I now have an entire flight bag full of needles. I need to get them all out and organize them. I'll put that on my list of things to do.

Yes I'm still trying to get organized. Here is some interesting blogs if you are de-cluttering along with me. 1. http://www.cluttercontrolfreak.com/ 2. http://www.clutter-cubed.com/ 3. http://www.declutterit.com/ 4. http://www.its-not-about-your-stuff.com/ 5.  http://psychologyofclutter.wordpress.com/ Yes less is more..... Technorati Tags: simplify blogs