Knitting, my new favorite hobby....

I learned to knit about 4 years ago when my husband was on his first deployment. I never really caught on, and only finished one neck gaiter. It was supposed to have been a scarf, but I got bored with it and turned it into a gaiter. LOL

Last August, I decided I needed to either pick up my needles or donate them to someone who could really get some use out of them. I decided to try another scarf and found some fabulous, boucle yarn at JoAnn's on clearance. I bought 2 skeins, took it home, had 2/3 of a scarf in about 2 hours and went back to buy more. I cranked out about 8 scarves between September and November. I put everything to the side for December and started back up in January. I decided that I couldn't screw up a doll's dress too badly, so I knit one figuring it would fit one of the hundreds of baby dolls we have here. It turned out pretty well--it fits a doll and isn't horribly misshapen. :)

In February I started a tote bag that I finished about a month later. I misplaced the straps, so it ended up staying with me because I can't give a twisted bag as a gift. I'm now working on a small purse for one of my girls and a tote bag for one of my sisters. I hope to start a sweater for me in the next month or so. I'm also trying to figure out socks. I get stitches cast on, and then they get frogged. I also have a nephew who needs some fun knitted things and a niece or nephew who will arrive in September who might need a sweater to wear this winter!

I can't believe how quickly I've turned away from my quilting--I haven't sewn since September! AHHHH! Still have some of those projects to finish......and a new one to get done before the 17th of April. I guess I'd better get moving.......