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In 48 hours…

In 48 hours, Jacob and I will be 40 minutes away from landing in Panama. 

Today, I couldn’t sleep.  I got up early and packed as much as I could.  I’m almost ready.

I’m working on these:

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I had some yarn left over from the baby blanket so, I decided to make these for my friend Brian.  He even wants a string… like we had when we were kids.

I wound up a “galette” of Noro for the trip.  I tend to knit socks on vacation.  It’s a thing.

I have one night shift and a half night shift left and I’ll be en route to Panama!  Woohoo.

All DONE!

I finished the blanket… finally.

It feels like I’ve been working on this blanket forever.

Here it is:

TOTALLY glad it’s over.  I’ll quickly finish my Wurm scarf and give it to Sharon.

I think I might make a pair of mittens for Brian, finally.  He asked me for Christmas but… tough noogies.

I’ll work on my accreditation this week.  I think I’ll do the mittens for my end project.

Maybe I’ll start some socks so that I have something to work on for the trip.

Leaving for PANAMA in one week!!!!  I’ll be on the plain at this time next Monday.

The perfect project…

As mentioned in my last few posts, I’ve started working on my Knitting Accreditation, Level 1.  I’ve made one sample square so far (total piece of cake) and already, the literature is prompting me to start thinking about my end-of-level project for submission.  I tell you, this has proven a lot harder than I initially thought.  I have a million things I want to knit, as evidenced by my Ravelry queue… which is now up to 70 (ok, not really close to a million but, you get the drift). 

I’ve spent hours and hours looking for that perfect project.  I thought I found one.  I even had the yarn in my stash!  Bonus!  I proceeded to ask the Head of the whole Program and she said it wasn’t challenging enough for me.  BUGGER!  I guess that means she’s seen my “project portfolio” as depicted in my Ravelry profile. 

True – after that christening gown, it’s difficult to find projects that’s “challenging”.  I’m noexpert but, that freakin’ dress was hard man!!!!  In level 1 of the KAP (knitting accreditation program), there is no lace and no cables.  That only leaves simple color work – i.e. stripes.  Seriously….. SNOOZE. 

What the hell am I supposed to do? 

On another note, my Noah’s Arc Blanket is coming along.  I did most of the turtle last night.  I have his feet and tail left. 

OK, it’s taking forever.  The only thing that keeps me going is that when I’m done, I won’t have to work on it anymore.

What will I make next.  I’m thinking of the Fiddlehead Mittens.  Aren’t they gorgeous???

I even love these colors.  I think I’ll copy these colors.  Love them!

Knitting circle tonight.  I feel like it’s been forever.

The baby came early!

Dang!  I thought I was doing so well… 

My little cousin had her baby early.  Now, I will rush.  Except that they keep calling me into work.  I was dedicated to spend the day working on the blanket but I’ll be working 12:00 to 8:00 pm.  I’ll probably get on animal down tonight. 

Here’s my progress so far:

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I hate the bird!!!  He’s totally ugly.

I’ve got the turtle, monkey, elephant, boat (the Arc) and the little house.  (I’ll never be done!!! SNIFF.)

In the meantime, my Wurm Scarf has taken a back seat.  I hope it’s not mad at me.  It’s been in the car for over a week.  I keep wanting to work on it but, the blanket is more important at this point.

I also have another mini-project on the go.  I want to see if it’s going to work before I show you guys.

Gotta get ready for work!