It felt like a spring day when I went outside this morning - all sun, soft air and cool but not cold temperatures. This is January, right? I’m kind of two minds about it.
1. It should last which would give us a mild winter and lower heating bills!
2. It should go away because who needs a three-month case of spring fever?
I’m having a busy week :) Out all day yesterday, CT scan and blood tests this morning and out all day again tomorrow. This may be the only post of the week, depending on what I actually accomplish (if anything) but I will try to get back here on Friday!
I’ve been spending some time on Ravelry, trying to get patterns sorted and photos uploaded. And, thanks be, I’ve managed a little :) Ravelry now considers me a designer (please, please tell me that doesn’t sound horribly pretentious?) so I can edit and add photos. This is good because, well, these are my babies and I want to make sure that they’re represented properly and accurately :)
Now I need to catch up the .PDFs and go through some of the older stuff and proof them again, carefully. There are a couple of things I cringe to even think about which I probably won’t bother with - no, don’t ask :) However, everything will remain available on the blog even if it doesn’t get shared with the bigger, Ravelry world.
The blanket is proceeding - a bit more slowly than I’d prefer, but I can’t manufacture time to work on it. When the 24 hours is up, the day’s over :) No biggie. I have added another couple of colors to the mix…
Initially I thought the yellow was going to be too bright, too much of a contrast. However, now that I’ve looked at it for a while, I kind of like it. The colors all together remind me of crocuses in the spring. Of course I’ve been trying to think if I want to use only these colors or do I want to add more. I thought a green might be a good addition and set out to dye me some.
This is still wet and there’s a good possibility that it won’t be quite so…intense…when it’s dry. It’s not a bad color - for St. Patrick’s day but I’m not sure it was quite what I was after for the blanket. I’ll have to live with it for a while and see.
There have been some new additions to our household but right now they’re all a little camera shy. Actually, they’re all a little shy period. Introductions will take place in due course but for now, we’re letting them get acclimated to their new homes and to us before barging in on them like paparazzi.
I can tell you this though, they’re wicked cute :)
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I love the blanket. The green would be perfect and how about lavender for more spring colors? I can’t wait to see what you do with it.
Of course you’re a Designer! And why would you ever think it’s pretentious? It’s who you *are*. :)
I’m looking forward to meeting the new additions. I’m completely intrigued and totally curious.
I’m so glad you are now officially a Ravelry designer… I can go edit my gauntlets and it’ll link to you rather than calling it ‘my personal pattern.’ - which we know it is not. It is yours!! :)
Joan - Nice to see you! Thanks for the lavender suggestion. I’m not sure how to go about dyeing that but I’ll give it some thought. It would look nice, I absolutely agree :)
Opal - The little newbies did poke their faces out today and showed normal interest in food and such so I’m fairly comfortable that things are going to work out okay.
There are three new kids - not all the same, though :)
Kathleen - I’m so glad you’re enjoying these mitts. I definitely think you should keep them and make something else for the niece!
Hrmm, hamsters maybe?
I wanted to mention that your pictures are FINALLY showing up in Bloglines. It started a couple weeks ago, so whatever you changed, thanks! It’s so much nicer to be able to see the pics as I’m reading the post.
Laura - Nope :) Don’t care for hamsters; they tend to be ill-tempered little buggers and can give you a really nasty bite.
I’m glad you’re happy about the pictures, but honestly, I have no idea why they weren’t showing up - nor do I have any idea why they’re showing up now :)
OOh! That green is pretty.
Once in a while, I have to make something in happy, vivid colors.
Just to play with them is fun! I don’t wear them much, although it seems (when I am perfectly honest with myself) that any gal who has a pair of lime green pants and WEARS them can’t be too cautious.
Can’t wait to see the newbies.
And yes, you ARE a designer.
Go, girl!
Isn’t Ravelry MARVELOUS?
I’m hoping for a quilting version, too. 
Diane - I concede that the green isn’t bad - just a bit unexpected, is all :) I’m going to try again this weekend for a very slightly more muted shade.
Ravelry is really intersting, now that I’m making some time to spend looking around. It’s still a little overwhelming but in a good way!
