09.26.07
Nothing on my needles
It is that time of year we start thinking about the Holiday Gifts. At least, I start thinking about Holiday Gifts. With the DuH’s birthday this Friday and the Oldest Son’s Birthday the day before Halloween and the youngest’s 3 days before Christmas, I HAVE to start thinking about knitting now. But….I seem to be at a loss for what to get on the needles. 
I have books to look at.
I have yarn to knit, 
I have needles (the cat loves this needle configuration by the way).
I have people to knit for…I just don’t know where to start.
Maybe this morning as I sit in the Dentist chair under that wonderful laughing gas stuff I’ll have a brain fart and finally decide what to start.
I really do need to start knitting something because, as you can see, the cat is sitting on the only piece of in the process knitting in the house. (Let’s not talk about the Fortress of Solitude, aka My Studio)
Here she sits, where she is not suppose to be on top of the piano. I have to give her credit though, as I said, she is sitting on the only partially knit project in the room.
Onward…
Isn’t amazing how you can try to teach your child something but finally, one day, they just get it. Here is the 9 year old’s first knitting. I purchased 1 dozen sets of these neat children’s needles (You can get some too HERE). I cast on for her and she took off last night. Talking, knitting along and acting like she had been knitting for years. I tried about 6 months ago to teach her and he could not grasp it. She said it is the needles. The cute little tops and the different colors make is much less confusing. (her words!) She has plans for knitting dish rags and giving them for Christmas.
Now if a 9 year old can figure what to knit I know I should be able to do the same.
Off to the dentist….let’s hope for an epiphany as I sit smiling while he drills my brains out.
Dentist update…
Good news! or Bad news! I arrived at the dentist and started coughing. Why are you coughing he asked. I have asthma and I didn’t bring an inhaler. Rescheduled! I was really looking forward to the ‘gas’ vacation though.