so i spent a substantial amount of time over the weekend with needles and tea. jubal provided me with a generous gift certificate to the lys for my birthday, so on saturday we drank caffiene and fondled fiber. it was grand.

i came home with debbie bliss, some noro silk garden, and a nubby novelty yarn of some sort, a crochet book that has a rag rug pattern, and a very large crochet needle. i immediately dove into the debbie bliss, ignoring the 5 (five!) other projects i have on the needles. you see - i know of 3 (three!) children who will be entering this world in november. and no, none of them mine.

i've found that baby stuff is handy to knit - it is quick, the yarn is very soft, the end product is very cute, and well - it teaches the basics that will become necessary with knitting clothes for full grown people. i am currently working on a baby cardi that has already taught me a bit about patience, and i have at least three booties that i love - but have yet to knit two with the same yarn.

the painful thing is that i hesitate to share the knitty-gritty details of all of my baby projects, as it is all about the gifty goodness - and a few of the moms-to-be do happen by this site from time to time. i would have to spoil any surprises. but yarn sweet yarn - i'm still an addict.