DAY 70

My 70th day living with family while searching for work. The process is amazingly monotonous and I wish I could say it has yielded results. Soon, I hope.
The Littleman is entering into his "Tumultuous Threes" just a few more weeks until his birthday. I can't believe it 3 years have passed so quickly.
On the crafting front, there is not much to report. I'm working on a baby blanket for my friend Jane's brand new littleone (Pattern: Moderne Baby Blanket in Cascade 220 and Shepherd 100% Classic) and I've just cast on for the Salute Hat which is my first KAL in a very long time. There's not much time for knitting these days, I get in 2 or 3 rows every few days and that's about it. As for spinning, that has been on hold indefinitely; I just can't carve out a regular time to sit and spin -- very sad.
I hope my next post will include happy job news. Happy crafting everyone!

Congratulations Barack Obama!

What a grueling election season. I'm glad it's over and I'm excited about the coming years. Hopefully Obama will be successful in uniting the country and cleaning up the mess that is our economy. The need for change is especially evident here in Michigan which has been hit hard for years. Congratulations to all those who worked so hard and devoted themselves so selflessly to helping their candidate of choice.

Now my life goes back into a full on job search, continued preparation for my courses, grading midterms and papers, and of course there's baby, hubbie, and home. Yikes!

I knit Esai a new hat since he lost the cashmere earflap hat I'd made for him months ago. It was getting too small for him anyway. In this pic he is modeling his new Toasty Topper I used leftover Berocco Ultra Alpaca in Redwood and Fern (two strands held together). The scarf extention was knit with Louet Riverstone Chunky. This was a great stash busting project. I tend to have these 1/4 balls left over and a double strand hat for baby is a great way to go. I will use my other random leftovers for some EZ mittens. Since we moved from California this summer, baby boy will experience his first true winter now that we're in Detroit. Basically, he needs many hats and mittens!

Baby Loves His New Hat

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Originally uploaded by Rosemary/ sancocho y mangú

I finally had to knit an earflap hat for Esai since all the local baby stores shifted to their spring clothing lines. It still gets a bit cold and breezy some days and I wanted him to have something warm that would cover his cute little ears.

I had the pleasure of meeting some local knitters this morning at Knit-One-One's "Knit Out" held at Sweet Adeline Bakery. For interested East Bay knitters here are the Knit-One-One meeting details and their website:

WHERE? Rudy's Can't Fail Cafe, in Emeryville on Hollis at Park. > Map

WHEN? Wednesdays, 1st and 3rd of the month
––––––– 6:30 - 8:30pm

OR,

WHERE? Sweet Adeline Bakeshop , 3350 Adeline St in Berkeley, just south of Alcatraz and 3 doors down from the new knit-one-one studio!

WHEN? Saturdays, 2nd and 4th of the month
––––––– 9:30 - 11:30am

For more info on classes and events visit:
http://www.knitoneone.com/

Hope to see you there next time!

Oh and I just bought a Namaste Cali Clutch in Saddle -- LOVE IT!!! I'll post a cute picture of it once I get my camera back from Canon.