The Pressure is On!

I really need to finish my baby's Trellis sweater asap. It's not even like he'll get to wear it once he's born, I just feel the need to finish an entire baby sweater. In addition to that ambitious task, I scoured the web for a cute, easy baby hat that he can wear home from the hospital. I had some super soft angora blend in my stash and thought it would be great for a baby cap and booties. I finally settled on a pattern although I'm not thrilled with it. I'll see how it knits up.

In my daily sojourn through the knitting blogosphere I noticed the wrap up of Sockapalooza 4 - Congratulations to all those who participated. I'm really going to make the effort to join the next one. I've only made one pair of socks so far but I've got loads of patterns that I'd love to try and what better motivation than Sockapalooza 5?! If anyone is aware of upcoming secret pal knit projects please let me know.

Ok, I've got 1 hour of knitting time ahead of me.

Travel, Knitting, and Pregnancy, Oh My!

I'm just recovering from last weekend's getaway to Arcata, CA. The drive is usually wonderful but traffic was brutal and at 30 weeks pregnant there's limited comfort in a long car ride. I did however get to the beach which was great and did some knitting while I was there. (Will post photographic proof asap).

It seems like everyone is knitting Elizabeth Zimmerman baby sweaters. I really want to finish my Trellis sweater before starting another project but I'm not sure I can resist the urge to start another project. There are so many great baby booties, sweaters, blankets, etc. I want to make them all! I walked over to my LYS just to peek at some of the Zimmerman books but they were sold out. They didn't have any of Debbie Bliss's kids knits books either. It must truly be the season of baby knitting.

Knitting and Pregnancy

I thought I'd get more done on my baby boy's Trellis sweater this week, but I was wrong. At 29 weeks my pregnancy is progressing nicely but movement is limited and comfort is hard to come by. I can't sit, stand, or walk for long periods of time. I'm constantly shifting so sitting for long stretches of knitting like I used to do is impossible. I've watched other pregnant bloggers start and nearly finish projects in record time, how do they do it? Well tomorrow is another day. After Harry Potter with my niece, it's all about laundry and knitting.

Impressed by knitty bloggers

Now that I'm trying to get back in the crafty swing of things I have to admit that my favorite knitting blogs make me feel a bit inadequate. These folks are knitting the most amazing things in addition to maintaining what seem to be incredibly active lives. I on the other hand find it difficult at 6.5 months pregnant to muster up enough energy after 4pm to accomplish much of anything. I know gestation is an energy zapper but my sisters and mom worked full-time right up until they burst. I'm privileged with an academic's flexible schedule and it's still a struggle. Crazy.

Anyway, I promised myself that I would focus on getting some work done today (and by work I mean professional work -- drafting journal articles, finishing up data analysis, etc.) Ok just writing that made me tired.

Here's a pic of my Trellis sweater in progress: