No time to blog----too much to knit

My mom taught me how to knit when I was about 14. I knit dishcloths like a crazy girl. I really enjoyed knitting. I was a knitter before it was cool. When Mark was in dental school I would knit at the library while he studied. When Abram was a baby I made a couple of little sweaters for him.

For the past 15 years or so, I have picked up my needles once, and that was about 8 years ago to make some animal puppets for the kids. I guess it's because I really don't have a lot of spare time.

When my mom was here at Thanksgiving, she was knitting some hats, which are very beautiful, and very simple. I watched her knit in the round and I was mesmerized. I had never knit in the round, but I saw that it was really not a big deal. And then she switched to the double-pointed needles and I was afraid.

I remember as a young girl watching my piano teacher knit little Santa christmas tree ornaments on double-pointed needles. It scared me because it looked like she was playing with a voodoo doll. There was no way I could ever do such a thing. Way too complicated for the world's most un-coordinated person to even think about.

My mom and I found a yarn shop here in town that sold Lamb's Pride yarn, and I bought some to give it a try. I first needed a tutorial on casting on again. And then I went crazy. I was able to knit, purl, and even do cables even without trouble. I decided to make hats for my visiting teaching ladies, and I did it! Now we have some frosty weather, so I'm going to make the rounds today to deliver the hats and some Christmas treats to my friends.

What to knit next? I've got to make a scarf to match my beautiful hat!