Blog Drought.

Well. Compared to how much I blogged a couple weeks ago, I've been in a blog drought! I've been knitting like a crazy person. Finally got started on Kamdyn's surprise something :D, and as of about an hour ago I have finished Billy's Baby Blanket! I even took pictures to upload... but the camera cord is MIA.

All things considered I think it looks okay for my very first blanket of all time. I originally started with a free Lion brand pattern. The blanket works on double point round needles and in the diagonal. It was a great pattern, nice and simple and I felt like it wasn't going to take WEEKS to complete. Well. I started out- and everything was fine. Then I ran out of yarn. Which normally wouldn't be a problem, however, I bought this particular yarn about 2 years ago at Wal-mart, on Oooober clearance. So I even tried finding it online and there was none. None on eBay, none on the brand website, none anywhere. So. I took the whole thing out (I was 1/2 way done), and decided to do squares just like the original pattern only mini-sized and then stitch them together like a knitted quilt. Great idea at first.

I knit one square and then was so excited, I forgot to count my stitches before I began the decrease. So on the next 4 or so I just counted what I thoughtit was. I was wrong. So I had some with 24-25 stitches at the widest point and some with 27. A couple stitches doesn't sound like a lot- but man. It ended up making a difference in inches! Not. Good. :(

So I just figured I'd do the rest at 27 and just hope that I could stretch the others out and it would just have to work. Well, it worked... except now it's kinda bunchy and ruffly where I wanted it to be flat. I tried doing a crochet border in 2 rounds to make the corners less curly. That helped the corners, but in the middle it's not flat like I was hoping it would be. Like I said before, it's not so bad for my first ever blanket- and Billy is only 3 weeks old so I know he won't judge as long as it's warm :) And warm it is! I don't think his mom and dad will mind too much either- home made gifts are always better, even if they are bumpy and rufflyish.

So I have pictures that I will just have to upload when I find our camera cord. :o|

I did get started on Kamdyn's gift too- hopefully now that I have Billy's blanket out of the way I can get rockin' on her gift :D

Then it's back to scarves for awhile. I've got 4 that I really need to get finished before the end of February. Or asap, rather. Chris' vest will have to be put on hold. :(

I did get a call back on a job though- It's for Enterprise. I have a friend who works there so hopefully she's pulling all the strings she can :) I'm waiting on another call either Wednesday or Thursday to let me know when the interviewing process can begin. So cross those fingers!

Also- we went to the Coliseum on Saturday to help pack up food to be sent to Haiti, and Chris ran into an old manager of his. He's now working at Koch Industries and is the Executive Chef and he offered Chris a job! So we are waiting to hear back on that as well. It would be during the days so he would have nights and weekends free! Finally- real jobs for the both of us! Pray everything works out for the best, I know I sure am!!

I think that's all the updating for now! Time for lunch and off to work...

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