Erica’s Blog

Well, everyone ELSE seems to have a blog these days, so why not moi? 

Current things going on:

• Knitting a pair of baby blankets for my sister-in-law’s twin boys, due April 21st — This is hard b/c I wish I were knitting for MY son, but what does a baby in Heaven need with a blanket, eh?

• Getting ready for Valentine’s Day — I have the cards for hubby and kids and the gifts for the kids, but I need to get my hubby some slippers.  Having a terrible time finding them.  I fear I’m going to have to order them online and give him an IOU.  Bummer!  For once, I actually have reasonable expectations for Valentine’s Day.  I’m not expecting much, and I’m going to be OK with just about anywhere we go, etc.  I’m having fun planning dinner & dessert for the kids & the babysitter.  I made a scarf for the babysitter.  I can’t wait to give it to her.

• Knitting & crocheting baby hats — These are for the ICN at UCSF.  I’m so grateful for the great care they gave us and our son that I wanted to help other families.  On our son’s last day, we were able to go to the gift shop and buy him a special little cap to wear instead of the generic hospital-issue one.  Not everyone has the time or money to do that, and some babies’ parents live far away, so they can’t be there to snuggle them and do things for them.  I thought it would be cool to make some special hats to give the hospital for the babies, especially the dying ones.  So far, I have about 40 made — blue ones, white ones, and variegated ones.  I have some pink yarn waiting in the wings.

Upcoming Knitting Projects:

• Poncho for my sister for her birthday (shhh!).  It will be in Patons Fresco Flamino & Patons Fresco Calypso.

• Pink hats for the ICN.

• Baby blanket for my friend Janet.  Probably a double-strand of pink and a variegated white/pink/blue yarn.

• Scarf for my friend Linda’s 40th. She wears a lot of black, so I thought I’d make one with black eyelash yarn and a rainbow tape yarn.  Short scarf, more like a foulard or cravat — more decorative than for warmth.

• Shawl for me.  Actually, this should be at the bottom of the list.  Hope I can do it while it’s still shawl weather!

• Sweaters for the kids.  I need to find a pattern like what I have in my head.  I’m still too much of a beginner to make up my own for this.  If you know of one, please comment and let me know.  What I have in mind is a tunic-length, long-sleeved (raglan sleeves), roll-neck, roll-bottom, roll-cuff sweater in stockinette.  I’m going to use Caron Simply Soft Brites yarn in Coconut, Limelight, Grape, and Watermelon.  They’ll be bright and cute.