At last, I’ve garterlac-ed. It’s not perfect, but I think it’s pretty. It was quite a learning experience, as I’ve never done anything like entrelac knitting before.

I’m still feeling pretty punky; I’m on my way out of the intestinal sickness that is slowly rolling through everyone in the house. Surpisingly, I’ve been crafting more, not less. Go figure.

Sunset in central Ohio. I am here with the kids. Frankly, I just want to go home and snuggle into my own bed and sleep.

No new and fabulous progress to report. Still here, still knitting.

One thing I love about where I live is the plethora of lakes – they’re everywhere. This one is about five minutes from my house; I couldn’t resist driving out to see what the sky looked like over the water. Gorgeous, as always.

In crafting news: not much is going on. Small progress on the baby quilt, and small progress on other little things.

However, I know much more Spanish than I did last week. I can also tell you more than you want to know about rocks, minerals, and gems. I have mediated arguments about whether mice lived at the time of the dinosaurs, and the practicality of travelling back in time to end said argument once and for all. If this is what they argue about when they’re six, I wonder what we’ll be thinking about in five years. It boggles the mind.

I saw a dishcloth like this over at Mason Dixon Knitting and was intrigued because I couldn’t immediately see how it was constructed. So, I whipped one up – pretty! The dishcloth is an easy knit, but involved enough to be more interesting than my regular pattern. My next dishcloth adventure will be Dave’s garterlac dishcloth. Someday.

Edited to add: The old pattern link doesn’t work. It is also online at Elmore Pisgah here: http://www.elmore-pisgah.com/Ballband%20Dishcloth.htm. Happy knitting!

Here’s the first look at the new baby’s new quilt. He’s only a few weeks old, and already trekking across the country with the family on his first big vacation. I’m hoping to have this little quilt whipped out by the time they come home. Hope springs eternal.

I’ve joined the sew? I knit! blog for the inspiration and impetus to get it done!

What would you do with one skein (100 meters, 50 grams) of soft, dark purple cathay? I bought two to make the chemo cap, but just barely made it by with one. Now, I have a single skein of luscious yarn, and NO CLUE what to do with it.

I live in North Carolina, so I really don’t need a winter hat. We didn’t even get an ice storm last year. So… what do you think? What would YOU do?

My dear husband suggested a willie warmer… but if I don’t need a hat, he surely doesn’t need that!