Well I got so busy with work that I really wasn’t paying attention to my knitting or this blog. :[ Well there have been some changes since I last wrote. First of all, I don’t work at the Campus Center anymore. I had applied for Teach for America at the same time but didn’t find out until January that I had been accepted and placed in Hawaii. I had to make the tough decision to leave the Campus Center and follow my heart. I’m really excited about teaching next year. I will be going to Atlanta for the institute in June and then school starts at the end of July. I can’t believe how quickly its coming up!
A was just home for his R&R two weeks ago. It was so nice to have him home, but I just wanted to hold on to him and not let him go. Saying goodbye was only marginally easier this time because we are more than halfway through this deployment. We had a lot of fun though and made the most of the time we had, eating at all our favorite restaurants, going to the beach and relaxing.
I’ve actually been a busy little knitting bee lately. I finally hunkered down and decided that no matter what I was going to finish the Minimalist Cardigan I had started so long ago (and restarted, and restarted, and restarted, etc.). I’ve made so much progress in the last few weeks, all I have left is the sleeves and then putting it all together. Having a knitting group to go to has really helped too. I’ve made some amazing friends who are also military wives and they have really motivated me to keep up with them in my knitting and actually complete more projects. Also, they are really amazing women and I really appreciate the support they give me.
Just a few days ago I started working on the Shetland Triangle. I can’t believe how quickly its coming along. Literally, I’ve been working on it for maybe four days and I am already on the eighth repeat. Its quite simple and the pattern is very easy to memorize. The only thing is that it doesn’t seem to be getting very large very quickly. I will probably end up adding repeats. I’ve never done a shawl, though, so I don’t know how to judge how much larger the shawl will get with blocking. I suppose I will just have to guess.
I’m also working on something for my wedding in October. Its a surprise, though so I can’t blog about it yet. Its coming along very well too and I think its going to be a really gorgeous addition to my wedding attire.
Filed under: Knitting, Life Tagged: | Minimalist Cardigan, R&R, Shetland Triangle, Teach for America
