Drago[knit]fly

What is this? An early Christmas miracle? I think the last time I posted twice in a week was back in 2006. Let's hope the momentum continues! Okay, let’s go back when back when I started my nearly a year-long hiatus on the blog (before yesterday’s post that is). I had a baby. Like any self-respecting knitter, I made an abundance of baby knits. Most of these knits were created during my two weeks of maternity leave before Alice was born. Some people nest, some people knit. Who’s to judge what’s better? While I’ve been slow to keep up the blog, I’ve been relatively good about maintaining Ravelry. Good thing, because I don’t think I would even remember what I knitted, let alone the little details. I started with a few sweaters, because a baby born in November needs lots of sweaters, right? And when a knitter talks about baby sweaters, they’re really just talking about EZ. With that, I made: A BSJ She grew out of this in like five minutes. But she looked damn cute for those five minute...

I keep popping in and out of this blog despite promises to stick around... Sorry about that. And more than anything, I'm so sorry I've been absent on your blogs and lack of comments. I've missed being a productive member of blogciety, though, and I'll be catching up in the next couple days. This time, I have good reason for falling off the face of the earth! But first, I have some FOs and WIPs to report, but photos only for this little sweater... I made this sweater for my cousin's baby, Jos. I've been saving this yarn for a baby boy sweater, but it seems that most of my pregnant friends and family wait until the baby's born to find out the gender. So, a blue sweater doesn't always work. Until this time! Now, I'm just crossing my fingers that it will fit him in the Fall. Baby Surprise Jacket The sweater was held in customs at the Paris airport for the last several days, apparently it was questionable because it was wrapped. Of course, the first han...