i know it’s been a while! it feels like ages to me. last week was a total blur but i did get a lot of knitting done while being blindsided by other things around here. first off, do i have any readers in sunset park, brooklyn? we’re thinking about moving there and i would love to hear more about it.

so i’ve been knitting, doing freelance, answering popknits questions, and being a mom these past couple of weeks and it’s been stressful but rewarding. rewarding for you all as well because i have two (actually 2+!) FOs to show you.

first, the long awaited peanut pants are done! why do gauge swatches lie? i swear that my gauge swatch told me that these would shrink a lot more than they did. oh well, better too big than too small right? she can wear them in the fall or even next year!

peanut modeling her pants

the pattern was very easy to follow. (ravelry) it’s one of those plug-in-the-numbers type deal which means you can use it with any yarn. the only thing that i messed up was that i read the short-row bottom directions wrong. in the end, i made a much more roomy bottom than i would have liked but it wasn’t a deal breaker.

the pants were great for traveling. i knit on them during the few times that i’ve been on the subway in the last few months. it was a here and there project and did the job well.

two weeks ago, my dear friend kaitlyn gave birth to her second daughter (congrats kaitlyn!) so i decided to cast-on for something for little cassie.

elijah was a great stash-busting project! (ravelry) i used some leftover bubblegum pink cotton-ease and i think that he’s just perfect.

close-up

big thanks to ysolda for making this pattern SO easy to follow. i did it all with two circular needles and even then it was easy to change the pattern from dpns. i can’t wait to give it to cassie.

now what? i’m going to pick flair back up tonight and then i’m going to cast-on for another quickie project. i bought a swiffer mop last week (in violation of my proctor and gamble boycott) and want to make some knit covers for it. i’m hoping to keep the floors a little cleaner over the next few months. i mopped the floors last week and was a little disgusted with myself. i should be better about that seeing as the peanut is always picking food off the floor!

later this week i’ll bring you the last bit of FO goodness, a spidery baby blanket and a new skirt! (peek over at flickr if you want a preview.)