Laying Low and Knitting

It has been a quiet couple of months for me. I have been shying away from most technology mainly due to the stress level of work.

When I come home, I have been trying to tune out.

The tune out process has left me out of the loop, I don't always know my current events, I am behind on reading all my favorite blogs, Facebook is a land I visit not so often anymore....I miss my online routine, but apparently not enough to make time for it. I can blame it on the weather too.....It is much cozier to have a lapful of yarn and a Woody Allen movie on in the background than to cuddle up to the screen of my computer. Thus.....my winters work!!!!!!

I managed to knit hats for all my female managers.....I completed 9 of those. I was trying to be fiscally responsible, yet wanted them to know I care.....they were a great success! What girl doesn't need a slouchy beret?!I made myself an awesome, weird hat that looks like this....note the tattered hair and tired woman wearing it......the glass head makes a much better statement, but I appreciate the weariness the actual human head shows...I love this hat, it is super warm and really funky. Some might hate it......but I don't really give a crap. I think it rocks.

I made an afghan that tooks weeks during the holidays...I obsessed on it as I learned new techniques and tried my best to keep the cats away from it.....but Bebe loves it and lives on it now.(It horrifies me when the cats lay on stuff I made.....But really, we just live in their world anyway.)

And finally, I am baby knitting for some friends. I made this yoda hat and matching sweater.....My friend is having twins, so that means two more to go! Knitting these two items convinced me that if I ever have my own baby - they will wear sweaters like this....nothing with choo-choo's and froggies or duckies, but awesome duds like this.