Spring is flirting with us up here in the northern Illinois part of the country. Last week it was a respectable 70′s something and this week? 40′s, possibly some 50′s – but cold none the less. I had to go and retrieve my nice winter coat out of the back of the closet yesterday. Hopefully spring will come back for good soon. And it is as I am lamenting this rather bizarre weather that I am reminded that there is a baby, named Abigail, to whom I had promised a blanket, that is still without. I’m betting it could have come in good use right about now, but sadly it is still in progress. Her parents, I’m sure, think I’ve forgotten about said blanket, but I haven’t. The guilt is tearing me up, though. So I made the executive decision today that socks will have to wait – blanket takes priority. I have 1 1/2 rows of hears to do and then a border. I CAN DO THIS! (the pictures are on Ravelry) (I also realize that while Abigail is only 3 months old and has no awareness/memory of promise, her parents do, and I don’t want the ramifications of that down the line – “Yes, this blanket was made by some person who finished it when you were 2, even though we could have used it the winter you were born because it was a really bad winter….”)

I don’t have much knitting news these days. I’m still working on Baby Hearts and I’m about 1/2 way through. About 2 weeks ago I had to frog about 10 rows, which, as any knitter knows, is traumatic. I’ve since gone past where I was when I frogged, so I feel good about that. The only problem with knitting for babies is that they come regardless of whether or not you’re finished with their gifts. If only Abagail could be born in March instead of February! That would make my life oh, so much easier. But I’m sure that Stephanie will hate me eternally if I suggest this to her. Okay. So now I have to hunker (sp?) down and break some knitting records.

On a completely different note, I have some video footage of my niece and my dad. This is the first time that I have attempted to post video, so please bear with me here.

Sometime later…..
Okay, after 20 minutes of trying to upload, this is going to take forever. So – I will attempt to do this from my office computer tomorrow where I will have access to a faster internet connection. Sorry for the delay, but the wait will be worth it.