Long Overdue

To put it simply, I've been busy.  Work has been the biggest consumer of my time, and keeping up with the family is filling in the remaining hours that I'm awake.  The HUGE 2-year project that I've been working on is coming to its climax.  The official 'Go Live' weekend is this weekend.  To be honest, though, there are 3 'Go Live' weekends for my team.  Our first was two weekends ago.  That was absolutely grueling.  This weekend is #2 and then #3 comes on the weekend of October 23.  Having survived the first one, this one coming up doesn't really scare me.  The other teams will be the ones dealing with most of the anxiety and issues.  I'm concidering it more of a 'making an appearance' weekend.   For my team, the next big milestone will be the first time we process the company's timecards and then try to bill our customers.   Until then, I'm not going to be around much.

I also have a couple long overdue pictures to post.  This is the baby blanket I made earlier this year for a friend.   I gave it away without photoing it.  Colleen gave me these to share.  Enjoy!



Thank You Delynne!!!!

The Thank You Monkey Socks are done.   I didn't get them finished as quickly as I had hoped.  Too much interference from work.  But they are now done and on their way to Delynne.  I hope she enjoys them and knows how much I appreciate the sacrefices she made.  Even though Dean is her brother, her selflessness isn't diminished. 

The yarn was Footnotes from Fiber Optic.  It was fantastic to work with.  The color in the above photo is a little washed out.  The brown is a rich, woody brown.  This was my first pair of Monkey socks.  I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the pattern works up.  I think I'll make a couple more pairs of socks for my girls as Christmas presents.

I have another project in the works.  It is a tag-team effort with my friend Cindy.  She and I have another friend who just found out she has breast cancer.  Cindy and I are making a wrap for her.  It will lightweight so that it can be carried along to treatments.  This yarn is a laceweight merino/silk blend which should help take the chill off if needed.  Cindy found the pattern, but I can't remember the name.  It is a simple knit one, knit one below on an odd number of stitches.  When it is blocked it will have a matrix of hexagons throughout.  I have custody this weekend.  Cindy is travelling next week so she will get it to work on during her long flights to/from the west coast.