Wooley-ing Around

So

It seems she listened.

We're back

Two days in a row.

We're patiently hoping and waiting.

That's just how we are.

Here's how this return to blogland started:

Moma has about a zillion projects in progress

Big Plans

Some with us Some not

Some for us  Some not

(More about those later ... assuming we can keep her rolling)

One of the projects has to do with balls of yarn

(that we tend to get tangled up in

and

One of Us (not saying who)

Thinks they just might be a "babies" that need "tending to"

(behind the couch)

This advent of knitting started back a couple of years ago

With Gramma

(She knitted tons of sweaters, hats, scarves, afghans and such

for her family for many many years.

It's just one of those things that Moma

always seems to associate with her mom ...

memories of knitting.)

Well

Mom-Gramma

(mom to Moma, gramma to us ...

that's how she always signed her emails

back in the day when she sent emails)

She was getting restless (and bored?) sitting in her chair

So Moma made her a FIDGET MUFF

All out of scrap yarns

(that had been Mom-Gramma's back in the day)

and

with lots of bells and whistles.

That what got Moma started knitting

and

She hasn't quit

Most of what she's made has been small and simple

but

We've been inspired (and lucky) 

'cause we've gotten lots of beautiful jumpers 

(sweaters for you 'mericans)

from Square Dog

in England

Pretty

Classy

Stunning

Beautiful 

and

VerySpecial

(wouldn't you agree?)

(This one was made for Virgil ... more about him soon ...

modeled by Eric, himself)

Then I (Jakey) got a fancy one, too

Grey and black and white

Designed by Square Mom

with Square Dogs

And my cousin, Zoe

She got a snood with square dogs

(Can you see them?)

Well

Moma's been knitting and knitting

and

She always seems to be looking for more inspiration.

Since snowy weather is around the corner

We've been trying to convince her that some new jumpers

Would be

A VeryAppropriate Project

So

She went on a search for ideas and patterns

and

Guess what she found?

Gail's Bouncing Bertie

modeling 

a 

hand-knit

(by Gail)

JUMPER!

Right there in front of us

On the computer monitor

From clear across the Pond!

Turns out that Gail and Bertie's neighbor in Scotland

is a knitter

and

She shared this picture of Bertie!

Now we've got a problem.

Moma has realized that during her hiatus

There have been even more things

popping up to distract her

like

Blogs about Knitting!

(including one by Gail's neighbor ... which led to many many more)

Oh dear.

Guess we'll need to keep practicing our patience and hopefulness.

(But she DID promise to blog some more)