Re-frogging

Not that kind of frogging! A few months ago I knit a frog for one of my favorite babies. I used the Ribbit pattern by Susan B. Anderson and it was my first toy and one of my cutest FOs (if not the cutest). We have a couple of friends having babies, one in due in the next few weeks, and I am really toying (see what I did there?) with making the same frog for this new baby because it was such a great knit and even though the seaming was kind of a pain it just came together so wonderfully in the end. BUT Susan B. Anderson has a whole book of supercute toys, so maybe I should check that out for more inspiration.

Knitting Reads

One is red on blue with red tassles and the other is blue on red with blue tassels.

A friend of mine sent me this link earlier today. I am really excited about checking some of these books out. My relationship with the Kindle has been on the rocks for a while as I discovered that the library was a much cheaper way to enjoy books. This may be just the thing to get me back to it though (don't tell my husband!) and I think I want to start with Knitting for Peace and A Knitter's Home Companion. It is always fun for me to read about the lives of other knitters and I think I would like to knit for other people who might need knitted things instead of just making myself hats (although I am sure I will make some time for that also). One thing I am working on, and my mom too, is making scarves for the Special Olympics in 2012. Handknit scarves will be given to all the athletes, coaches, volunteers, families and supporters to show some love for taking part in this great event. You can check out how to get involved here. I am almost done with my second scarf yay!