Amazing Again!

B has caught the knitting bug, too!
She even learned how to pick up dropped stitches already.

I love how knitting is a whole-body experience for her.

I am so proud of you sweetie! You're doing great!

Amazing!

The girls have been asking to learn how to knit for a couple years now. Every once in a while I'll get out their needles and we'll sit down and work a few stitches. Up until now, that's all their attention span would allow. Today, however, J stuck with it through a whole row. Then she came back 10 minutes later to do another. She's making a doll blanket.

I showed her how to do 3 stitches, and then she was demanding to do it herself. I had to help her hold the needles for a couple stitches, but then she was doing it on her own!

Here's her knitting so far: 36 stitches down, a zillion to go. Way to go, sweetheart!

My daughters, the artists

B drew this yesterday. She's amazing. Not afraid to try to draw anything. She always draws SOMETHING. A bee, a tape dispenser, a doughnut on a plate, herself singing onstage. She always has a plan.

This one is by J. She's amazing. Not afraid to draw anything. She almost always draws hearts, flowers, and rainbows. If she has to, she'll draw a specific object, but she always goes back to her own zone.

I love their differences. Both unique, and both wonderful girls.

A Very Productive Winter

As a general rule, I have Startitis. I am very good at starting projects, but not so great at finishing them. This winter I have started AND COMPLETED the following:

Prayer Shawl for Monica's grandma

Afghan for B based on Fibonacci's number sequence

Socks for Jeannine

Prayer Shawl for my dad

Socks for B (modeled by J, so they're a bit big)

A sock and a half (so far) for J

And a neck gaiter for my mom, for which I have no photo. Sorry about that.

And I almost forgot about this one -- a baby afghan, recipient unknown, but I liked the pattern.

I am so totally proud of myself!