Cardigan Progress

One of my many projects going on at the moment is a cardigan for my MIL. I just call her mom, so if you read 'mom', I mean her! I bought a bunch of dark gray, with light gray weaved in, yarn for this from Knit Picks. I had to get a acrylic blend, as she has to have very soft yarn or fabric against her skin, but Knit Picks has the most amazing yarn and some of the softest!! Even 100% acrylic feels like a cloud!! It's so great to work with and feels amazing as a garment or blanket. I've made several :)
I'm all for buying local yarn and supporting local businesses but I don't have anything local, except Walmart and JoAnn's. Which isn't bad, I buy a lot of yarn from there too! But Knit Picks had the color, amount and a very good price!! I'll get back to the subject I wanted to talk about. If you'd like to look into it more, KnitPicks really is amazing!!
The cardigan... I have made it past the arm holes and sectioned them off. I am now working on the body. It is kind of slow going, more repetitive than anything. I don't mind, I am excited to finish it!! I really hope she likes it and can wear it. I wanted it to be for Christmas but gave her a blanket instead. This cardigan will be for her Birthday! I'm using a pattern I found from someone I follow on Ravelry. She's is really good. I'll link the pattern page down below. She has several patterns!
I'm thinking I'll be done with it by the end of the month. I don't work on it everyday and I should. Her birthday is in April, so I have plenty of time :) Plus I want to make her some leg warmers to match!
I've been blabbering long enough for now. I hope everyone has a great day!
K

P.s. Link to Zasio pattern
https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/zasio-sweater-coat

Spring in Oregon, coming early??

It's still raining and they think it's going to snow soon. I really hope it doesn't!! As far as I'm concerned, spring is coming early. The weather, other than this week, has been great and getting better. Most days are sunny with a slight breeze and I love it. It makes me want to go to the beach. Spend a nice weekend at the coast! I've been going for walks with a friend of mine right before it gets dark. The sky was gorgeous the other day and I had to snap a picture.
Hope everyone is having a great day!
K

What I do when I knit

Recently, I have been listening to podcasts while I knit (or crochet) and I'm addicted!
I listen every Wednesday to a knitting podcast called VeryPink Knits. I started watching her youtube videos a couple years ago. I love the videos and the podcasts! It's a great listen and they answer a bunch of viewer questions. Plus Casey goes on some amazing interviews!!
Some other podcasts I listen to are:
Daily Boost
Hay House Meditation
The Confidence Project
Deep Energy Podcast
and Passion Positivity Purpose,
just to name a few! They are almost endless options and a podcast (or more) for nearly any subject.
Audio books are a great option as well. Audible cost money but if you want to pay for it, I really enjoyed that one as well. I'm currently listening to the Harry Potter series, again :)
Let me know if you ever listen to podcasts and what you'd recommend!
Thanks for visiting.
K

Nails and Knitting

I have been doing my nails again. I had to stop for a while, they would get in the way of what I was doing. Now I can go back to doing my nails and not worry about them breaking off as easily. I also have a renewed energy to do nail art again. So that's going to happen soon.
On to what I've been crafting. I've been sewing some dresses and pants for my daughter a lot. She is at that stage that she loves dresses! I make her pants and leggings, because she has a tiny waist and long legs. It's hard to find anything in stores that fit her properly. Luckily she's only 6 years old and fabric for her isn't too expensive! And I use old leggings and shirts from me.
Knitting and Crochet wise, I made hats for my niece and nephews this year for Christmas. They match the mittens I made last year. They want scarves next. Those are so quick to knit up, I'll make a bunch and they can have them before winter this year! I crocheted a unicorn hat for my daughter. I also made my first sweater too. For her of course. I'm about to start another one in different colors. I made a couple baby blankets and stuffies (mainly bears and rabbits) for expecting moms this year. I have so many plans!!
I'm currently working on a Cardigan for my Mom in law. It's going to be a surprise!
(Don't worry, she doesn't know about this blog)
Hmmm what else have I been up to?!? Honestly, not much. I got a membership at Planet Fitness and that's been going good. And I want to meal plan this year. That's about it :)
Hope everyone has a great weekend and I'll chat with you later!!
K

1 year!?!

I cannot believe I let a whole year go by without posting a single thing...
It feels so weird just saying it. Yes, some months were busier than others but I usually made time for doing things I like. I did continue making things but I haven't done a lot of photography either. 2017 was a good but strange year. It flew by really fast and I only remember some parts of it.
Anywho, I've made a commitment to myself to post more blogs, more Instagram pictures (makes it easy to save pictures in one size and place), and to photograph more.
My daughter turned 6 this year and my husband is really wanting a baby. I have to start working on my organization and routine skills. Yes, I still struggle with that :) And as usual, i'm all over the place when I write. Oh, and I also some reviews I want to post!
Okay, enough babble. This will be a short post for today.
Thanks for reading and enjoy your week!!
K