Barely knitting or . . . knitting bearly?

Things are moving pretty slowly on the knitting front at Chez Daisy. I did complete one more Mother Bear project.

Meet Petal!

My suggestion? Don't decide to put on a neck bow after you sew on the face. Her's keeps popping up and covering up her face. 

I also finally finished my Botany Shawl. I just wasn't feeling the love for this shawl for a long time.

A bit washed out - really more of a bottle green.

I found it hard to see the pattern appearing so I really just had to take it on faith that I wasn't messing up.

It is so soft - I can't wait for cool weather to wear it about town. I did knit the smaller size and it used up one skein of yarn almost exactly.

I also found out that I was a winner on the 2 Knit Lit Chicks' Mother Bear KAL/CAL. I won this cute little project bag which winged all the way from Frenny in England and her "It's Sew in the Bag" Etsy shop.

That's me - Sassy and Classic!

It's called the Sassy Classic and it has a cute little tab to help keep it organized in my larger knitting bag. Perfect for mittens or socks! I recommend that you check her shop out!

My next step is to jump back into knitting my "first" sweater for 2013 - only it looks like it will be my only sweater. Time to buckle down, ladies, and get something done.

Creeping along

So, that sweater I started with the weird loose set of stitches? I worked and worked it but - I wasn't able to fix it. So, after an evening of tv watching and unwinding, washing and hanging the hank - I started again with the world's largest ball of yarn. 

This time - a Benedetta. Hopefully, since it isn't a 360 degree kind of sweater, it will go faster. Sigh.

Also, our new bundle of sunshine, Nico, decided to eat the heel out of Youngest Child's favorite socks. Sigh.

Even the Fledermaus Shawl is creeping along right now -  it's my carry-along project for soccer games, band concerts and church services - but it's all garter stitch. Sigh.

On the up side - I finally finished up my quilt blocks from the 2012 Craftsy Block of the Month class.

Cleopatra's Puzzle Block

Chain Block

Friendship Circle Block

Circle of Geese

At this rate, I'll be finishing up the whole quilt by 2015! And I'll be able to cuddle up with my newly-completed Benedetta. Sigh. I'm really hoping June will end on a better note . . .