it’s that time of year
Time seems to be in a bit of a time warp around here. Thank you all for your kind words about my blog. Since I wrote my “not sure” post I feel a bit less stressed about the blog. Before I felt like I had to post something so people would read and thought there was almost no one reading. Then all of your comments and emails started to pour in and it made me realize I’m not just writing things and posting them in the great beyond that no one reads and no one cares about. It’s sort of the blog version of Sally Field’s “you like me, you really like me.” There have been times in the last few weeks where I’ve thought, I should post this on the blog but honestly do you really want to see each block of the Moderne Baby blanket finished? I think not.
In the last few weeks, Bryan has graduated and earned his MLS. Last Monday, it hit him he’d finally earned this degree that for so long had been so far away.
I’m enjoying my last summer of freedom for a few years. I’ve been knitting exclusively on the Moderne Baby blanket since I finished the Cat’s Paw shawl a few weeks ago. 
The shawl is beautiful and I wore it to Bryan’s graduation. Unfortunately, I think I’ll be ripping out the bound-off edge and knitting at least another inch or two onto it since it feels a bit short when I wear it. An easily fixed problem, thank goodness. I will post a better photo of the shawl soon. Back to the blanket, it’s amazing how much knitting you get done on one project when it’s your only project. I don’t remember the last time I had only one project in progress, I’m not counting the single sock that needs to be finished. I’m hoping to finish the blanket before the June heat rolls in. My goal for the blanket is to finish knitting it by June 1, that doesn’t include sewing in the ends.
Kelly said,
May 22, 2007 @ 11:09 am
Congratulations to Bryan!
hopefully you guys will have time to take a break and enjoy all the hard work both of you have put into this!
kelly said,
May 22, 2007 @ 1:26 pm
Cute blanket! It’s looking great!
I am typically a one-project-knitter, and it is only because I like making lots of progress. Whenever I knit more than one or two projects I feel like all I do is knit, but can’t see any real progress on anything.
Andrea said,
May 24, 2007 @ 8:13 am
Hi, your blog looks fantastic, been a while since I visited! I’ve lost your email, drop me a line. Congrats to Brian on the graduation…
Ariel said,
May 24, 2007 @ 10:48 am
Congrats to Bryan! We’ll be there too in two years! I did register for classes. Then I plan on doing the assistantship Thurs and Fri for 5 hours each. I am very excited to quit my stupid job and get back to school! Can’t wait to meet ya, maybe we’ll have class together?
Valerie said,
May 25, 2007 @ 9:02 pm
Go librarians go! I will be earning my MLS in August and recently was hired where i have been volunteering. We librarians rock!
Amie said,
May 26, 2007 @ 7:42 pm
Congratulations, Bryan!!! You two should come visit MD as a celebratory vacation! :D
I just saw a PSA sponsored by the Society for the Prevention of Crime (or whatever that group is)
It talked about really stupid people who have nothing better to do than post ignorant comments on websites. Ended with the phrase “if you wouldn’t say it in person, don’t say it online”.
XOXOX
Leslie said,
May 28, 2007 @ 5:38 pm
Please give Bryan my hearty congratulations. It’s wonderful when you can follow your dreams and accomplish that goal. You’ve already met one goal with acceptance into school and I know you’ll finish up with flying colors.
Evidently, you’ve decided to keep making entries into this blog; that makes me glad since I’ve been reading you for a couple of years and it would be like loosing someone I know.
The catspaw shawl is cute - short but cute :)
Rebecca said,
May 28, 2007 @ 5:53 pm
Hi Erica, Thank you for the comment. I believe Needleworks is closed. I like Heritage Hut a lot. She is actually right down the street from me. I can walk to a yarn shop! yay! I was also in Hutch about a month ago and there is a super cute shop there. Yarn. She has a great selection of Noro, Luisa Harding, and Rowan. I can’t remember if she has any Debbie Bliss. But anyway, if you are ever back home in Hutch, I totally recommend stopping by. I would love to go up to Lawerence to visit the Barn, but with gas prices so high, it’s sort of hard to convince myself.
Zwanette said,
May 31, 2007 @ 11:17 am
Love the blanket, are you willing to share the pattern?
Bess said,
May 31, 2007 @ 3:12 pm
congratulations to the graduate. I am so happy for both of you.
And I did try to post days ago but blogger was pitching a hissy fit and you just can’t do anything with hissing blogs.
Missing you - wish you were near. HOpe you’ll be posting again soon.