Sometimes you need a change of pace

After a seemingly endless amount of baby/toddler knits, I found myself working on a scarf. A scarf! I can't even remember the last time I knit a scarf. How....rudimentary.

a big derp's a comin'

by Deviant artist Wrathling...hurry up and make those stickers!

On special request from Baby E's abuela, I knit for her a scarf using a pattern and yarn that she picked out. To be honest, it was so nice to field a request that wasn't overly complicated, time consuming, or balls out ridiculous (can you knit me a cashmere steering wheel cover with skulls and crossbones??). I laughed at the time because scarf knitting was something I had completely forgotten about. But I soon shut up because it was way more involved, and far more gratifying than any other project I've recently taken on.

There's something to be said for straight-forward knitting. I was grateful that it didn't try to trick me with increase and decrease rows, button holes or other instructions that had no immediately apparent purpose. (You want me to do WHAT? Because WHY?) Just a pattern to be worked over and over again...and one that was too hard for me to memorize. It was interesting and complex and far prettier than scarves need to be. I am now a little wistful that this is going elsewhere - but I know she will love it. Hopefully this means some good home-cooking soon! (That's right, Junior. You can bring me more of that delicious food anyday. Aaaaaaaanyday.)