Once a month

or so, I remember I started a blog.  good job me!  Now, to post on it...

I haven't been knitting as much lately.  There is something funky going on with my arms/hands...something like tendinitis/carpal tunnel/put down the knitting needley.  Whatever it is, it's not cool.  However, being the spry young thing that I am, I don't think it's time to work myself up over it.  So, I'm just trying to do other stuff.

We have been in a full out clean and purge extravaganza over here.  The end of summer has got me thinking of those long winter days inside.  I must be trying to prep the house space for us.  I've been reading some books about organizing and simplifying, and really trying to dig in and get it done.  I've taken two carloads of "stuff" to Goodwill already, and haven't even tackled the "storage" closets yet.  I've also noticed that the more stuff I give away, the more I want to get rid of.  Purging can be addicting!

Amidst all the cleaning and organizing I did finish this little jacket for my little man.

Isn't he so cute! Looking at this picture now makes me realize how big he is getting... didn't he just look like this?

Seriously, what's happening to my baby boy?  

All that aside, I love the jacket, it will be perfect for fall (if it ever decides to show up).  It was test knit for a friend, and my first time putting a zipper into a knitted garment.  I was pretty stressed out about it, but there are a lot of helpful blogger knitter people out there who have done some great posts about this.  The zipper installation went really well, and I was pretty proud of myself for hand sewing in the zipper fairly straight.  Until I tried to unzip it all the way.  Oh, really, if the zipper doesn't unzip all the way before you sew it in, it won't after you finish?  Hmmm...interesting.  Apparently the "separating" part of the "separating zipper" is actually quite important.  I've suggested it be put in BOLD for the final pattern.