Crafting is afoot

I don't know if knitting can be considered "crafting", but it's certainly MY creative outlet. I get a real kick out of looking at patterns (really Tara?) and fondling smelling drooling over playing working with yarn (you DON'T say?), and the process of knitting is incredibly soothing to me. To be honest, the fact that I usually end up with a finished object is just a bonus!

Now, I realize I said that knitting and obsessing thinking about knitting was self-indulgent when all the tumour-related fit starting hitting the shan chez Dear, but that doesn't mean that I stopped knitting entirely during this whole ordeal. Knitting, I quickly realized, is a big part of my "mental fitness" regimen.

To wit: the day of Émilie's surgery. I don't think I would have gotten through it without my knitting! I knew I needed something mindless, and a plain, no frills sock seemed like a good bet.

No sooner had I decided to knit a sock than this Zen Yarn Garden Duets Squooshy sock yarn I've had in the stash for... heck, I don't know HOW long, practically leapt out of one of the sock yarn drawer and into my knitting bag. I don't know why, the colours just made me happy. And the best part?


If all goes according to plan (please, please, PLEASE don't smite me down, Knitting Fates!), I should have enough yarn to make matching Mother/Daughter socks :)

Speaking of Émilie, she's been crafting as well! Phil bought her some pastels and other drawing supplies earlier this week, and she's been drawing up a storm! We had fun drawing and colouring together yesterday afternoon, even though (I hate to say it), I'm getting a wee bit tired of her "horses and unicorns" phase. Hoping she moves on to another animal soon (says the woman who obsessed over Black Beauty for 5 years straight...).

Hmmm.... I was going to talk about a shopping trip Kate-the-Enabler, Émilie and I took yesterday, but I think I'll save that for tomorrow! Suffice it to say: I'm back!

Happy Knitting, Everyone!