Rectangles Slightly Askew

In case you couldn’t tell from the lack of blogging lately, August has been busy. Work has picked up, the kids were busy with assorted camps, and most recently we took a family trip to a local orchard sunflower maze, celebrated birthdays and now we’re recovering from some sort of summer bug. The little knitting I have done in the inbetween times has not been significant enough to really show off. My Camp Loopy project is slowly growing. Once I was set in making the cabled heartbeat as instructed by the And the Beat Goes On pattern, I have not been following the chart. It is knit in a long tube first and I feel like I’m knitting a sleeve right now, or maybe a leg. It is an enjoyable project, easy to work on and it keeps my attention with the simple cable and gradual color change from the self striping yarn. I also put in a little more time on the I’m 37 I’m Not Old blanket. The second strip is almost finished. There are several spots in which I decreased or increased by accident, but I think when I seam the strips together all will work out just fine. Jackson already approves.

I didn’t grab the books for the photo, but I am reading. I started The Goldfinch – it’s not a page-turner for me, and I keep getting hung up on trying to figure out when this book takes place. To me it reads like it takes place about 40 years ago, but then there will be a reference to XBox or wifi or something like that. We’ve also had a lot of fun reading and rereading Dragons Love Tacos, one of Nate’s Birthday gifts. It is adorable and the illustrations are equally cute. Yes, Nate is now 4! Didn’t I just post about his arrival last week?