Been a slacker...

I have been such a slacker on this blog! I'm thoroughly embarrassed! I've been reading everyone else's but ignoring my own. OK so to catch you up...

I've recently finished the baby bib and burp cloth for Mirela's new baby. I need to add buttons for the bib so I'm going to wait to post pictures. But here is the burp cloth.

Nothing special, but it's the thought that counts. I was going to use a specific pattern, but I ended up taking elements from alot of different patterns.

I've also been working away on Wyatt's baby blanket, and that is finally shaping up. I'm about 70% done with the knitting. I'll just need to block it once finished and wrap it up nicely. Also on the knitting front this year is the year of the blanket for me. Everyone I know wants a blanket for Christmas, and none want a blanket I really want to knit. Ce la vie! But once I get everyone else's blanket knit I'll work on one for me over the year. I also found a new yarn store in Birmingham that I just love. Not as much as Mrs. Ellen at Serendipity but it's a nice substitute when I'm in a bind.

On the reading front, I recently reread of all of Cassandra Clare's YA urban fantasy series "The Mortal Instruments." It was fabulous and if you havent picked up City of Bones you need too. It's worth a read, and most likely a reread. Clary is intriguing and completely developed, and she ushers the story along at a breakneck pace. Check it out. Also if you are a big Holly Black fan: her new YA novel, White Cat, it is wonderful. Black does an excellent job creating a believable alternate reality without the reader realizing it. I found myself saying, "Duh, of course everyone wears gloves to avoid being cursed. You didn't know that?" Also, if you have never read any Holly Black pick up Tithe, it will change your world. Check 'em out.

Epic post. Hope i didnt bore you to tears.

Just keep breathing,

Liz