Almost wordless Wednesday: All I want to do is knit

I'm in serious knitting mode these days. The blanket is slowly growing, and I started a little sweater last week. It's normal to feel an ebb and flow of crafting, especially when you love to craft in various ways.

I'm fourteen squares in, and truly loving every stitch. Yahaira and Jesse both shared scraps with me, and I'm enjoying adding those bits into the mix.

And just because, here's Olias and I.

My newest addiction

I've always been inspired by C's amazing blankets. Just LOOK. Completely amazing and saturated in color, but a blanket always seemed like a behemoth of a project. I don't know what made me change my mind, although Jesse's newest project certainly played a role, but I now have a blanket on the needles.

It's directly inspired by Jesse's version in the post I linked to, and I'm using the Hue Shift pattern. I'm using up sock yarn scraps, and have also purchased some fun mini skeins from various yarny sources. I swapped some mini skeins with Jesse, and plan to do so with Amanda as well!

I'm starting my eighth square (with a total goal of 144), and I've enjoyed every stitch!

My only complaint is that I have to take breaks from knitting (I fell on some ice in New Mexico last winter, and my right wrist has been intermittently tender). But I guess that's okay, since I have plenty of other projects to work on. I know this will be a long-term WIP, but it is fun and eventually, I'll have a blanket!