Finger Knitting (and other stuff!)

Today has been an important day in Adam’s development. He has experienced his first taste of knitting. OK, so it was finger knitting, but it involves pulling loops of yarn over other loops of yarn – that’s knitting in my book.

(Loads of self-indulgent photos of my boy coming up)

First you need to make sure that Daddy is watching properly:

Then you put the loop Mummy made on your finger, and wrap the yarn round in front of the loop:

Then you lift the old loop over the new one:

Pull tight (but not too tight!) and start again:

And you get a lovely cord – ideal for a skinny scarf for Bear:

And of course Ruth was watching, and in complete flirt mode (as soon as she sees a camera she starts saying “Cheese, cheese, cheese!!” )

I don’t think this really does her justice – she was definitely in a funny mood.

Other news – I finally went to see the doctor about my continuining malaise – it’s now December, and I’m still “not doing” it – still coughing, and getting diarrhoea (tmi – but hey, at least I can spell it!) every couple of days. I like my GP, but she is a bit of a worrier – anyway she’s put me on antibiotics for my chest, and taken blood samples (and given me a sinister blue test tube for another sample – shudder) to test for signs of inflammation or infection, so at least I should find out what’s going on. (I suspect nothing very interesting, and that it’s just one of those things that will take it’s course.) Ruth was with me while I had the bloods done – she sat on my knee and watched avidly – fascinated by the whole procedure. This is a big step forward from the days when she would start screaming as soon as she went anywhere near the nurse’s treatment room!

And it’s Advent – I usually want to do something for Advent, but never quite get my act together, but I’m enjoying reading both A Light Blazes in the Darkness and Hopeful Imagination

Oh – and I’ve finished my scarf exchange scarf:

I promise the fringe doesn’t look that wonky in real life! It’s been a fun knit – I love knitting with variegated yarn when the colours change as subtly as this.

six comments:

They are so cute and adorable. Nice to see you are starting them early with the knitting habit.

nic () - 03 December '05 - 22:42

Yay go Adam! Soon he’ll be knitting jumpers for all of you! Sorry you’re still under the weather Anne.

Daisy () (link) - 04 December '05 - 11:16

awwwwwww….. so cute

awwww

awwww

ruth () (link) - 04 December '05 - 13:19

Agreed – very cute – and nice to get them started early. Adam looks like he really enjoyed himself. I like your Scarf Exchange scarf. Is it Noro?
Hazel

Hazel () (link) - 04 December '05 - 21:38

cute cute kids.
May I ask, how many skeins of the silk garden did that scarf take? Abosutely the perfect pattern for that yarn. I’ve got some silk garden I’ve been hoarding thinking to do the Eleanor from Scarf Style, but some of it may get diverted for the scarf you just made. If your scarf pal doesn’t love it, I’ll happily give it a home.
Hope you are feeling better soon,
Marji

Marji () (link) - 05 December '05 - 03:41

Oh…Anne…promise me NOW that you and the children will be at GB next year, otherwise i’ll just have to descend upon Cambridge. Ruth is altogether too charming…and Adam is clearly on the right track!

Kathryn () (link) - 09 December '05 - 22:29

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