So I worked some more on the vest yesterday and I got the back done. Or at least I thought I had.

Looking at the pattern again, I realized that I messed up. The front and back are supposed to be made joined at the shoulder, and only the sides need to be flipped over. Instead I made this one solid piece for the back. So I have to start all over. Well, I guess I technically don't, but it will be easier to do that. Such is life!

Okay, so I've fallen off the crochet wagon again, and that's because I'm so busy with work. I'm exhausted a lot of the day and I just don't feel like doing anything when I'm done. I hope to start up again soon but we'll have to see. In the meantime, here's another old project. Iron Cuddles!

And here he is with his pal, Cuddles Hulk

HULK HUG!

So I dont have anything new to show you, but here is an old othing i made. Cuddle Hulk. I just used old scraps to male him, but he is super cute dont you think?

More knitting. I don't know, this feels like it's taking a long time just to get a little bit done.

As a reminder this was yesterday

And this is today. So I have gotten more done on it, it just seems to be longer. I don't know, so far I'm like crocheting better... but I also have a lot more experience with crocheting so that's probably it. I just hope that knitting starts to go faster. It's more involved than crocheting, though, so I think it'll probably always end up being a little slower.

So I am visiting family now, and instead of packing up a bunch of crocheting and possibly wrecking my patterns, I'm taking this opportunity to start knitting!

 

 

 

I was taught how to do the basics here by my mom. It's pretty easy to get the hang of, though it's not all that easy to keep the yarn on the needles. It's very slippery. I'm using craftsmart value yarn in black. I always find black difficult to work with when crocheting, since it's easy to miss stitches, but with knitting it's all laid out there, so I'm liking using black with it. Right now I'm just going to make a basic scarf or something, but I'm eager to see what I'll like best once I'm more familiar with knitting.

No crocheting today, but I did go to Lake Louise and Emerald Lake today, as well as the natural bridge up in that area. It was awesome but very crowded. Lots of people there!

And more is done on the little girl's vest!

You can see the narrowing at the top. That's shaping the armholes, and I think it looks decent. I'm enjoying this yarn, although it's not as nice as some of the yarn that I've worked with. For this project I'm using three strands together to give it more body, and it's turning out fairly thick. I think it'll end up being a good late spring/early fall vest.