Knitty Narwee, A Hater of Cats

I've started knitting again. The last time was about 2 years ago when the nurses and I got into a scarf knitting frenzy. I started again just before Christmas, as a way of calming myself. Meditation, if you will. But this time, I'm actually knitting real things. Here's my list so far: 2 scarves, 7 beanies, 2 ponchos and a cardigan. I'm in love with Rowan Ribbon Twist yarn (I'm about 3 years behind everyone else) and Kim Hargreaves' patterns. I've ordered 2 from her website.

These are some of my beanies knitted from Rowan Country. Not enough heads, so I've given them to friends and family.

This Jilly cardigan is from the Ribbon Twist Collection. It looked great in the book in red. I'm not too impressed by it. In the colour Rhumba it looks like a granny's cardigan. I thought about giving it to my mum initially but have decided to take it apart and make another poncho instead.

The Ava poncho is so graceful. I fell in love with it immediately. Here it is in Regency. I've made myself one in Rabble and am awaiting more wool in other colours. So mum, my Aunty and my friend in the States (who is experiencing a Homer obesity moment as a result of excessive doses of carbimazole for her hyperactive thyroid) will be receiving wooly gifts made with love.

In any case, I've become a real knitting geek. I've been searching knitting blogs to check out other people's works...and I'm bloody posting photos of my own knits! Thabo calls me his Knitty Narwee. But at least I don't have a cat. God, how I hate cats and it seems like every other knitter out there has a cat. Knitters and cats. Single women and cats. Lesbians and cats. What is it with cats? But I love dogs and get more excited about being able to own a dog one day than I do about babies. Then I'll start knitting dog clothes. Yep, gonna be one of those sad people who treats their pup like a real baby.