Recovery Mode

Oh my, life throws you some doozies, doesn't it? Two weeks of pneumonia, and I finally begin to feel like there isn't a weight on my chest. Well, at least in one small aspect of life anyway. I can't say the same for most others, but at least this one is clearing up.

My advice for the day: Always spring for the better doctor.

After being sent home with pills that don't work and told after the new set was not working that all was fine, I finally went to a family practice today who seemed to know what they were doing and ran some tests and...you know...did something. Man, not only did the extra shot of medicine work as of tonight, but I have a mental peace of mind now that all will be well. That's probably the most important part of recovery, really.

In most posts, I manage to fit knitting in there. Well lately, there hasn't been much happening. I did do a couple pieces last week when I was awake, but the last few days or so, it's been sleepville and a burning lung for me. Man, am I glad to be out of that! Now I can begin my cousin's mittens...oh if I could only get that one figured out. Still up for any patterns that are easily altered if anyone has the basics of mittens...a mittens 101 so to speak. I'm sure my poor cousin will appreciate them getting done as it's really really cold up north right now!

In other news, I begin the job hunt up north. It's been too much to think about while sick, but it's probably time to get going on that so that when my lease is up, I have a plan. It's always good to have a plan and some goals. That is my New Year's resolution. Figure out a plan and set goals. They may be moldable, but they do need to exist.

Pattern help...

So I put this out to my knitting group of friends, but hoped to maybe reach a wider audience via blog. I have knit a chunky scarf for my cousin and now need to follow through on mittens to match....I've never knit any mittens!


I wish I had taken a picture of the scarf before I sent it off to her, but didn't. Either way, it's a chunky Bernat yarn. Just need a pattern that a beginner mitten knitter can do, or even a link to a tutorial would be good.

Ideas??

Knits by Jo
www.outdooreducator.etsy.com

New Endeavors

So it is Christmas Eve tonight. While I would love to be able to go home for this holiday season, I find that I am too far away and working to pay bills and not for extras at this time in my life.

My new plans include looking for a job, and also working on my business. My new plan is to start writing knitting patterns. As I hear it, it's much easier to use this as a way to sell since you don't have to keep recreating the same thing over and over again. In the meantime, I work on finishing gifts for friends and creating new designs. I also look for new ways to market my shop.

My new project in progress (not necessarily for friends):




An entrelac purse. All I need are handles and buttons. Any suggestions as to how I should make them look? For handles, I'm thinking i-cord (and if so, one single cord or three braided in the corresponding colors?). Maybe just a wooden handle? If I do this, I would not have to buy these colors all over again, as I seem to have lost them in my most recent move.

Well, regardless of the handles or the buttons, I will be experiencing yet another Southern holiday tomorrow. This time, a traditional Christmas. I will be spending it in good company, even if not my own family. I am thankful to have someone to spend it with. Actually, I am very thankful, as I have had many invites from people who were willing to open their family holiday to me knowing I was not able to be with my own. The world finds ways of working itself out again.