catcher's knit

just so u know i can knit...somewhat

so i forgot to show off my finished items, all 1 1/2 of them. my version of the stitch and bitch to dye for sweater has been sitting in a plastic bag for over 2 months now, screaming to be sewn up, the screams have been sooo loud, that I went and bought a sewing machine last week thinking this would make finishing a breeze, can I actually sew, no, and i'm soo afraid of that machine that i haven't even taken it out of the box yet! here's the back

the sleeves

and my sick attempt at making it a v neck which would be more flattering to my new set of boobies, thanks to breastfeeding, instead of the original crew neck.

i also completed the loop d loop capelet.
it could stand some blocking, but as u can see, i'm not into finishing, guess i'm a lazyass knitter.

in an effort to restore myself back to my pre-pregnancy weight (i am the same weight i was the day before i gave birth a year ago), i've joined ballys here in toronto, and yesterday I went to sage yoga, and i must say, yoga is not that relaxing. everytime i go, i always go with the idea that i'm going to leave feeling so relaxed etc, but as soon as the sum salutations begin, i'm insantly reminded of my deep hatred of the downward dog asana! i do leave feeling rejuvinated, so i'll be sure to keep on going...

the merino sock is coming along, i'm getting to the fun part, i'll post pictures soon.

festival after festival

toronto is the city of festivals. every weekend there's a new festival at the Harbourfornt, right on the lake, and plenty more thorughout the city. next week is the major bash of the year CARIBANA 2 million strong every year. This weekend is the Omiala Festival of New Black Culture. the music was great, and the food... my main reason for doing the festival circuit, was fanstastic, always a line up at the one love corns soup stand, because they make the best corn soup ever. no pic's but it was fun, so fun that i didn't even get a moment to sit down and work on my merino sock! we'll see what tomorrow brings.

first time for everything

after reading a lot of knitting blogs out there in cyberspace, I've been inspiried to add my voice to the mix. So, Welcome to the CATHER'S KNIT, a blog about knitting and catching babies (I'm a student midwife).

by no means am I an experienced knitter. i learned to knit in elementry school, knitting for my cabbage patch kids. I stopped knitting for a million years, and picked it up again after becoming pregnant with my little boy ximuna who is now offically 1 year old! Here we are celebrating.

and here he is at Toronto's best summer festival, afrofest

there'll be plenty of time to post more pix of my little fatti.

on to knitting, i'm currentlyworking on my very first pair of socks. I'm using the merino sock kit from fleece artist.

wish me luck...