Crazy summer weekends!

It's amazing how busy things seem to be. I had hoped with the holiday on Tuesday that things would be fairly quiet during the week. I received so many calls and e-mails. The good news is that my little practice area seems to be growing with more interest and referrals from attorneys. But that's just boring talk :).

I've been knitting the sweater for my last test knit as much as I can. I only have part of one sleeve before I put it all together. I blocked the back panel and will be blocking the main body tonight. I'm close to running out of yarn, but I think I'll be fine. There is a lovely list of other things I want to make as I had indicated last week.

I hope you had a festive 4th of July. We spent time with family and watched the movie Independence Day. It's such a fun 90s movie. I wore my headband (Ravelry:  Simple Patriotic Headband). With need to work the day before and the day after the holiday there wasn't much time to relax.

I purchased a few new tools within the last few weeks to help with my crafts. Here are the knitting blocks that I'm very thankful for. The grid is super handy.

Along with the blocks I purchased a little display dress form and a scale. That's enough investment in my craft for now. I'll work on my crochet top and then a knit top when there is a tad more time :). Please PM me if you'd like to test knit or crochet. I might be able to send you the yarn for  the test too!

Here's a quick flash back of what they look like.

Ethan (my toddler) and I drove to the Dalles and back to send my almost eight year old to my Dad's home in central/eastern Washington. On the way home we stopped by my knitting group. It was so nice to see Cathie and to meet Alex (both who love to crochet). Ethan was happy to have some space to run around, but a Starbucks isn't necessary the best place for a toddler. We didn't stay for long.

Wish me luck with the sleeve and wrapping up that project ASAP! Have a great week.