Yes, there has been some knitting here in Germany!

A semi-secret sweater, to go with the semi-secret baby hat, is well underway. The pattern is the placket-neck baby sweater from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts and the yarn is Rowan Pure Wool (which I'm liking very much, by the way). I'm making the 0-6 month size and it's sooo tiny and cute.

But before I could finish that tiny sweater, there was an even tinier sweater to make that was already overdue. A few years ago, I made little sweater ornaments for my in-laws with the initials of each family member. As the family has grown, I've gone back to the original pattern (the mini-sweater ornament from Last-Minute Knitted Gifts) and made more sweaters. There was a "C" for a little cousin two years ago, two "L"'s for wee one and another cousin last year, and now a "T". My sister-in-law eloped over the summer and so, one more sweater was suddenly needed.

I saved the leftovers of the original yarns I used so all the new sweaters will match the old ones. I brought the blue yarn (for boys) with me to Germany and planned to knit the little "T" sweater this week so it would be done in time for a big family gathering we had yesterday. I sat down to start knitting on Tuesday, got right to the part where I join the sleeves to the body and start working in the round, and ran out of yarn. Aaaaaack! And the yarn is Rowan Felted Tweed, not really a yarn you're going to find here in Germany. Double aaaaack! But, would you believe it, Maschenkunst, the awesome yarn store I didn't get to visit when I was in Cologne on Monday, had some!! I saw it in Daniela's online store and, knowing that the German mail system is super efficient and fast, put in my order as quick as I could with high hopes of getting the yarn in time to finish the sweater by Saturday. Sure enough, it arrived the very next day, and I finished the sweater mere hours before my new brother-in-law arrived for the party. Phew! (A big thanks to Daniela for saving me and helping keep the family together!)

Next up, are those crazy lion and tiger toys for the boys and a new dolly for wee one. OR the fabulous sweater for me that I just found in the latest Rebecca magazine. Oooooh, I'm afraid those poor animals might be put on hold again!

* knitting will not be cancelled