So it begins...

I'm pretty sure I'm the only person that DOESN'T already have a blog - so here I am. I'm looking at this as a way to track my knitting progress and hook up with new friends along the way. I'm a stay-at-home mom to two children, my daughter is 18mths and my son is 3. I taught myself to knit 7 or 8 years ago, and then took a very long break. My mother and grandmothers are (were) very talented crocheters, but mom is left handed and I couldn't figure out how to crochet backwards. I finally taught myself when I was pregnant with my daughter because I wanted piles of those cute sweaters and hats (must have been a nesting thing). A skein of very fuzzy Pattons Divine in a wonderful raspberry color brought me back to my knitting needles - there was no way I was going to find my stitches if I crocheted it, so I decided to knit a sweater. That was 3 months ago, and I haven't put my needles down yet! Since then, I've made a felted bag, almost finished that fuzzy sweater, finished a poncho for my niece (and started one for her sister) and cast on my first sock and a sweater for my son. My ambition usually far outweighs my follow-through, but I'm trying to finish what I've started before buying more yarn. I guess that's it for now...I'll post pictures as soon as I figure out how!