In Progress

So, I've made some small headway on my starfish.  I have the tops of all the arms completed and have started working on the underside.  I have one leg completed and, wow, was it frustrating.  Lots of new tricks to learn.  Hopefully it will get easier as I work on the other four legs.  Here's a photo of my friend Lara's completed starfish and the little bit I have done :)

When I want to read at a local coffee shop on weekends, I've been bringing along a book authored by my knitting friend, Lisa.  Lisa's in my knitting group at work.  She and so many other knitters in my group are such great teachers.  I love having such great friends when I'm stuck on a new technique.  Anyway, the book is called Knit with Love and features lots of cute, short stories about how knitting brings people together and the effects knitting has on people's lives and relationships.  It's been a great read so far.  I really need to get Lisa to sign it.  It's given me a bunch of great ideas for parties and fun ideas for charity knitting.  This last weekend, while reading, I was reminded of an idea that I had back in March. There are some women at my church who have expressed an interest in learning to knit.  How awesome would it be to teach others and then we could all donate a project to a local shelter (scarves, socks, etc.), or to a hospital (cancer caps, etc.), or just share them as gifts :)  What a great opportunity that would be not just to serve others, but also to grow closer in our friendships!

Well, I hope that you are all having a great month of May.  This is most definitely one of my favorite months of year because the weather starts to get so warm, the flowers are in bloom, and the trees are full again.  Enjoy!  Also, some of you have mentioned to me that you are interested in possibly receiving/purchasing a starfish.  I'm still finishing this one (for myself, haha), but if you would be interested in getting one, feel free to let me know.  It's a pretty labor intensive project, so I'm not sure yet what the price point would be, but I can keep you posted.