Good Progress and a Birthday!

This past weekend I was helping out with my boyfriend's play.  It was great to watch the first night, and then I got roped into helping (I was glad to) for the next few nights.  It was a 2 1/2 hour play, so it gave me plenty of knitting time!  I decided to work on the baby blanket, because that yarn was light enough to see even in the dim light.  I got a whole ten rows done during one show!  I'm also starting to be able to see the pattern much better than I did before.  It's still somewhat masked by the texture of the yarn, but it is still visible.

I have approximately six inches done on the blanket, and I estimate that I am about one half of the way through one skein of yarn.  Maybe a bit more, since four skeins would equal four feet, and the blanket won't be THAT long! 

The scarf for my boyfriend's mom is something I'm being careful with.  Twice already it has started gathering in the wrong direction, so I make sure to watch and make sure that it's going the right way, and I make sure to count my stitches often, since I'm going from 48 to 24 to 48 again.  Taking this bit of time every few rows is definitely worth it!  I'd rather take a minute and count it to make sure I'm staying on track and fix a problem right there instead of finding it ten rows later!

The scarf is about 18 inches long now, and I'm through one skein and onto the second.  Remember, these are much smaller than the blanket skeins!  I have five skeins set aside for this scarf.  It's about a foot a skein, which turns out to be five feet long.  I'll have to start testing it after four to see how long I want to make it.

Pita Bread Update:

I told you that some of my pita breads puffed up and some didn't:  Here's the proof!

They are quite thick and a bit too chewy because of that.  Next time, definitely thinner and wider!  Still good to eat, though :)  My next project is to try baking an actual loaf of bread!  Or maybe a mini loaf.

Yesterday was my boyfriend's birthday and I gave him the apron that I made for him.  Here's a picture of him modeling it for me.

It's adjustable strap makes it easy to fit anyone, although it looks long here.  He is excited about the pockets I put in the front since he doesn't have any grill trays, either.  Time for him to start baking!  :)

Emily