diagonal knot dishcloth

diagonal knot dishcloth.

This is the dishcloth that I knit while taking it easy on my back on Friday! It is based on the diagonal knit stitch from The Harmony Guides 450 Knitting Stitches, Volume 2. Here's the pattern if you'd like to knit it up for yourself! (I used Sugar n Creme's pink lilacs)

Make knot - P3 together leaving sts on needle, yrn, then purl same 3sts together again

CO 32 sts
Knit 4 rows for boarder
Row 1 (and all odd rows) RS: Knit across
Row 2: K2, *make knot* rep from * to last 3 sts, p1, k2
Row 4: K2, p2, *make knot*, rep from * to last 4 sts, p2, k2
Row 6: K2, p1, *make knot* rep from * to last 2 sts, k2

When you have reached your desired length, knit 4 more rows for boarder and bind off!
Enjoy!

Getting pregnant wasn't supposed to be this difficult.

I was so excited to start trying to conceive this cycle but it's not going so smoothly! I was sure that after reading Taking Charge of Your Fertility, I would be armed with everything I needed to know to get pregnant quickly. I've been pretty good about observing my fertility signs but they haven't been very good about cooperating with each other! I was expecting a long cycle because of my body getting back to normal after the miscarriage but I also thought that the fall may have delayed ovulation. ARRGGGG..... I just don't know!! How am I supposed to start taking my progesterone the day after I ovulate if I can't figure out when I ovulated! THIS IS SO FRUSTRATING!!!!

Anyway... I'm not going to stress about this. I know I've got time and stressing won't solve or change anything. So I guess I'll just wait for a clear shift on my chart and go from there! If you'd like to put your 2 cents in on if I ovulated or not yet, click on the ticker above (the little ladybug!) which will take you to my fertility friend chart and ovulation poll.

Still snowing here... could go on and off all day. It's pretty but there was a lot of freezing rain and/or sleet last night so I'm not even going to chance going out today! The driveway is probably a sheet of ice!

Have a great one!

Ouch.

Well, I've had an interesting few days. I've been so proud of myself for getting back to the gym after being stuck in the house because of the snow and then on Friday morning (after I did my yoga DVD, thankfully) as I was taking some things down to the basement, I wasn't paying attention and missed the second step. Arrgg... picture me sliding, on my butt, all the way down to the bottom, hands full of boxes and such. I'm not seriously injured but my elbows and sacrum are definitely quite bruised! I've been taking it easy - got lots of knitting done on Friday! - and don't feel terrible but Friday seemed like it was going to be a good baby making day! My chart is still a bit wonky after my miscarriage in January so I'm still not sure if I've ovulated or not . Anyway... we'll keep working on it till I see a clear thermal shift on my chart (which may be as soon as tomorrow) and then I'll start taking my progesterone.

It's snowing here again - very pretty. The weather people have no idea what to expect so I may be spending another few days in the house (which I have absolutely no problem with!)

Got some scrapbooking done today which was nice. I'm going to get back to some knitting as we watch the Simpsons, etc. this evening. Guess I'd better get to it rather than just talking about it. Hope to get some knitting pictures up soon. I tried a flickr badge but it doesn't seem to be working properly.

Have a great evening!

My (belated) valentine's day present!

My (belated) valentine's day present!
Originally uploaded by kristamks.

Well... I finally got through the ice in front of the first garage door! We've still technically got two more to dig out but with the temperature supposed to go up into the mid 40's (heatwave!) tomorrow and stay there through the week, I don't think I'll tax myself too much!

Chris brought home my Valentine's day present on Friday - this beautiful bouquet of roses! I was pretty miffed that he didn't get me anything *on* Valentine's day so he was making it up to me! He said that there were plenty of 'For my husband' cards left at the florist on Friday when he was there but no 'For my wife' cards. I told him that was because all of the wives had planned ahead and had their cards and gifts purchased well in advance of the weather! Anyway... these beautiful flowers are gracing my diningroom and make me smile every time I see them! Now if I could just get him to help me finish taking down the wall paper in the bedroom!

Winston LOVES the snow

Look at those ears flop as Winston bounds through the snow!

SNOW!!!

Wowie! Our first real snow of the year was a doozie! It started snowing yesterday before I got up (probably around 7 a.m.) and just stopped around 6 tonight! Winston had a blast jumping around in the snow and my floors are a complete mess from him tracking in snow! I had such a great time watching him that it doesn't really matter! Chris went out to snow-blow the driveway around 2 and didn't get back in till 5. He's gotten from the truck to the end of the driveway clear but the front of the garage is still not done so I won't be going anywhere tomorrow either! I was looking forward to getting a run in at the gym but I guess there's nothing I can do about it.

Chris made me breakfast this morning which is the amount of my Valentine's present - he just doesn't think ahead! He figured he would stop today on the way home from work and get me something. I got him a cute card and 2 fleece sweatshirts to replace one that has recently joined the 'do not wear out of the house' pile.

Since Wednesday is usually my errand day and I'd gotten most of the 'chores' around the house done, I spent most of the morning watching the first season, first dvd of The Sorpanos with Chris. We were watching an episode on A&E the other day and I was surprised that I didn't remember the early ones so we decided to get them from netflix! I got some knitting done as well which is always nice. I'm working on dishcloths right now since the Love_2_knit_dishcloths Round Robin will be coming my way sometime! Alright, enough for now. I'm going to get some pictures of our beautiful snow online!

Doctor's appointment update

Well, we had our follow up apointment with my doctor on Friday and got some good news - we can start trying to get pregnant as soon as we get to "that point" of this cycle! I'm so thrilled that we don't have to wait 3 months again. I'm a bit apprehensive because it doesn't seem like we're doing much different so I don't know if I can hope for a different outcome. My doctor did put me on a high dose of progesterone (I think it's prometrium, 100 mg) which he said will make sure my lining is matured enough to support a pregnancy. He also said that high doses of progesterone have been known to suppress the imune system a bit so perhaps that will counteract the antinuclear antibodies that could potentially be attachking the pregnancy. When we *do* get pregnant again, I'm going to ask him about the possibility of the prolactin in Chris' semen potentially causing spasms and miscarriage (don't remember which book I read this in but it's always stuck in my mind). Perhaps we'll have to use condoms when I'm pregnant (how funny is that!) but if it will halp it's SO worth it!

I just found this great webite - www.librarything.com - that lets you keep track of the books you're reading, waiting for, love, etc. This is great for me 'cause I keep adding more books to the list of ones that I want to read and it's getting a bit unruly! Plus, I can add it to my sidebar - check it out!

Anyway... were supposed to get a TON of snow here in the next few days. It looks like ccuweather is saying 3-6 inches by Wednesday night but I've heard reports all over the place - even up to a foot! As Chris sayd every time I ask how much snow we're getting - "I'll tell you Thursday".

Have a great day!

The best book I've read in quite awhile.

I just finished reading Dry, by Augusten Burroughs and I can't recommend this book enough! I had read Running with Scissors awhile ago after hearing an interview with Mr. Burroughs on WITF (my local NPR station). I enjoyed Running with Scissors very much and wanted more when I got to the end. Thankfully, there was an excerpt from Dry at the end. Intrigued, I added it immediately to my list of books on hold from my local library.

Dry is the continuation of the memoir Burroughs began with Running With Scissors. In this continuation, Burroughs is on his own working in advertising and drinking himself into an early grave. His boss practically forces him into rehab which is, of course, not what he expected. Up until this point, I found the book interesteing but when Augusten returns from rehab and steps back into his old life, I became enthralled. There was a constant question in the back of my mind - will he or won't he? - and I never wanted to put the book down. I just had to know if he was going to fall off the wagon, so to speak. I will not tell you any more details because I really think that this is a book that everyone should read. The last half of the book is riviting and through his writing, I have truely come to care about this person that I have never met and probably never will.


Call your library today and put a copy on hold!