Want to know a great thing about homeschooling? Something that no book ever mentions, no website ever hints at?

You get to knit. A lot.

Crazy, right? You think that knitting would be right there at the top of the “Reasons to Homeschool”, along with enhanced socialization and personalized education plans, yet for some reason, knitting never makes the list.

Think about it though – you spend a ton of time just sitting while your child learns. Read out loud time? Work on a skirt. Practicing math equations? Start the second sock. Acting out the 17th play of the day? Start a sweater for yourself – believe me, you aren’t going anywhere. There is SO much time for knitting! And this doesn’t even include phys ed – which in on our house means mommy sits quietly on the bench while the kids test the laws of gravity in the park playground. ALL this is time you can spend knitting. And if you pick the right curriculum, you’ll be knitting WITH your child as part of their lessons. I know, it’s awesome.

For the past couple months, I’ve been making good progress on some old projects. Here’s the shawl again that I finished last month:

I’m also nearly finished a cotton skirt that I started last year. I’m not sure yet if I should make the top to fit my pregnant belly or hold off until after the baby is born and have it fit properly. I’ll probably just add a drawstring so it fits either way.

I’ve also discovered a sock that I started ages ago. Now that I’ve turned the heel, it’s a great mindless piece that I can take pretty much anywhere.

But the best thing I’ve done this week is finish a sweater for our new baby … boy!

This is the Gift Wrap sweater by Carina Spencer. I did it in the size 3months in hopes that it would last a touch longer. It is delightfully easy to knit and super quick – I started it less than two weeks ago and I haven’t been working on it exclusively at all. My knitting friends probably noticed immediately that the buttons aren’t attached (I don’t care, I still consider the sweater done!) – I just haven’t decided 100% on them. I can’t wait to start a second sweater, this time in the yarn that I used for the trim.

Thank goodness we have a lot of math to catch up on today! 🙂

Have you come across any great patterns lately? Send me a link!