How long has it been???

I've not died, I've not moved, I've just been in a knitting funk ever since finding out I was pregnant! I thought it would be the other way round - knitting like a mad woman for the new baby - but instead I was so nauseous at the beginning I couldn't even knit, and then I just didn't feel like it. But I am finally back in business, knitting for the baby while I wait for some new yarn for Alia's Scarf.

The knitted farm playmat has made some progress since the last photo (and actually a little bit more than this photo):
And the new project is a pair of (gender neutral??? I hope) leg warmers:I don't have a pattern for them, so I'm not even sure they will fit, but we'll see. For starters, I am using the leftover TOFUtsies from my first pair of socks (sweet, right?) on size 1 dpns. I cast on 72 sts, and did k2p2 ribbing for 10 rows. I plan to knit in stockinette until they measure 8-10 inches with 10 rows of k1p1 ribbing at the foot. I used a long-tail cast on for stretch and hope to use a sewn bind off for the same reason. The BabyLegs you can buy in a store are "one size fits most" and come in a range of 30cm (~12 inches) to 40cm (~16 inches) so I will just have to see what they look like and hope I don't run out of yarn!

It's good to be back!