Shock the Monkey

A friend of mine asked me to make her four quilts for three of her friends and her sister, all of whom are pregnant or have just given birth recently.  Actually...my friend asked me to knit blankets for all of them.  I told her I knew I couldn't commit to such a long project.  So I suggested I knit stuffed animals for all of them.  She liked that idea...and so did I (at the time).  I was so excited about the projects!!  That night after work, I stopped home to pick up my son so I could tote him along for a fun filled trip to Joann's.  I picked out yarn and bought a new set of circular needles and another set of DPN's to replace my misplaced size 6's.  We got home and I started the monkey's body right away.  I was cruising along, every day during my lunch breaks and when I could squeeze some time in at home.  I finished Mr. Monkey Man...all but his ears, tail and half a sweater.  I seriously just could not bring myself to pick up those damn needles to finish.  Honestly, it would take me one lunch hour to finish him completely and I could bless this little boy with a fun monkey to play with and snuggle.  NOPE!   I had become quilt obsessed again and could not think about knitting.  All I could think about was using my 50% off coupon from Joann's and getting some new fabric!  So one day, I saw her on Messenger and sent her a quick IM and confessed my scatter-brained, project commitaphobe tendencies and asked her how she felt about quilts for the kiddos.  She was on board...phew!   About a month has passed and I have just completed Quilt #1, which I have named, "Shock The Monkey".