Yesterday we celebrated a milestone birthday for my oldest daughter: 21!! This pic isn’t the best (she is even more gorgeous in person!), but I don’t have any from yesterday to share yet. It was a wonderful day and we are so terribly proud of her and the wonderful woman she has become. Happy Birthday to my dear, sweet, lovely Laura!
Here she is as a baby with my hubby in his “Tom Selleck” phase!
Just a few weeks ago, I bragged that my son had told me his friends loved the gloves I knit for him a couple of years ago. I should have knocked on wood. Alas, I did not. Just before Christmas, he lost one of them and now all he has is a sad little survivor. I imagine its twin somewhere on the side of the road, wet and dirty, hoping to be found. I hope it knows it was loved. ;-{
So, of course I am knitting him a new pair before he heads back to college. I set him loose in my stash, where he picked out some Austermann Step Sock yarn. Here is how the first glove looks. I’ve just finished the thumb gusset. The Austermann has longer and less “jazzy” color changes, but he says he likes it so far.
Le sigh.
My other knitting project is for me (don’t act surprised). I was quite taken by Ginevra’s Pullover from the winter issue of Interweave Knits.
It’s knit using two different weights of Malabrigo: Twist and Lace weight. (Just as Susan and I used two weights of yarn in the same color for our Roslin Hoodie.) I chose Damask, a deep dusky pink.
The body is knit from the top down, and then the drapey collar is worked separately and sewn in. I’m just past the waist.
Those more sensitive readers who think Lucy is a bit of an exhibitionist because of her habitual lack of pants and undergarments may want to avert their eyes from the pictures that follow; she looks like even more of a hussy than usual.
That is the story of my life: always running late!
I think I am suffering from the winter blues. Nothing I did today worked. I even got a boo-boo grabbing a bottle of milk out of the case at the store! I started a knitting project that just screams, “WTF were you thinking?” but started it anyway. Time will tell, but all signs are pointing to…blah.
I hope this is not a predictor for the year. 🙁
Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Edited to add: I must have been in quite a funk last night when I wrote this! My perspective is a bit sunnier this morning. I’m sure the questionable project will end well: whether it gets finished or not 😉 and the light is at the end of the tunnel for Eala Bhan. I could finish it in a few days if I would just concentrate on it.
Happy New Year, all!!
I am very excited because I am writing this post on my NEW LAPTOP!! Santa was berry, berry good to me! I got a Toshiba Satellite L655 and LOVE it. It’s a little cheapie, but has a lot of great features. Yesterday, Surly and I were knitting together via Skype! Woo Hoo!
Just a little FO to share: the long and short of it. I made a shorter version of the Easy Missoni Mobebius Cowl for me — longer version described here. For the long one, I cast on 120 sts, and for the shorter version, I cast on 100. I made the shorter one a bit wider, so ultimately they took the same amount of yarn:
I love this pattern. It is quite easy and the welts form in a very cool way with the moebius construction. On Ravelry, there are a number of projects, and they look good in both smooth and nubby or fuzzy yarns. Great project for that single skein of luxury yarn that you don’t know what to do with.
My side of the family celebrated Christmas last night at our house. It was a lot of fun, a lot of food, and a lot of laughter!
No fire last night — this is an old photo!
In preparation
We are getting even more snow! It will make it harder to make my appointed rounds. I missed my Friday morning knitting group and still have last minute stocking stuffers to buy!
Hoping all of you have a wonderful holiday with those who are special to you.
“Grandma” loved the knitted gifts for baby! Tears welled up and she said she couldn’t wait to show them to her mom and to her daughter. Quote, “These are the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen!”
Translation = KNITWORTHY!!
One of my friends’ daughter just had their first grandchild. Certainly a notable reason to knit some baby items. Grandma is heading to the daughter’s home this week in the United Arab Emirates — packing must be light!
I first chose a small carseat blanket — about one quarter the size of a regular baby blanket (18×19 inches). The pattern is called the Shipley Baby Carriage Blanket. It is knit out of -er- how do I say it? — Pound of Love. Yep, crappy practical acrylic. What can I say — it’s for a baby. The size is tiny but I think it’s kind of practical — it can be used as a carseat blanket, changing pad, and when the daughter gets older, a blanket for her dolls.
I attempted to kill the acrylic as described here and hope it worked!
That didn’t seem like enough of a gift and my friend LOVED my Saartje’s Seamless Booties (pattern link here), so I made a pair in Tilli Thomas Pure and Simple 100% silk, color “Hope” and a simple hat:
I used the same buttons for these booties as my first pair! Anyway, I think it is kind of a cute little gift. The “grandma” is so supportive of my knitting that I am sure she will appreciate it.
This is really cute and very timely! It made me laugh!
Christmas Knitting by Franklin Habit
I do not know how to insert a YouTube video directly into a post — technically challenged!
We are both spending the day with family, across the many miles. And, no, the turkey pictured did not fall out of Susan’s tree onto the dinner table!
Enjoy some quiet knitting time this weekend!
I hate to “step on” my own post, but I have to share these pics! Do any of you need a turkey for Thanksgiving? Come on over!
I woke up today to a city of ice — it drizzled all night in below freezing temps. While on the phone to Surly (of course! 😉 ), I noticed a whirl in my peripheral vision — the turkeys had descended! We have been overrun with turkeys in our community, and in our neighborhood specifically. We have a huge crabapple tree that holds its fruit throughout the winter, and the turkeys have found it.
They look like vultures and are WAY too big for the tree!! Yikes!
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