theraineysisters knitting and so much more

Our internet service was out from the day I got back to today.  We were all in withdrawal.  Everything we did, we thought, “I’ll go check it out on the internet….no, wait, I can’t.”  It was horrible!  I had no idea I was so hooked.

I went to my friend’s daughter’s wedding on Saturday evening, which was the reason Sally and I had to hotfoot it back from Omaha.  The wedding was beautiful.  The following people were wearing my daughter’s jewelry creations:

Bride, three bridesmaids, two junior bridesmaids, two grandmas, one mother of the bride, two of my daughters, one guest, and me.  I was bursting with pride!  The junior bridesmaids each wore one of the small wedding ring purses on their wrists and then gave them to the bride and groom to open at ring time.  It was quite cute.  The bride wore the wedding purse throughout the reception.

I am 99% done with Ballerina — it is blocking at this very moment.  I wanted to block it before knitting the cuffs so I would know how long the sleeves would end up.  Good plan because the sleeves gained at least 3”!!  Thank goodness because they were SOOOOO skimpy.

I’ll post more later with some pictures and the update on my next major project — it is something that has been aging gracefully for at least 2-3 years (maybe more).   Sally and I will also share our impressions of the knitting shops we visited along the way. 

It is good to be home.

PS — Ballerina was dry this morning so I tried it on.  The sleeves are the perfect length without adding cuffs at all (!?!).  That was surprising!  I’ll i-cord edge the sleeves tonight and it will be D-O-N-E.