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December 27, 2005
A Happy Holiday
Travis and I had a lovely holiday, but now it's back to work, and boy that doesn't excite me at all. Santa, and my family was, as always, extremely generous. Travis bought me a lovely work table made out of recycled hundred year old pine - and it is awesome. So, I'm in the process of picking out some paint and converting my office into a craft room. I'm really excited to have a nice big place to spread all my stuff out without making a mess in the rest of the house. My mom bought me a kit for Mermaid! I'm really excited but it's down on the list a bit - Butterfly is first. My dad and step-mom bought me a pot rack, which I've wanted since last year. I can hardly wait to get it up and free up some cupboard space. And my sister, well, she's so sweet. She bought me an i-Pod Nano. And she had it engraved. It says, "Chance made us Sisters hearts made us friends!" Isn't that just the sweetest thing?
Good news on the knitting front. Ronnie fit perfectly and my sister loved it. She wore it on Christmas! Isn't that great? My mom loved Ombre, even though it wasn't done. She was very understanding, but said that I couldn't start Mermaid until I finished her blanket. Which I wouldn't, even if Mermaid is very tempting. We had a nice long drive to my dad's, so I got a lot of knitting done. I'm almost through the eighth stripe on Ombre and expect to have that stripe completely before we leave for Travis' parents' house this weekend. I knit a bit on Christmas, but worked on the Sport Rib Sock more than Ombre because it's a lot more portable and my dad was really intrigued by the sock knitting thing. I'll have to make him some socks one of these days. So, I turned the heel and finished the gusset shaping:
The yarn has behaved very well, the only pooling is around the heel when the rows were longer. It doesn't even bother me, but I'm glad that the rest has turned out to be stipey.
Have a wonderful day, and happy knitting.
Comments
I'm so happy your sister loved her sweater, I knew she would. It's always fun to see someone wearing something we created.
What color did you get the Mermaid kit in?
Oh and on the turtleneck shrug, I guess it depends on how you like your turtlenecks and what you'll be wearing that with. I like turtlenecks of all lengths, so I wouldn't mind the turtleneck being shorter, but if it shows what your wearing underneath too much and you don't like that, then add the next couple of inches, it won't take long.
Posted by: Rebekah at December 27, 2005 10:17 AM
What a wonderful bunch of gifts - I think Mermaid will look good on you. And your very own craft room - swoon. I'd kill for one of those. So nice that the gift knits were appreciated.
Posted by: PumpkinMama at December 27, 2005 10:30 AM
wow!! wonderful presents... mermaid. i love that knit. can't wait to see you working on it. what color combo?
have a wonderful work week (i know, i need to work too)!!
Posted by: blossom at December 27, 2005 11:59 AM
I checked out the Mermaid site and saw - oh 3 - color combos I'd like for myself. But I have to say no at this point. Too much stuff waiting to be done. What colors are in your kit? I like the yarn on your socks! Also, glad Ombre is getting closer to being finished! Are you feeling relieved now that Christmas knitting is out of the way?
Posted by: Stephanie at December 27, 2005 12:08 PM
You and your recipients all received the best gifts. Mermaid is so chic and it's been on my list, too. What color is your kit? I've had too much going on to find time to knit. This morning I was in a horrible mood and I think it was the fact that no needles could be found in my hands until lunch break today. It was like taking a valium to finally be able to knit on a sock. Your sock looks great!
Posted by: margene at December 27, 2005 2:49 PM
Glad that you had a great time with your family and that they liked your gifts! Sounds like you got some good ones as well. Happy New Year!
Posted by: caitlyn at December 27, 2005 3:20 PM
That is a good sister you've got there. Look at that nice sock you're knitting!
Posted by: claudia at December 27, 2005 3:48 PM
I love the sock... for some reason it reminds me of the Muppets. (That's a good thing) I hear you on having to go back to work -- but two 4-day weeks in a row can't be all bad!
Posted by: Zarah at December 27, 2005 5:41 PM
Oh, you lucky duck! Mermaid is so pretty. What colors will you be knitting? What did you load on your Nano? My mom got a Nano for my dad this year, which I thought was really cute of her to do. Have a Happy New Year!
Posted by: emily at December 27, 2005 8:21 PM
Your mom is so diplomatic, I love it!!! Telling you that you can't start Mermaid until you finish Ombre... that's so sly! I'm glad your holidays went well and all your knitting was well-received.
Posted by: grumperina at December 28, 2005 8:59 AM
Great presents! What color did she get you for Mermaid?
Posted by: Angela at December 28, 2005 10:17 AM
