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September 5, 2006
Monday on Tuesday
I just love a nice long weekend, but I hate coming to work on Tuesday. It's just a real downer. But, the weekend, well, the weekend was marvelous. Saturday I took Riley and Isabelle to the vet. Isabelle was so scared because she only gets away from the house once a year and it's when she goes to the vet, so it really isn't the best time. I felt like a big bully for making her go. Riley on the other hand, loves the vet. He gets to flirt with all the girls and get lots of treats. It's a big party to him. Anyway, now that I'm a couple hundred dollars poorer, my animals shouldn't get any weird diseases in the next year or so. After the vet, I took the kids home and went to work at the yarn store. It was nice. It was quiet and I got a lot of knitting done. I also sold some stuff. I think I even managed to get everything closed up properly. And, you'll all be so proud that I didn't buy a single thing. I fondled a lot of stuff and thought about it, but I didn't but a thing. Woo Hoo.
The rest of the weekend I putzed around the house. I knit some, but I had the new Nora Roberts book and I just had to read it. At first I was a bit unsure about it, but it turned out to be one of those that you just can't put down. I read the whole thing on Sunday. Which meant I didn't knit much, but I was busy with some witches and vampires. So there. But yesterday I knit. I knit quite a bit, although I don't know that you can tell from the progress I made (or didn't make).
I'm still on the sleeves, but I've split the back for the neck and the front. I have quite a bit of sleeve knitting still to go, but who knows, maybe this week will be fruitful. We'll see.
Comments
I love the subtle shadding in that sweater. It's going to be beautiful.
Posted by: Nicole at September 5, 2006 11:05 AM
I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who can't read and knit at the same time!
Posted by: Zarah at September 5, 2006 11:26 AM
Love the color of that sweater and it looks like relaxing knitting. I can only read while knitting with my iPod;-)
Posted by: margene at September 5, 2006 11:35 AM
I love the color of that sweater!
I haven't read Nora Roberts in a long time. At least 6 or 7 years I think... I should check out some of her more recent stuff again!
Posted by: Kristi aka Fiber Fool at September 5, 2006 11:53 AM
Sounds like a really nice weekend. And the only reason you didn't buy anything YET is because you're going back next week.
Posted by: Carole at September 5, 2006 1:09 PM
I really love the subtle shading in that red. It's just my kind of color.
Posted by: hillary at September 5, 2006 2:28 PM
Working in a yarn shop would put me in the Poor House! I know...I worked at Talbots for several years! Glad you had a nice weekend....I get a quiet, home alone weekend this coming Fri-Sun and plan to knit my brains out!
Posted by: Marcia at September 5, 2006 2:52 PM
It's looking great! I am happy to say that I rekindled my romance with this sweater...and I am 19 rows away from the finish line! So why am I online and not knitting those rows...I just need a break...I'll save it for mindless tv watching tonight!
Posted by: Carolyn at September 5, 2006 4:54 PM
That's a great color!
Posted by: Chrissy at September 5, 2006 6:58 PM
I'm amazed to hear that Riley loves to go to the vet - when I think about the dramas our cat starts and the hysterical breakdowns she had when we have to go to the vet's with her, it would definitely be a nice and relaxing change having an animal actually enjoying that ;)
I too love the subtle shading of the red in the sweater you're making, looking forward to seeing more of it!
Posted by: Dipsy D at September 6, 2006 3:17 AM
Hiya! I knit the test sweater and finished a couple weeks ago. So I know EXACTLY where you are and boy is it a good feeling to get to the split! However, the sleeves feel like they are approximately 1,000,000 miles long. Just warning you :-)
Posted by: Valerie in San Diego at September 6, 2006 8:55 AM
How fun about the part-time job, I would love to work in a yarn store, shoot I'd even work for free I think, just to be around luscious fibers.
What a great picture on Friday.
Posted by: Rebekah at September 6, 2006 10:57 AM
My dogs are the same way at the vet - they love it! :) The sweater is looking good - can't wait to see what the completed one looks like!
Posted by: Stacey at September 6, 2006 11:39 AM
That book looks great - now I have to find it in mp3 form since I can only knit while listening, too ;o)
Posted by: JessaLu at September 7, 2006 7:41 AM
