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They were born on December 30, 1998. Winter and Kooler are 2 out of a 4 litter of pups. You have given me unconditional love and endless joy. I love you! Happy tenth birthday! (* don't worry, there are lots of photos waiting to be transfer from the old site )
I started this sweater (details on Ravelry) when I was sitting with DH in intensive care. It was most frightening. He is home now but who knows what the future will bring. I didn't manage to do any lace for the last few weeks. I've been trying to straighten out work, trying to manage budget, and driving to/from hospital & medical appointments in biggest snow storm of the last few decades. Good friends and good neighbors helped me a lot, and my mom and special SiL have been very supportive.
I will return to knitting lace soon. And a huge welcome back to J! I am so happy you (and N) are back. Our first fun crafty trip was to the Japanese bookstore in Uwajmaya Village and I got a couple of books Couture Knit #12 and Knit Concerto. It was quite a splurge :D
From one of my all time favorite movie ... Tempted by Squeeze
I bought a toothbrush, some toothpaste
A flannel for my face
Pyjamas, a hairbrush
New shoes and a case
I said to my reflection
Lets get out of this place...
Dumpling is very cute. The pic is a little blurry. It was a bit cold outside. I like how Rowan Big Wool felted. It is very dense and uniform, but a little fuzzy. Bonus that it knits up fast! I will definitely contemplate another felted project with Big Wool. I have misgivings about the magnetic snap, really, does the magnet have to be that strong. The eyelet is not quite done yet. I will finish them as soon as I get to GD's. Heh. She is finishing her KISS purse for a prez.
I've been really scattered brain. I've got work-stress in the background. But I did manage to finish some prezs, a needlecase for Addi Lace needles, baking, and gathering schuff for Christmas dinner. I am still working on Hyrna Herborgar. I am on the the third and last chart. I've wanted to hold off on starting the next project (a sweater with stash yarn) until I've made more progress on Hyrna Herborgar.
Fuzzies think it is sooo nice outside. And Kooler was 'helping' me, she took my prop - the little twig that I was using to position Dumpling. It is the coldest I've experience since moving here almost 8yrs+ ago.
Very soft alpaca and silk Flower Scarf ( Ravely link ) with destash yarn and borrowed needles from J. I started it at J&N's when I ran out of habitat and fetching project on the trip. The fisherman's rib is very fluffy, I like it a lot. The flower was a p-i-t-a. I did it twice. The first one had giant gaping holes in between the dpns and the opening was too small for the ball I knitted. I mod'ed the flower pattern, co more and then a more gentle inc in the first round. I had to dig through all my needles to have enough to do the flower. The yarn is a little prickly but may be ok. I may even wear it ;-)
And another quick prez. Fetching from Knitty Summer 2006. This one has to make it in the mail soon. I think I am going to stop on the prez for this year. I made a few little things. Perhaps next year I will get more organize and do more than little thingies.
The last few days I took a break from knitting in the last few days. I browsed through a few Nicky Epsteins books from the library and do a little catch up on my magazines. Last night I made the sub-recipes for Triple Chocolate Trifle. The 'Handmade Candy Canes" I got had a chocolate colored centered, so they are duds. Sigh. I need to find new candy canes or skip the peppermint all together. Bleah.
DH and I visited family and friends in DC metro area. I exchanged prez for some yarn and patterns :) (click on photo to see details on flickr or My Projects page on Ravelry) (<- lazy)
SiL liked her fingerless mitten - Dashing. She especially like the the fingerless part. Woo! FiL said "You are getting good at knitting. This is like store-bought". Er. Heh. My SiL commented "That's a Lapland pattern". I think I have a name for that hat now. :D MiL was puzzled at the cupcake, but thats ok. She appreciated it. The next morning, FiL was looking for the hat so he can wear it jogging, but it was nowhere to be found. We think MiL put it away for 'safe keeping'. J immediately put on her scarf :D Nola, the recipient of Tomato, promptly took the hat off as soon as Mom put it on :D. She is adorable :) and looks a lot like her proud parents.
The yarns are trades from J. She is doing a lot of destashing and cleaning to prep for moving back here. Yay :) See you in a few weeks!
We visited Aylins Woolgathering in Falls Church and Uniquities in Vienna. I rescued (ahem) some pattern books, including Dale 187, a couple of back issues of Interweave Crochet magazines, and Debbie Bliss Rialto Classic.
I came home to a [dried] Dumpling, that is ready to be finished. J and I didn't find appropriate fabric at the usually reliable G Street for lining. So the search continues. I also finished Fetching (prez) and Habitat (more prez). (finished shots later). I used the newly acquired J destash Knit Picks Elegance yarn to start a small project - flower scarf. I didn't like how the flower turned out, so I will be ripping and re-doing the flower.
Phew. It was a good crafty week - lots of airport, visiting family and friends knitting time. Kooler has an eye infection so we will be going to the vet this afternoon.