Too Hip, Gotta GoNovember 10, 2006 No, I'm not too hip. But I'm hoping that I just got an old Stray Cats song stuck in your head with that title. This is the SHORTEST POST EVER for verypink. Because I do gotta go. I need to be ready to leave at an ungodly hour for Kid 'N Ewe tomorrow morning. Not only do I have to be ready, but since I'm the one who takes care of everyone around here, I want to make sure that this house is set up to be a man/dog bachelor pad for a couple of days. So I need to go shopping for steaks, beer, chips...and I'll make sure we're still getting 20 channels of sports before I leave. My boys will be happy while I'm off having fun, but I have a lot to do before I'm ready. |
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On my needles as of yesterday: Ivy from knitty.com. (This is knitty's lovely photo, not mine.) Can you believe I am actually showing you something that I'm knitting without having to wait until December 26th?! Very exciting for me to be blogging normally about my knitting again. |
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Couple things about this baby...first, it is SLOW GOING. I worked on this for hours yesterday, and I only finished four inches. Not surprising, I suppose, on size 3 US needles, huh? Second - I love the yarn. It is Peruvian Quechua from elann.com, 65% alpaca and 35% Tencel. I normally get more excited about patterns than yarn, but I really like this stuff. |
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The bottom ribbing of this sweater is a twisted-cable-rib-thing. It is verrrrrry stretchy. Here it is all stretched out. |
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I realized something funny last night. Ike is eight years old, and of course, hardly knows a day of his life that doesn't involve yarn. He is totally accustomed to the fact that yarn is going to touch and tickle him while he sleeps - doesn't bother him. He's also a good pattern holder, as you can see here. (I need to mention...yarn is NEVER left unattended around these dogs. NEVER AGAIN.) Since Lou has been around this house, I realize that Ike's yarn skillz are a special, learned talent. Lou FLIPS OUT if yarn touches him. Can't stand it. He thinks there is a bug on him. As for Gus...well, Gus prefers to sleep in his own kingly dog bed by his royal self, as a sort of command center, I suppose. So here's to Ike. Master Pattern Holder and High-Threshold for Tickle-Haver! Hurray! |
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My email - staci@verypink.com |
Chris' email - barkless3@yahoo.com |
