nothingbutknit

December 2005



After Glow

Tuesday, 27 December 2005 10:09 A GMT-05
Yesterday we were in the Concord NH area and just being there makes me want to take a quick detour to The Elegant Ewe. I had a little Christmas money burning a hole in my pocket which made shopping even more fun. I picked up the book which I have wan

A Day Late

Saturday, 24 December 2005 8:13 A GMT-05
The third attempt. This isn't funny. I have written this entire entry twice and *poof* it's gone. This one will be in no way as good as the previous two. I finished N's vest. It's done. He isn't dressed yet since we are going to visit the in-laws to

Wednesday Winner

Wednesday, 21 December 2005 7:54 A GMT-05
This morning the prize awarding committee met in an undocumented meeting over breakfast to pick the winner of the It's MY birthday contest. All names were entered on index cards which were then folded in 4ths and placed in a 3 quart sauce pan. N, the

44*

Monday, 19 December 2005 12:00 A GMT-05
Happy Birthday

The Countdown Continues

Friday, 16 December 2005 10:00 A GMT-05
The neck isn't perfect but it is done. I am moderately happy with it. I haven't done a v-neck on a pullover before. I have done v-neck cardigans but that was years ago. I had to fudge things kind of a lot but I still think it looks OK. I did it in th

Short and

Wednesday, 14 December 2005 11:53 A GMT-05
Bitchy. Bet you thought I was going to say sweet. I'm having one of those weeks, well two weeks actually. I can understand why mother animals eat their young. It's been one thing after another and then two more line up to whack me again. Add the

Weekend in Review

Monday, 12 December 2005 3:30 P GMT-05
I decided that with my bonus day of knitting Friday I would start a vest for N. Did you know there are very few knitted vest patterns for children on the internet? I was trolling around for a free one since the idea seemed so simple. I ended up using

Snow Day!!

Friday, 9 December 2005 6:40 A GMT-05
Today there is no school. It's snowing. YAY!!!! I think I'll spend the day knitting!

Top Secret

Wednesday, 7 December 2005 8:34 A GMT-05
The sock is progressing nicely. I tried it on again last night and I have just another inch of foot to knit before I begin the toe decreases. The Dublin Bay socks pattern (pdf file down on the left) is one of my favorites. It looks so fancy with

It's That Time of Year

Tuesday, 6 December 2005 9:53 A GMT-05
Holiday Cards past and present

What Time Is It?

Monday, 5 December 2005 8:20 A GMT-05
Dog Fight: Check. Surly Teenager: Check. Toddler with a rash: Check.

Have you ever?

Saturday, 3 December 2005 1:58 P GMT-05
This is a quickie because I have a million things to do but I had to tell someone what I saw. I was shopping this morning in the local downtown area. In the smallish parking lot there was a swarm of cars hunting for a space. I had lucked out a