A zipper is on its way and Saranac will soon be complete. While I am waiting, I have cast on for a sock.
It is the Hedera sock pattern and I am using Fearless Fingers yarn. The very generous Rachel sent me this yarn a while ago and it has been waiting for the perfect project.
The biggest challenge? Trying to take a picture and convincing Mr. Poe that it is sock-picture-taking-time and not throw-the-spit-covered-ball time!
Go here to see all the different things my dogs won’t do.
Be sure to end with ‘kisses’!
Are you wondering why there has been no knitting content lately? I have been knitting – but it’s one of those projects where progress pictures seem silly and boring. I am knitting up Saranac for Mr. Boar. As a matter of fact, I am almost done – I have only to kitchner the underarms and sew in the zipper, a quick blocking and I promise some pictures.
D#1 was home for the weekend to attend a close family friend’s wedding on Saturday. She normally drives back and forth to school, but for a quick trip like this long hours behind the wheel aren’t worth it. Well, she got caught in that airtravel fiasco on Friday and for a moment or two there it was looking like she wouldn’t make it home at all! After a seven hour delay her flight did take off. It was a whirlwind of a weekend and we had a great time. Luckily her trip back went smoothly!
[thanks to Pam for the cute puppy!]
I saw this at Fricknits and knew it was meant to be. I had some Malabrigo and was in need of an easy take along project that would be good for a train ride. It was last Wednesday and I was going to visit Cara & Meli. It’s a great project – quick, easy and a stash buster too!
There is not much news around here. D#2 has a college decision to make. She has been accepted at three schools and waitlisted at two others. We will be going with her to two accepted students programs and then she will make up her mind. D#1 is coming home for the weekend – we have a family wedding to attend and she is flying in for the occasion.
Mr. Boar and I are gearing up for all kinds of home improvement projects – new garage doors (which will lead to some kind of painting project), new back door (and subsequent painting project), new deck flooring and a bottom of the pool painting. All a bunch of things that we have ignored for too long.
Right now things are in the planning/ordering/scheduling phase. I hate this phase. I think my favorite is the all finished phase.
just like dolores!
buttons
Originally uploaded by purlingswine
Are these not the most adorable buttons? I found them at Purl the other day. It occurs to me that I have a growing collection of fabulous buttons. The trouble is that I find them to be so fabulous I can’t bear to put them on a single project. And the packaging on these is so particularly cute that I may not even be able to take them out of the bag!
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