Even with the best of intentions, I just can’t seem to post more than once a month.
Since my last post, we have flown to Omaha for Grandma B’s funeral, returned to have Scott knocked down by a flu for a couple days, and I went down to Baltimore to visit Dave (Scott’s brother) and Jennie and go to Stitches East.
Jennie and I took a one hour Market class on Saturday and walked around the Market all day. There was much yarn fondling, but I managed to be pretty restrained in my spending. Not much to post here, since it involves holiday gifts.
On the knitting front:
1. I made a scarf for Grandma B’s 85th birthday ( she lived 1 week beyond) from Red Heart Light and Lofty in Cornhusker colors.
Cornhusker Scarf
2. I finished knitting and lined the cabled purse from Patons (cabled purse pattern) in Lion Brand Wool Ease in Oxford gray. I lined it with fabric I picked up in Omaha.
3. I started a scarf in Malabrigo Merino Worsted yarn. The blue-green skein I got from my parents while we were on vacation at Saranac Lake, NY and the brown one (called Tortuga) I picked up at stitches east so I would have enough for a scarf. The pattern is My so-called scarf .
4. I started a sweater from Vogue Knitting Fall 2007 (#28, Center Motif Pullover) in Cascade Cloud 9. It is 50/50 merino wool/ angora, so it is very soft and quite fuzzy. It has been shedding a lot. I bought the yarn for the Fitted Knits Elizabeth Bennett Cardigan, but thought I’d like this sweater better. The pink is not my usual color, but it was on closeout when I bought it, so it’s growing on me. 
The front and back of the sweater start from the center and are knit outward as a big square. The arms, neck, and bottom are picked up and knit from those squares. I have never made a sweater with this construction, but it looked interesting, so I thought I’d try it. So far I have finished the back, but need to block it to size before putting the pieces together.
In addition to knitting, Scott and I have been working on his web page. Check it out if you want to know what it is he does all day.
Well, that about brings this blog up to date, let’s see if I can update it more frequently.
