Still flying high after the election. The sun is shining a little brighter…the birds chirping a little louder…coffee tastes a little coffier..
It’s a bright, glorious day! And friday night I leave the land of the red to go to the home of the blue! Pennsylvania! My dad is turning 60 and for a surprise, my mom is flying us up for the family party. Woohoo! Hopefully when my brother takes us to their house from the airport, we don’t surprise my dad TOO much and he comes after us with a baseball bat.
In crafty news, I am taking a break from spinning, as two weeks of doing little but spin has aggrevated a weirdo pain in my leg that usually comes and goes but has now just set up camp and is bugging the crap out of me. Soooo I’m laying off the spinning and knitting instead.
I have a lace scarf that isn’t blocked yet, and since unblocked lace looks like boiled ass, I’m not going to post pics here*. I am knitting an adorable hat pattern that my two favorite knitters at Knitch - mom and daughter super-team Nell and Haley - turned me on to. Sadly the first hat turned out a little too small:
So I gave it to Olivia tonight at Knitch because it fit her so nicely. I’m knitting the next one MUCH looser and it should fit better.
Catch you guys next week! GO STEELERS!
*OK, I lied. Instead of packing, I blocked my scarf. Here it is in all it’s pinned up sadistic glory:
Have a safe trip.
Have a good trip, and wave to the ‘Burgh for me!
The hat is cute (if a little small) and the scarf looks awesome - can’t wait to see it unpinned.
You finally finished your SAFF scarf! Yay! It’s all ready for next year. Have fun surprising your dad! Did you get the gift situation situated out?
love love love the scarf!
have a fab time this weekend xoxo
Have a great time at your dad’s party! I love the zingy colours in the scarf.
Wow…that scarf is gorgeous. Perfect colors for the pattern.
Hope you had an amazing trip! Wish I could have snuck upstate for a few hours to say hello.
It’s totally awesome on a stick that you spin, but then once spun you must knit it into something, don’t you? So the leg pain’s a hint that it’s time to knit what you’ve spun? Can’t wait to see what you get when you knit what you spin!