Thanks for all of the birthday wishes, all. I had kid play and cake and too much coffee, pretty much an ideal day.
On the subject of coffee, here is the little lady who has changed my life.
I can't believe I haven't blogged about her yet. She was my Christmas present from hub, the only thing I really wanted.
We love her.
Still knitting feverishly. Still have hats on the brain.
Shedir from Knitty's Breast Cancer Issue. I had seen so many beautiful versions of it, I had to try it for myself. I used my leftover Needful Yarns Dubai Stretch and upsized the needle to a 3.75 mm. Fun pattern, and a great reason to experiment with the slip and switch method of 2-stitch cables. (Ariel Barton, will you marry me?)
Mr. Pharm is starting to show great enthusiasm for selected knitting projects, namely those for the feet. Last week he told me he only wanted to wear his handknit socks, and this week he took one look at my new felted clogs and asked for a pair for himself. Here they are:
I really miss Patons Rustic Wool and don't know what I'll do when my stash of it (recovered from the frogging of old garments) is gone. The beige is from an old sweater (circa 1995), the grey from a poncho I knit and wore while pregnant.
The mailman greeted me with the stuff that may well end up being my undoing. A package from e-bay.
SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
County Clare (L) and Garnet Dreams (R), both in lightweight.
I am also proud to report that my favourite little married couple are knitting. Together. And a lot.
Patrick models the hat knit for him by his brother, Christian.
Patrick and Christian model their hats.
Patrick and Christian act like boys.
Photographer Wendy (married to Christian, but you already knew that) is doing a bunch of hats of her own and helps Christian with starting and finishing of his projects. Talented couple, and cute to boot!
Great hats. For felting I find the Paton's Classic Wool felts up really well.
Posted by: Carol | January 30, 2007 at 12:22 PM
Nice clogs - I have the fiber trends pattern, but haven't gotten around to knitting them yet.
Ironically, I had a meeting with the female half of your favourite couple yesterday - I asked if that was indeed her wedding photo I saw via your blog. Small world.
Posted by: Moe | January 30, 2007 at 12:54 PM
oops I meant to add...Shedir! It looks great!
Socks that rock! Squee!
Posted by: Moe | January 30, 2007 at 12:55 PM