Eleven years ago today

 

Wow, we look so young.  Hard to imagine we are celebrating 11 years of marriage today.  Lots of ups, a few downs, and two beautiful children later, we have a beautiful life together and can't wait for the next eleven!

I'm sure you're all bright enough to put it together, but the sunshine in February is through the wonders of a Weddingmoon.  I was in my last year of uni and we really wanted to get married, so we took of to Jamaica for my spring break and returned as man and wife.  No muss, no fuss, no guests, no fights.  Our witnesses were the musician and the gal from the sales office.  We returned from our post-wedding dinner and phoned our parents.  We had informed them down to the hour of our wedding plans, so they had enjoyed a drink in our honour at the moment we were getting hitched.

Back to life, back to reality.

I had a very productive knit while in NB with my family last week.  Elfine socks were done within about 18 hours of arrival.  No photos, since they found a recipient before even finding their way off the needles.  (Hi, A!)

Great pattern, although I would have stabbed someone without a chart.

 

So there it is.  Not my pattern, the work of a very talented designer, so please, please, please respect her copyright, 'mkay?

I also did my Knitty re-knit, so no photos of that one.

Will this pattern ever get out of my head?

 

(I'm guessing not.)

The little girl has been begging for "slippers like Mommy's, but pink", so I snuck into Cricket Cove and got the pattern for her.

The before:

 

The after:

 

and the sheer joy:

I did up a pair for BFF Nancy, with whom I'll be celebrating Oscar night on Sunday.  These are in the frogged Cascade 220:

The colour looks a bit off in the photo, but they're maroon/black twist and black.  I forgot to take an after photo, but surely this before and after felting thing is getting a bit tedious, yes?

Next up in clogs is a pair for Dr. Paul, Nancy's loving husband and the cutest dentist in the world.  I think I'll do his in the dark grey Rustic with black accents.

I left my sweater here when I traveled, and am anxious to get going on it again.  I frogged back to the armholes, since, as you may remember, MY SWEATER WAS TOO LARGE FOR MY BUST!  MY HOOTERS WERE TOO SMALL FOR MY SWEATER!

I really must get a copy of Big Girl Knits to get some tips on fitting and sizing, because I still see a bit of trial and error in my future.  I'm thinking since I did the raglan increases to the very largest point needed, I don't need darts at all, just waist shaping.  I'm giving that a try.  If I need to rip back again, I'll get a copy of BGK before my next attempt.

For now, I have worked one sleeve and I love the fit of it, so I'll do the other one if I get frustrated or stuck.  The sleeve is decreased along its entire length, so it's generously sized without being bunchy.  I am pleased.

Happy Tuesday.  Happy February 20th.  Happy knitting, all!

Comments

[Megan]

Happy anniversary! And many more.

[Lisa]

Happy anniversary!! All the best to you both!

[Moe]

Happy anniversary! We eloped too, as I was in my last year of my MSc (but we were too broke to have a weddingmoon so we got married at the courthouse and left for a week in Cuba the next day).

My god, you're a fast knitter...great slippers...

[jackie]

happy anniversary! the very best to both of you and your beautiful family! happiness and good health to you all! BTW, the felted slippers are great! you have inspired me to try making some! thanks!

[Ellie]

Happy (belated) anniversary! I say, yay for getting married in grad school, and yay for doing it on your own terms - we married in '05 in Hali., and kept it small too.
(And those slippers - it's hard to keep on writing my thesis when those slippers keep on finding their way into my subconscious) :-)

[Jamaica Stevie]

Eloping in Jamaica - how romantic! Thanks for sharing your fairytale with us, I really enjoyed reading your story.