Lots o’ Color

Some people are just naturally thoughtful givers.  GMarie is one of those souls.  She kindly test-knit my first attempt at a pattern, and made the socks for me!  See?  They fit perfectly!  I put them on right away last night, and Gretchen was especially taken with the smells, presumably from G’s four houndies.  Thank you, my friend!

I still have one more FO report, so here it is. 

That’s close to life-sized on this monitor.  It’s preemie hat #2 for Nic‘s collection. 

Pattern:  When I saw Dianne‘s hats for Nic, I knew I had to give the Mock Rib and Eyelet  Preemie Hat a try.  Sweet!  I have decided that for charity and/or kiddo hat knitting, I really like a ribbed pattern, so this one will almost assuredly get knitted up again.  I cast on for the large size, and I do believe this will fit most newborns, so I hope it will work for a larger preemie…

Yarn:  Plymouth’s Dreambaby.  I have no idea where it came from, but it was the first DK baby yarn I ran across in my stash.  It’s fine for an acrylic, and the colors made me happy.  (This photo shows the hat stretched out just a tiny bit…)

Needles:  I used my Bryspun #5 x 24″ circs (also gifted by G).  Not ideal for Magic Looping, but I managed.

Verdict:  A quick, easy project!

Sissy: I can't watch her ALL the time!

So, the weekend.  I’m still keeping a very low profile due to back pain/weakness.  It’s worlds better than it was, particular if I do absolutely nothing.  However, tonight the Knight is taking me to dinner and to the mall, because we have a retirement dinner to attend tomorrow night for a handful of my former co-workers.  Gretchen has seen to it that I will NOT wear the black heels and slacks I’d planned.  Sissy came to the shower door and had a FIT this morning, so I knew there was a problem.  I emerged to find my formerly perfect baby gnawing off the heel of one of the black slings I bought in December to replace the black mules that Sissy ate.   

Did I mention the Knight was a mere two feet from Gretchen?  Snoring away, oblivious to Sissy’s distress and Gretchen’s destruction…  There’s no way he’s getting out of taking me shopping.  Firstly, my back isn’t up to driving across town to the mall.  Secondly, had he gone to sleep at a reasonable hour, he wouldn’t have still been dead to the world at 7:38 this morning.

And I need a dress that will allow the brace to hide underneath.  The brace sits on my hips, so I figure something that isn’t a knit, maybe with a princess or A-line cut??  (Hmmm…  Can’t find what I want online, so how successful will I be at a store?)  I get two pairs of shoes out of the deal too, just because I’m angry that the Knight slumbered away.  Sissy was loud and upset, so a normal person – wait… a normal person would be up at 7:38 when he is to clock in by 8am – would have heard her.  Two pairs, you ask?  Why, yes.  It’s not purely petty; I figure I must replace the black heels before I need them, and I’ll need something cute and flat with decent support for tomorrow night.

Sunday, we follow our Easter tradition and head to the farm for an afternoon dinner.  I doubt I’ll be able to manage church – I know from past back issues that the pews will cause spasms before the first reading is over – but maybe something will be on TV…

Quant beginnings

I’ll be knitting too.  I cast on for Quant again last night, this time in Noro Matsuri I had in my stash.  I also have plenty of secret knitting to do, my own test-knit of my sock pattern, a crochet short-sleeved sweater, Ziggy, and who know what will jump on the needles or demand that I grab a hook?

What about you?  Are you celebrating Easter or Passover?  I’m dreading going candy shopping tonight too…  I don’t have anyone to buy chocolate-covered marshmallow eggs for this year.  May your weekend be blessed, whether it has a spiritual significance or not.