Fabulous Feather

My Secret Pal is Wonderful!!

Today is Monday. I am still a little sick. Work was not fun - spent most of the day working on my self eval for my performance review. Then, when I came I home there was a package waiting outside my door. What a way to turn my day around. I showed enourmous restraint and did not open it until after I went for a walk and ate my dinner. I told my walking buddy that I think she sent me yarn because the package was squishy. Check out the awesome, fluffy mohair that she sent me!! Thank you Secret Pal!!!!

Here is a close up!

Here is a shot of Giraffe. I have to un-knit 4 rows as it is too long to bind off., This is the back.

Here is hat I made this weekend. Phyllis, Cindy & Holly helped me pick the pattern and yarn at Knit Happens. It is a Christmas present.

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Off to work on another Christmas present!

I am back - sort of

I am back. I am sick. Rather sick. Work had me out of town. The week before I went away I started to get sick but managed to hold it off until last Friday. On Friday & Saturday I could actually feel the cold germs multiplying and having a wild party in my throat. Yesterday I felt a little better. Today I took 4 steps backwords.

On the knitting front, I have started the under arm shaping for giraffe. No photos today. As for the fricken lace pattern that I wanted to learn, well it is a FRICKEN, grrrrr, lace pattern. The whole thing is based on 8 stitches which is lovely until the pattern says to repeat with something like the last 5 or six stitches which doesn't make any sense. I am going to sketch it out on paper & also check to see if there are any errors in the patern. For now I assume the problem is with me . . . .

Pictures

Sorry for the lacks of posts- things are wicked at work & next week will not be any better. Here are a bunch of pictures to make up for my absence.

The first shot should be of one of the two hanks of Manos del Uruguay that I bought at Knit Happens.

Okay so the first photo is a bit of an action shot but it is the hank shot I have. Next up is a shot what the other hank became last week when I was too tired to focus on the ribbing for Giraffe.

Here is a close up of the scarf that shows off the color variations.

Next up are two shots of Giraffe to prove she has grown a little.

Here the new purse I bought today because my everyday black one died.

It is so deep/big that I splurged & got a perky makeup bag to go in it. Sebastian is checking out both purchases.

Knitting projects for this week: I am going to make a square for the knitting group at my parents' church. I am thinking about trying out the Simple Flower Lace Pattern that is explained in Rowan 27. I'll also work on Giraffe.

Sunday Evening

Yesterday I went to Knit Happens. I purchased some yarn for a scarf or two and got to chat with Kate. Kate is making a gorgeous version of the Klaralong (spelling could be way off here). I also got to visit briefly with Phyllis. Kristine has lovely photos of both ladies on Friday's blog for the shop. Check it out!

There will be photos later in the week of my purchae & Giraffe. Giraffe is about 12 inches long. I am in the midst of the final series of end stich decrteases before I start shaping the arm holes.