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So I did finish some things in my blog absence . . . the Pea Pod Baby Set is done, and has arrived at its final destination.
Here it is in all of its glory;
Click on the photo for a modeled shot . . .
I have more stuff going on, but I want to drag it out a bit. I did have a good holiday, and got some nice presents, but none of them knitty related.
I really didn't mean for it to be 2.5 weeks since I posted, and I do have things to show you. Sorry! I'm at work right now bored out of my mind, but I will show some of what I am working on as soon as I get home, and will start posting more often!
On Sundays, C likes to watch football. When I say football, I do not mean American football, but what the rest of the world calls football and we silly Americans call soccer.
Today was no exception as C's Chelsea played Arsenal. Oscar hates it when he watches football -- the sounds of the crowds on the TV and C's clapping freaks the hell out of him. I was catching up on some blogs this morning, and Oscar found a perfect Oscar sized niche in my computer desk:
Click on the picture for a little context as to where he is.
Last night was really nice. I hadn't seen the movie in a long time. It was quite enjoyable with some red wine, and later ice cream. (As an aside, did you all know that Hershey's came out with a "extra dark" version of chocolate syrup? So excellent on vanilla ice cream!)
I finished sewing the buttons on the pea pod set, and as soon as the hat is dry I will take a picture before zipping it off to new mom and dad.
I finished the first sleeve of the every day cardi and started the second, and don't be suprised if I cast on for a sock in the next few days ....
C just made a lovely meal of filet mignon, baked potato, and iceberg wedges with homemade ranch (my contribution). We are about to watch Interview with a Vampire so not much time here.
I finished the knitting and the seaming on the pea pod set. The hat is wrapped in a towel waiting to be blocked, and I'm sewing on the last of the buttons to the sweater. It is adorable, and needs to be shipped off to Max, who was born a week ago today. I'll try to get a picture tomorrow.
After that, back to work on the Everyday Cardi before I cast on for something new!
Tomato chickpea soup. Cheddar cheese sandwich on homemade bread. Heaven.
Except for the fact that I am at work.
I'm not feeling too well this morning, so not much is getting done around here. Yesterday, I had a lazy morning working on my office and surfing through blogs. On Thanksgiving, C had found a water bubble in the paint in our dining room. It seems that our window was never sealed properly and water was leaking from the window into the wall. The damage isn't too great, but the handyman suggested we complain to our builder before getting an estimate so we will see how it goes.
In the afternoon, C and I headed out to beer drinker's heaven; Shangy's. Now, to understand why Shangy's is so special, you have to understand the little bit I've picked up of PA liquor laws. PA is not a state where you can buy wine and beer and the grocery store. Nor, is it a place where you can pick up six-pack along with a bottle of wine, and a bottle of Ketel One when you are having people over. No, in PA all wine and hard alcohol is sold in state-owned "Wine and Spirits" shops. The one closest to our house, is a PREMIUM Wine and Spirits. Beer is sold buy the case at beer distributors (or you can take a six-pack out from a restaurant, bar, or pizza place as packaged goods).
Shangy's is a beer distributor of the highest dimension, where along with crappy domestics, and PA's sacred lager , you can get great beers from all over the world. We picked up a case of Young's Double Chocolate Stout, and my favorite Belgian beer, Leffe Blonde which I discovered at a Belgian beer cafe in London. Life is good.
C and I had a little spat (which we do quite often) while leaving Shangy's about how we would use the time between then and dinner, and he decided to make it up to me by taking me out for a nice dinner which we do rarely when we are home. It was nice, until another spat ensued, on a more critical subject that I won't get into here. So now C is surfing the net in his office, while I'm here in mine and all I can say is that it is nice to have 2 computers.
As for knitting, I started (again) the hat to go with the peapod sweaters, and am looking forward to finishing it up once these are dry.
For further evidence we are feeling blah at Chez Jennysbelly, I give you Oscar:
My first skein from my midi Bossie I bought at Rhinebeck, with the BFL roving from Hello Yarn
It is pretty nasty outside -- raining and very windy. C is downstairs making pancakes for dinner. Yum! I'm working on this
Lots o' fun!
