Holiday knitting? Nope, not here. I don't like doing things on a deadline. I've got enough deadlines in my line of work, I don't need them in my outside-of-work life. Also, when I'm knitting under pressure, my gauge changes or I'm trying to knit faster than usual so my hands start aching. I am slowly knitting items for different family members and friends. Once I finish enough items so that each person in the family/couple will have an item, I'll gift them at that point.
'Tis the season.
Our new little town has a holiday parade. Even though the temperature was in the teens,
A highlight of the evening was the lighting of the floating trees on the river. When I first heard talk of floating trees, I was hoping it was some type of warming, alcoholic beverage.
The highlight for the local children after the parade is the opportunity to meet Santa and Mrs. Claus to tell them what they want for Christmas.
We finally have our tree up. To give you an idea of how high our ceilings are - the tree is a 9 foot balsam. And there is a good foot between the top of the tree and the ceiling.
I like it best when the room is dark and the lights are on and reflected in the surrounding windows.
Oops, I did it again.
Last evening I stopped at a favorite shop on my way home for late night knitting. Yesterday was a "snow day" for all the local schools because we had 12+ inches of snow fall overnight, but since government never shuts down, I still had to dig my way out and commute in to work. At least the roads were nowhere near as bad in the evening as they were in the morning. Attendance at late night knitting was, predictably, a bit sparse, but then it's usually so crowded that seating is at a premium. While there, I realized I had enough loyalty points on my card to get a $25 gift certificate. I used it to buy more Noro Silk Garden for another Noro striped scarf. I know, I know. But I love the finished project so much that I think I'll be able to tolerate another 1x1 rib project after I work on other items for awhile. I'm giving Noro another chance to prove that they could not be so tacky as to have knotted ends in their skeins and still charge what they do per skein. We'll see if they live up to my expectations.
1 comment:
In order of your sections:
1. I quite agree. I've only knitted one gift this year. I don't believe in getting stressed over what's meant to be fun and relaxing.
2. Floating trees? I bet the ducks and geese in your town are really confused. When they migrate and tell other birds about it, they probably don't believe them.
3. I had knots in five out of six skeins of Noro for the last project I used it for. In that respect, Noro sucks, but the striped scarves are gorgeous!
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