As the Heel Turns....

Admit it... you do a little happy dance inside your head when you turn the heel of a sock and it does that perfect little angle. Ahhh... that's the stuff life is made of. I *love* short-row heels. I love how easy they are to keep track of where you are, I love how they fit, I love how they look... The sock is on my nightstand and I've been knitting on it a few minutes each night instead of reading.

On other needles, I finished the top-down jacket but still have to put in the zipper. I think I'm stalling. It's the same thing when I have to cut steeks on a fair isle. I let it sit there and "ripen" while I get up the courage. I want to wear it to Mass on Sunday so I'll put in the zipper (my first on a knitted garment) tonight or tomorrow.



This has been sitting in my knitting basket since April. It's the Hardangervidda from Dale of Norway. I knit the Thunder Bay sweater for Dan about five years ago and he wears it quite a bit, so I figured he's worthy of another Dale. I picked it back up when I finished the jacket and have made quite a bit of progress on it each night while watching TV. I forgot how much I love color knitting. Once you get into the rythym and start seeing the pattern appear, it's very satisfying. I'm just a few rows above where the front placket starts. I'm using Gjestal Ren Ny Ull Superwash Sport that I bought for steal on Elann



I'm not a big fan of Halloween. I don't have anything against it... I just don't like it. It is fun to see the boys dress up though. I lucked out and found $60 worth of cool costumes on sale at the PX for a total of $11. This year it paid off to be last-minute. I couldn't have made anything that cheap.
We'll go on the post to Trick or Treat in the housing area Saturday night since the kids have school on Monday. I always feel guilty doing that, but this year they've got it set up so that those living off-post can park in a parking lot and give candy out from there plus I sent both boys to school with treats for their classmates.
The Germans are just starting to pick up on Halloween (going to the Americans houses to get candy but not giving it out). The last time we were here you saw no signs of Halloween out in the economy. Now it's everywhere. We were really shocked last year to see all the Halloween decorations and even a few costumes (very scary ones only). It's mostly their teenagers that came to our doors last year it wasn't pretty. We didn't have anything for them and they egged quite a few of our cars and houses. We called the Polizei and they just said, "Well, you Americans brought Halloween with you". Swell. Thanks for the help guys. The German kids don't have school Monday because it's a German holiday so I'm sure they'll be buzzing the door bell and waking up the boys late Sunday night. Do ya see why I don't like Halloween?!

Comments

[Janet]

Halloween didn't sound great last year. Apart from the non-stop fireworks I only had 1 sort of unpleasant incident this year - a group of 7-10 year old boys came along and they were o.k. but when their 15 year old "minder" stuck out his hand as well I thought that was a bit much. I might add that the "minder" was not Irish. Maybe he was trying to be funny.

[Anne]

Oh I am SO glad you stopped by my blog and introduced yourself - you and I have similar project tastes, it would seem, and it is always wonderful to get introduced to a new-to-me blog! I wish I could tell you what edition of IK that washcloth was in, but I cannot put my hands on the magazine in the chaos of packing to move. If I find it, I will let you know!!

[Annie]

Uh yeah, I see why you don't like Halloween. Sounds like a nightmare. But I love hearing about your life in Germany. Very interesting. And the sock looks great, too.