Snow Day

I realize that those of you in the Northeast will snort, but this is a lot of snow to us.  Even friends here that know we're going to Ft. Drum, NY next year are laughing at us.  Since the boys had the day off from school we went sledding with some friends and will probably go back out before dinner.  It's supposed to keep up for the next week.  What fun!

I'm really excited about Operation: Take A Soldier To The Movies and really appreciate the comments and emails I got from everyone.   Don't worry... you'll be hearing a lot about this program once we get things moved over to Dan's office and I get more information.  We're moving all the stuff over to Dan's office on Tuesday and meeting for lunch.

A fun package arrived from Copper Moose yesterday!  Full of fiber samples to play with when my drum carder arrives.  There's angora, camel, cashmere, alpaca and kid mohair.  The wait for the carder is killing me but probably for the best until I get the Must Have finished.                                    

Speaking of...  I'm just a few rows shy of finishing the back.  Had to frog back the same column again.  I should have taken a photo this time.  Not to worry, I'm sure I'll screw up again.  There'll be plenty more photo ops.  I made it a little longer than the directions call for so that it fall right about mid-hip.  As soon as I finish the last triangle, the back is finished.

I pulled my embroidery machine out yesterday to make a Christening bib for some friends who go to our Parish.  This is their fifth child.  I found an embroidery design at Stitchery Mall that does the bib all in the hoop and I found a free Chi Rho pattern to stitch onto the bib in a metallic gold and silver thread.  It came out really pretty I think.

Daniel's Factoid:  Fossil fuels are called that because over many millions of years, heat from teh Earth's core and pressure from rock and soil have reacted with the fossils of dead plants and animals to form fuel.

Comments

[Tori]

Wow! Where to start? The bib is beautiful! The sweater is wonderful! MUST not look at your blog too long lest I think I MUST have the Must Have Cardigan too. :-). I used to work in Chevron Accounting as a temp (for 2 years) so I appreciate Daniels factoid. Thank you for the email the other day. So true, my sister gave me a plaque that says "Goldens leave pawprints on our hearts." I think it applies to all dogs.....

[Lynne]

Wow, is that an awesome sweater! And,I love the bib, Jean...very nice idea. By the way, this friend of yours from the Northeast wants to report there is LOTS of Lake Ontario Snow dumping on Watertown at this very moment! (and I do believe they have school!) Have a wonderful weekend!

[Mary Beth]

What a beautiful gift. I am sure the parents will be thrilled (even if it is their 5th go-round). I forgot that I lengthed my Must-Have, and I'm on the short side - it is really cropped as written. So glad you're on your way with it.

[bri]

I love the movie care package idea and how easy that is for you to get together. It brightened my day to read about it. It also made me smile to see how much progress on the Must Have you've made. Keep all the inspiration coming.

[Kathleen in Nuremberg]

LOVE Dan's factoid :) Love the snow, but haven't gotten a chance to go sledding yet. By some twisted turn of events, we're getting the Irishman's kids this weekend, so maybe I can talk them into finding some nice snowy hillside that we can throw ourselves down... Pretty colour on the Must Have!

[Tracy]

You should have been a craft teacher. Look at this lot, she casually throws in the fact she has an embroidery machine and I can see why. You are a very talented lady!

[Beth]

I think your Must Have is just gorgeous. I really think this pattern looks best in a heathered or tweedy yarn. I also Must Make the Must Have someday, but I am showing restraint for now. However, pictures like yours make it VERY DIFFICULT.

[Margene]

Look at you with all those skills! We have about that much snow and blue skies today. It's a perfect winter day. Your cardi is really looking good!

[Nathania]

Jean, the Must Have is really coming along! Just gorgeous. And I love the color. Glad to see someone else out there using their embroidery machine. I have an attachment for my Pfaff, but rarely use it. Love the bib though. The parents will be so pleased.

[Colleen]

What is the aran that you're knitting? I can't find an in-progress section on your blog (not that I have one, myself).

[Annie]

Is there nothing you CAN'T do? The bib is amazing. What a beautiful heirloom for that baby. And, Must Have looks great.