Since I know at least two of my friends are pregnant with boys, and there are other friends that have young boys, I think I need to master the Devan sweater, which just might be one of my favorite patterns for little boys. Or girls for that matter, because who says that boys should have all the fun?
Isn’t that sweater simply adorable?
Now that I’ve changed the pattern I’m using for Mel’s lace wedding stole, I no longer have the desire to stick the Addi Turbos in my eyes. It has been smooth sailing, and I was even able to work on it while traveling this weekend.
Now I’m making myself paranoid that it’s not wide enough. I want it to be something she can wrap herself up in, like this. That is not the pattern I’m using though – I am doing a traditional feather and fan pattern. Problem is, it’s just a “here is how to do the pattern” chart – not a full pattern. I’m doing 4 repeats, with a garter stitch border on each side , for a total of 80 stitches. It is a lace weight 100% merino wool and I’m using a size 5 US needle. On the needles (unblocked, obviously) it reaches from Mike’s elbows to his shoulders. He’s my model right now since Mel is 5 inches taller than I am, so I figure if it is long enough for him, it will be long enough for her.
I’ve been told a million times that lace comes out much wider when blocked. Is that true? Anyone have any tips? (I could just block what I’ve done so far as a test, but … hmmm. That just seems too easy.) Maybe I’ll see if I can borrow some size 5 needles and use my spare ball of yarn to make a swatch to block while I continue with what I’ve already got on the needles.
It would probably be a little over the top if I skipped town to go to the Maryland Sheep and Wool Festival, wouldn’t it? But it’s free to get in! *sigh* It is still 3 weeks away, but I’m getting festival envy. Just think … all of that yarn … oh my … I’m hyperventilating just thinking about it. Such yumminess!
Hmmm… if I go to the festival to promote Blogomania and knitting blogs, it is a business trip then – isn’t it?
Yes, I know that those of you that don’t knit or crochet think I’m nuts right now. Yes, there are actual festivals for these things. Not only festivals, but there is so much more. Knitting tours for England and Ireland. Knitting cruises. Oh, the places I could go and the things I could do…
Man, if only we had commuter trains like this one here in Houston: a close-knit group relaxes on the fast track. I would be on board! (pun intended) Well, that and if I had to commute to work. Guess there isn’t much point since I work from home.
It makes me want to go to Oakland just so I can ride to Sacramento and back on the Stitch ‘n Ride car!
While reading Mel’s 1 month, 1 week and 1 day before the wedding to-do list, I started having flashbacks of what all I went through 1 year ago at this time. (Our weddings are almost a year apart, so this time last year would have the been 1 month and 2 weeks before the wedding date for me.)
Let’s see … I had just moved. Mike was preparing to move. I was no longer working outside of the home, but still working long hours. I was dealing with Bridezilla (not me), whose wedding was still 4+ months away. I was finalizing things for my own wedding. 98% of it was done by this time last year, but since it was done, I was thinking of all the little things I could add. For me, that is a dangerous thing.
People thought I was crazy for planning a wedding in under 6 months. I knew it was actually for the best for me. Otherwise, I would have been hanging out at The Knot – one of the most dangerous places for brides to go – thinking of all the cool things I could “add” to my wedding plans. The same things I took off of the wedding plan list to begin with.
I am so glad that time is over. While I sometimes come across little things I wish I had done, I’m still glad that everything turned out exactly the way that it did.
I told Bridezilla after my own wedding that most guests don’t even notice the “little things” like bathroom baskets and things like that. Even the table linens and the centerpieces are often overlooked. Was I right? Thinking back to the weddings you’ve been to, what stands out to you as something cool that they did that you thought was neat? Or do you even notice those things?