Happy Chanukah everybody! Did you know that this is the first time since 1959 that Chanukah (yes, I prefer the CHAN spelling) has started so late – specifically on Christmas? Do you know what this means? This means that for the first time in my life, Chanukah and my birthday actually bisect. January 1st is actually the 8th night of Chanukah! WOOHOO! Double presents for me!
Yesterday was a nice day. We went to my in-laws and everyone was happy and nice and I even got to knit a little. The fact that I knit with fun fur and some other monstrosity type yarns is neither here nor there – I was helping out my sister in law. She’s making a fun fur scarf for her granddaughter and a fuzzy frilly scarf for herself and she has trouble casting on – I told her of course you have trouble casting on – look at the yarn you’re using! But I helped anyway. So nice to have someone to knit with on the holidays! I turned the heel on my TENTH sock and am ready to pick up the gusset. If we weren’t going down to Philly for Chanukah today, I’d probably have it finished – but maybe Wednesday. I’m thinking I’ll take a Jaywalker break after that. I’ll still keep a sock on the needles, but let me see if I can finish a plain old stockinette sock first. I don’t know. I’ll probably just cast on for another one anyway. Who says I can’t have one on the needles? Doesn’t mean I have to race through it.
In other knitting news, I’m trying to knit my second Warm Wendy mitten. The problem is I didn’t write down all the ways I changed the Ann Budd pattern so copying it is hard. I think I have it, but I knit a few rows and then go back to the sock. I’d like the mitten finished before the new year too. I WILL get it done.
Look what I got from my Better Pal!
Gotta love a Pal that pays attention! On the questionnaire we’re supposed to say what kind of yarn we’d like to try that we’ve never tried – I put down Fleece Artist sock yarn and guess what I got???? In the Storm colorway. (Another instance of great minds thinking alike.) It’s very muted and it’s very dark here today so I can’t photograph it so well – but it’s got grays and teals and caramel browns and reds running through it. Very beautiful. It will be interesting to compare it to my beloved STR. Speaking of caramels, my pal sent me the most luscious, thick, buttery caramel ever! G and I have really enjoyed it BP! But what is it? Where’s it from? Can we get more? It’s a real treat. Like so rich I can only eat one at a sitting – and that’s even letting G have a little bite. Thank you BP! Thank you!
Hey – don’t forget the SHOWCASE! I’m leaving it open until Friday for all of you holiday travelers to get a chance to win! Remember – you’ve got to be in it to win it!
Okay. Off to pick up a gusset and wrap a couple presents. Hag Sameach!
Your BP package is great! Happy Chanukah!
I do believe that I recognize those caramels. But my lips are sealed. SEALED I say.
Looks like a great holiday over there! Enjoy!
C’mon, you can’t call yourself a completist until you’ve knit a pair of Jaywalkers in fun fur, the funnest of ALL the yarns. (They couldn’t call it that if it weren’t true.)
Hahaah, Rock Chick! AND Claudia. The intrigue and mystery keep getting better. I got an email from someone NOT in the BP program saying, “I know who your Better Pal is, and I can attest she’s looking out for you.” Sweet. Sounds like I have LOTS of people looking out for me. It can’t get better’n that.
Yippee for Fleece Artist and amazing caramels! What a cool prezzie.
Happy Chanukah!
Happy Chanukah!
Hey, Cara, I thought you’d have at least one Jaywalker knit up in that Fleece Artist by now!
I’m glad you liked those cara-mels. Keeping you smiling might be easier than I thought. 😉
Happy Chanukah Cara!!
woohoo for bps! not only did your new bp send you fleece artist, today your first bp cast on for a pair of socks in fleece artist sock yarn sent to her by her bp. ah, the great wide world of better pals…
if your sister in law is a grandma, then that makes you a great-aunt —- you’re too young for that!
between you and Norma, I have to get my hands on some Fleece Artist …. I am having yarn envy!
ps. those caramels are homemade I bet — I have a great recipe, if you care to try it!
I’m with Ann…I’ll get the caramels are homemade…the bestest caramels around are homemade.
We went to a Chanukah lighting ceremony in downtown SLC tonight and went ice skating before. It was a fun day. I’m glad to see you put the box to work;-) Happy day 2!
Happy almost-birthday, and happy Chanukah. Excuse me now while I gorge myself on chocolate and fiber because of the trigger picture you posted.