Inspiration

I am - like many of you I'm sure - starting to get many many many catalogs in the mail. Yesterday Talbot's came. I did not know that Talbot's carries "plus" sizes (I'm steady in the 1x/small 2x range). I saw this sweater (photo is from their online catalog).

Now you may or may not recall the February Lady I attempted to make for a friend from Jaeger Roma...it was nearly done and it was just slightly too big for her. I ripped it out that day and haven't touched it since because my feelings were so hurt...I think I was feeling very sensitive that day. Crap, I have a lot of those days but that's another blog altogether.

So...I vowed I'd make something else entirely. And, this Talbot's one is made from exactly the same fiber combo as my Jaeger Roma. The color I have is a sage green and it is lovely to work with.

My plan is to copy the design/shape of this and see how it turns out. Good news to those of you who might be waiting for patterns from me...I have some time off the next two weeks (starting Friday, YEAH!) so that's on my list.

Have a lovely day!

Reunion with my Dear Friend

Giftie. Yay!

So, you all know what kind of a clown this dog Gracie can be...listen to this...

Sarah was coming over and we were going to head to brunch at The Alps - a diner very near to our house that just re-opened after MANY years.

I went for a walk about 25 min before Sarah was to arrive, and ended up stopping at a neighbor's house (I was walking to her house to pick something up from her) and chatting a little longer than expected. I was still at the neighbor's house when Sarah called to say she was sitting on my front porch -- oops! I apologized and said I'd be there in 10 min.

Then I called Lehu to let her know, and Gracie went out to the front porch, grabbed the giftie that was wrapped in gorgous golden fabric, and ran...I hear all of the hubub on the telephone. It was so funny.

In the pretty wrapping (re-usable LOVE IT) was a great canvas tote, perfect for knitting projects, and a really cute purple-decorated tape measure. NOTHING that Gracie might be even remotely interested in.

Hope you had a great day. The weather here was aMAzing today.

Christmas cactus bloomed for Halloween. Soooo pretty! I know I still owe you all a pattern or three...