My New Pattern!

My Lasa Socks pattern is now available from Three Irish Girls!

I'm so excited!  3IG always makes my patterns look so good, I feel like a REAL designer :-)

Seattle Report

I'm here visiting with Mom this week.  Not much exciting to report.  She's chipper!  We did 3 crossword puzzles at one sitting yesterday, including the Sunday New York Times!  My brain was fried by the last clue.  We bought her a new toothbrush because "someone keeps taking" her old one :-)  She had a hissy fit when the line was too slow at the store.  So pretty much life as usual for Lo-bug.

I don't have any big plans for the week, the weather is kind of chilly to take her on any outdoor outings.  But she does love to go places (though she usually wants to leave as soon as we get there), so maybe we will go to the mall or I'll try a museum.  Suggestions welcomed.

Love That Zaide!

My sister B-Z is amazing. This lady comes up with the best activities for her grandchildren and great-nieces,  while graciously entertaining a house full of people for the Thanksgiving weekend.  She helped the girls make these wonderful gingerbread houses.  So cute!

Hats off to you, B!  May your glue gun never run out of glue sticks!

No Longer Ginormous!

The slippers are now regular foot size :-)

An English Christmas

The British Christmas, so veddy different.  Here are some things I gleaned from Anglotopia's "info graphic" on how the Brits celebrate the season:

Food We (Americans) do Not Eat at Christmas:

1. Smoked Salmon with Buttered Brown Bread
2. Chipolatas (evidently some sort of sausage?)
3. Roasted Parsnips

We do, however, share a love of the roasted turkey and the roasted potatoes.

The Queen's Christmas Day Speech: I'd gladly add this one to my holiday list.  But no BBC here in the States alas.

Symbols of Christmas Good Will and Cheer:

1. Mince Pies and Mulled Wine.  Not Ever.  Cara & I tried Mince Pies when we were in London.  And immediately spit them out into our napkins.  Ick.  Ditto on the mulled wine.
2. Pantomime (or "Panto"): Okay, I might love this.  Classic stories and fairy tales performed for a family audience.  I would definitely go if I could see "Nowadays, a pantomime occasionally pulls off a coup by engaging a guest star with an unquestionable thespian reputation, as was the case with the Christmas 2004 production of Aladdin that featured Sir Ian McKellen as Widow Twankey".  Or Dame Edna as anyone.

And I'd definitely be up for celebrating Boxing Day (December 26).  More presents!

So Cute!

Here's Hadley's Mama and Baby Doll Sweater Set all done!  And my feet at the bottom of the picture (damn this Mac and my inability to crop pictures on it...)  Anyways, the sweaters turned out super cute I think.  And I hope Hadley's will fit her for a day or two...

"A Year of Weldon's" is a GO

My Year of Knitting Weldon's Practical Needlework Projects is a go!  I think (this will rely on my getting organized to start this project & blog by January 1).  Piecework Magazine has asked me to submit a proposal for an article, which I've done.  Waiting to hear back from them, and then I will get going on the project.

I'm excited, and a little nervous.  Because committing to a whole year of projects is a little intimidating.  Especially when said projects are done mostly on tiny needles.  But it should be interesting, and give me something to blog about on a regular basis.  Whether you, Dear Reader, find said blog posts interesting is another question.