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09/03/2005
Random acts of kindness
What a great way of starting the day: went to the post office to pick up the package Mare sent me from Oregon. It's the pattern for the 'Map Of the World Afghan' including this pile of leftover yarn. Isn't that just so sweet and kind of Mare? Gotta love her!
It was very cool to find out she was from Bandon, Oregon, where I've spent a few wonderful and unforgotten days back in 1997 during a 3 1/2 month hitch-hiking trip down the West Coast. Lovely people in Bandon, OR:-)
Okay, lots of knitting stories and new projects right now- tonight I'm going to teach my friend Saskia how to knit a hat and I've taken her yarn shopping yesterday. Of course I got yarn as well:-) I cast on for the Rogue and Wavy last night, that's how excited I was about the nice yarns I got.
Here's the little piece of Wavy I knit last night, the yarn looks a little rough and rigid, but I made a swatch and blocked it. Ta-daah, it's beautifully soft and cuddly. It's a tweed yarn with a little cashmere mixed it, so that's what it's supposed to do;-)
What do you think about my right hand Floral Fair-Isle Glove? I finished it 2 nights ago. I had to alter the thumb and the pinkie, my thumb is about twice the size than the pattern :-o and my pinkie is quite a bit smaller. Strange hands... At least I finally get a pair of gloves that really fit. I usually have more than a centimeter of excess material on the pinkies, which I find very annoying.Now I've got to clean our place, I'm having a friend visiting this afternoon and I don't want her to see how much I've let the place ROT the last few days *gasp*
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Comments
Absolutely gorgeous! I love it!!
Posted by: Tabatha | 09/05/2005
Lovely, beautiful work!
Posted by: Robin | 09/06/2005
You amaze me...
Posted by: poppysmum | 09/12/2005