As The Yarn Turns

We're Almost There

Everything that's going to be decorated is decorated. All the presents are wrapped and there's a turkey thawing in the fridge for tomorrow. All that's left to do is relax and wait until tomorrow. The mail lady already delivered some presents for the ferrets and cats today, which they've given their one paw up of approval. Yesterday we did our last minute grocery shopping. We also stopped by one of the many dollar stores we have. I love those places. Anyway I came away with the cloth sack that's supposed to be a wine bottle gift sack but it looks to me like it would make a perfect sock knitting sack or spindle sack.

I'm ready for a weekend of eating and relaxing. Hope all of you have a wonderful weekend too. Happy Holidays!

by Sydney  |

Spinning Around

I have been neglecting my spinning lately, so last night I tried a new-to-me fiber. It's some moorit shetland that I received in a fiber exchange a while back. The fiber is a lovely color, a lightly heathered warm brown, and it's nice and soft. It's a different texture from the really fine stuff like alpaca or even merino. The fiber has it's own charm, though, and I love spinning it. For me at least, it seems to practically spin itself. I'll have to put it on my list of things to get later. That's a very long list by the way. Anyway, I'm about halfway through spinning the sample I got.

I also got started on the ChicKnits Ribbi Cardi. I'll spare you pictures of the little bit of ribbing that I've done so far. Most important for this area, though, is that we're all waiting to see if we get snow, ice, or just rain tonight. Those of you in the more northern states may not realize this is a really big deal. I pity anyone who really needs to go to the store and get milk or bread on a night like tonight. There's a good chance the grocery store has already run out as everyone makes a mad dash to stock up on milk and bread. I've never really understood the logic behind it. It is truly rare that the streets would still be icy or snowy after a day or two. Now we do tend to get ice rather than snow and I would much rather drive on snow. At least it gives us all something to talk about. If I get iced in tomorrow, I plan to knit and spin the day away. In the meantime, I leave you with a pile of ferrets in their sleeping hammock, their favorite sleeping spot when we have them in the cage at night. In case you can't tell one from the other in the pile, there are three ferrets there - Balt (hanging over the side), Zoe (on the bottom of the pile), and Phoebe (the dark ferret).

by Sydney  |

Sometimes You Shouldn't Share

There are just some things that a person shouldn't share with their loved ones. I know it's the season of giving but I would just as soon give this cold back. I should at least be able to exchange it for something more fun, say dinner and a movie. I know Rick is a giving person, but I'm tired of this cold now. I would give it to someone else but everyone I see seems to have one already. Besides I'm convinced that you can't get rid of a cold until you pass it on to someone else. Luckily I'm not one to knock myself out at Christmas, as you've probably guessed from reading my blog. There are no frantic Christmas preparations or no deadline Christmas knitting. Oh I always put up a Christmas tree and I buy a few presents as I get around to it. I usually do some Christmas baking because I enjoy it. Sometimes I even knit up a present or two and sometimes I even finish them before Christmas. But if I start feeling a twinge of guilt, I wait until the feeling subsides. I would rather not participate in a contest to see who can give and get the most stuff. I did, however, knit up a few Christmas ornaments from Elizabeth Zimmermann's Knitters' Almanac to put on packages this weekend. They are very quick to make, use up bits of leftover yarn, and give a different look to packages.

I also finally got a picture of the Cable Sweater that I finished so long ago. It looks like a line-up picture but what can I say. I have a cold. I was also waiting for the rainy season to end so that I could do the final washing and blocking.

So since I'm finally feeling better, I'm off to curl up under an afghan to drink some hot tea and do a bit of knitting. Hmm... someone must have just come down with a cold.

by Sydney  |