Busy Weekend - Saturday
Saturday was an incredibly busy and fun day.
We saw the trains at Olbrich Gardens, the giant festive pine tree in the Capitol building. and we bought a Christmas tree. Yes, we’re tree killers. We know. I can’t quite bring myself to buy a fake tree yet, though.
After our full day out, we came home and had the Rupperts over for a delicious dinner of Picasso’s pizza. Then Erin showed me how to knit. I was doing OK for a beginner until Sunday morning when I completely forgot how to do half of what she taught me. Fortunately, she was able to point me to a great link and talk me through some of the bits I’d forgotten. Yay!
In no time at all, once I’ve practiced on this gray ball of yarn, I’ll be able to make real stuff. The secret to knitting with cats is to show them whose boss immediately. A few whacks on the head with a bamboo knitting needle and the kitties keep their distance. They’re curious, but not masochistic.
Here I sit at midnight on Sunday enjoying the lovely Christmas tree smell filling my house. My only problem is that despite enjoying the smell, I find that it is irritating my sinuses and throat.
Oh well, a small price to be paid for the smell of Christmas in the air at home, no?
I'm beginning to wonder...
…if there is a yarn-themed Illuminati secretly taking over the world.
Two years ago, I wouldn’t have known two people who knitted.
Now, my wife does, most of my co-workers do – and now, YOU!
They’re all around us!
Soylent yarn is people!!!
*evil laugh*
Welcome to the knitting illuminati. Can you see me tapping my steepled fingers together and grinning?
I hope you get to like knitting as much as I do. It will be nice to have a crazy knitting friend. You’re so lucky to live so close to a nice yarn shop.
murph is right about knitting coming back in. I learned two years ago, and since then I have seen many many college students knitting. It seems to be “in” right now.
I’ve always been one of those people who buys clothes by feel (is it fuzzy? it’s mine!). My addiction to soft fuzzy stuff is well suited to knitting (and cats… someday).
Angorra Scarf please.
I’ll fund the project if you’d like to knit me a nice wool, preferably Cashmere, scarf.
Oh, and Erin… your penchant for fuzzy clothing comes from living in cold climates most of your life. Kind of like people with an iron deficiency have cravings for red meat.
fuzzy wuzzy
You could be right about that, Ryan.
re: fuzzy wuzzy
I’m always right. Ask Kirstin.
smile
ALWAYS right!
Oh Ryan… I can give you a run for your money with the “always right” stuff.
I’m so often right that my EX-boyfriend will STILL admit to anyone how it’s creepy that I’m always right….
Ryan’s license plate says
Ryan’s license plate says ALWYS RYT.
(or something like that, I forget the exact “spelling.”
Maybe you should invest in the WI version of that plate. :)
re: Ryan's license plate says
Not anymore actually.
We had to give up the plate when we traded in the Audi. The new car is leased, so according to Virginia law you can’t get a personalized plate.
Bah.