Good News and Bad News Sunday, May 11 2008

This is one of those times where “I have some good news and some bad news.” Which do you want first? I’ll go with the good news. I finally gave my dad’s sweater to him! Just in time for summer LOL. He and Mom were both very pleased and impressed with it. Pictures here are of Daddy in his sweater:

And now the BAD NEWS:

Mom told me that she washed her sweater. I had specifically told her when I gave it to her that it was to be dry cleaned or hand washed in cold water only. She put it in the machine and washed it. It shrunk a little bit and is now slightly felted. She is very upset about it because she knows how much work I put into it. So of course I couldn’t be mad about it. I just kind of laughed it off and told her something like, “Oh well, things like that happen.” All the while I was secretly crying inside because I HAD put a lot of work and effort into that sweater. So I told her that Daddy’s sweater is to not get anywhere NEAR water. It needs to be dry cleaned ONLY. I think (if I understand the label correctly) that the Cumo yarn can be hand washed in cold water, but I don’t want her to mess his up too! Oh I really am quite upset over it.

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Baby Surprise Jacket Wednesday, May 7 2008

Okay, my husband’s friend and his wife are having a baby, so my husband asked me if I would make them something. I kind of kicked the idea around for a while because I didn’t want it to take up a whole lot of my time. I mean, I have this delusion that I am going to be able to knit sweaters for my entire extended family for Christmas, so I really don’t have time to even THINK about other stuff. I was in my LYS one day a couple of weeks ago and saw a baby surprise jacket that the owner had made. Well, I fell in LOVE with it, so I got the yarn that I would need for it, and I got the pattern. Then the yarn and the pattern hung around my knitting area for a while because I really didn’t have time to take on a new project. Well, last Friday evening while I was sitting in my area knitting, I was thinking about the fact that I would be going to my LYS the next day. Then I started thinking that I had made such a big deal about how gorgeous the BSJ was and buying the things I needed right away, then I hadn’t even started on it yet. So I started it Friday night. Then I brought it with me Saturday to my LYS and worked on it there. I have been working on it almost exclusively since then – with the exception of the socks that I was trying to finish. Well, I finished the socks Monday and finished the BSJ last night. I am so happy with this project. I mean, it knits up really quickly, it is beautiful, it is easy, and the yarn I used was absolutely a pleasure to work with. (Ornaghi filati 100% cotton)

Here are the funky looking socks (I call them Christmas socks because they are green and red) that I made for my daughter’s roommate.

And here is the Baby Surprise Jacket for my husband’s friends:

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