Because she is on the road and unable to defend herself, let me just say that Tessima is apparently very, very bad with directions and driving. I suggest we all pitch in and get her one of those global positioning thingies, or possibly a limo with driver. Alternately, we can jump her and take her license. Whatever works.
Tvini, here at Ceosanna’s house, waiting for Godot.
I wish to apologize to my D&D comrades for my rash actions, which ultimately led to our horrible, grisly deaths. Especially the Elf.
It seemed like a good idea at the time.
Sincerely,
Dwarf
P.S. – as my punishment, this morning I was awakened by my daughter throwing a mass of knitting which she had un-knitted onto my face. Karma is grand.
I had a cold when I knitted the sole of the first bootie. I’m pretty sure any germs would have died by the time it was done, but just in case, I washed them in hot water and two drops of lavender oil this morning, the lavender oil having some antibacterial properties.
Now the booties smell like a wet sheep that’s been rolling in lavender. It ain’t good, people.
I’m going to give this poor child a complex.
Sometimes it is very difficult to hear my daughter say the same thing over and over.
Sometimes it makes me very sad.
But she is my daughter, and I love her very much.
I’ll get over it. Soon. For a while.
I apologize for the uncharacteristic self-pity. I’ll be back to my hard-knittin’, hard-GMin’, hard-shootin’-my-D&D-comrades-in-the-ass self soon.
Finally finished a project. But really, I had to, before the baby grew too big! Here’s another view to show the sole, done in seed stich.
The pattern is a combination of two bootie patterns from “50 Baby Bootees to Knit.” Buying the book may have been overkill, but enough people are having kids now that I’ve gotta be prepared! The yarn is Lana Gatto “Feeling” which is 70% wool, 20% silk, 10% cashmere. I got it on sale at Angel Hair Yarn in Nashville on the way home from Simucon this year, and it is soooooo soft! Perfect for any kind of baby wear, but way too expensive unless it was half off – which this was! Woo, I win!
What did I learn from this project? I learned more about the ‘feel’ of fair isle knitting, which is how the hearts were created. Next time I think I’ll be able to make it more elastic. I also learned that I really like working with little needles (size 2, 2.75mm), so I’m really ready for the next person who wants a baby project. Fortunately, a friend here in town is 6 months gone, and I’ve got a lot of this yarn left.
Here’s hoping the recipient of the booties likes them. I know I enjoyed making them, and thinking about this wonderful person!
