Happy 2007

Back home, no more travelling, no more company--for a couple of weeks anyways.


Christmas was great--it only took me about 2-3 days to recover from the stomach flu--then company for an overnight and a night out with a good friend (I hadn't been anywhere but the grocery store and Church for 3 weeks and felt like my head would explode).


Christmas knitting did get finished.
My hand was so overworked that it actually fell asleep for a few days. I do have carpal tunnel, so when I overdo it with the knitting, I pay the price and have to sleep with my brace on for a few nights.


I didn't get done all the projects I wanted to. The R2D2 hat took me about 3 weeks and I wasn't expecting that. I did get finished the projects that I needed to, the rest would have been extras.


We just came back from a nice time at my Dad's with 10 adults, 4 toddlers, 3 dogs and a partridge in a pear tree. It was fun but too short.

I am sooo needing to knit some socks. Hubby is finally going to get his first pair!
I just measured his feet, did a gauge swatch and am winging a basic pattern.


The children are nestled all snug in their beds, hubby is sawing away at my spinning wheel in the basement and I am going to couch it for a few hours (little man decided to stay up all night on Saturday so I"m beat--literally all night. He was up from 12-5am and by 4 he was doing "impressions" of sleeping--thought it funny to tell me "Big boy sleep" and then pretend to snore--if he wasn't so cute....)

I have a couple of pictures to share.

The R2D2 hat on the nephew:


I think he liked it.

R2D2 Hat Pattern by Carolyn
Yarn: Elann Devon. 1 ball each of Navy, Grey and White.
Knitpicks Circular in US2 and US 1 for the lining.

Booga Bag #2 with the sister:


Pattern: Booga Bag from Black Sheep Bags
Yarn: Patons SWS in Natural Plum
US10.5 needle from Boye Needlemaster

I also dip dyed some yarn for my sister. I used some of the Jacquard Acid Dye, in Purple. Mixed it with hot water and put the whole hank in. Every 5 minutes or so I'd pull some of the yarn out. This picture is totally junky, but it came out just loverly:

New Years--well let's just say that I'm a party animal and fell asleep on hubby's shoulder at about 11:30pm watching a movie.

We had some sushi, Mediterranean hors d'oeuvres and sparkling juice and settled to watch Click and Inside Man. Click was your basic dumb Adam Sandler movie. Every time I watch one of his movies I swear it will be the last. This one I actually thought might be somewhat appropriate, given he was a family man in the movie--not. Interesting idea but I could do without his 10-year-old-boy-humour.

Inside Man--LOVE Denzel. Have been wanting to see that movie, but as I mentioned little man was up all night and I just crashed. I saw about 20 minutes of the movie and then I was zzzzzzzz.
Saturday night was so much fun. My sister got a Karaoke thing for her Playstation. Way. too. fun.
It rates your singing and shows you a little arrow whether you're on pitch or not. You get to create your own character--mine had a green Mohawk and crazy dance moves.
I actually got a perfect score singing "Time After Time".
I realized that I've never heard the whole "Crazy in Love" song by Beyonce (I had to sing it) and I never want to hear it again.
Crazy fun.


So, Happy 2007.

I am hoping it will be filled with lots of yarn, knitting, (hopefully) spinning, family and fun!!