Christmas Eve is here

Time sure flies when your hands are busy. I am glad to say that I got all of my handwork Christmas gifts done. Finished the pair of mens socks that I was working on, using fingering yarn. (which is a smaller yarn than I usually use for socks)




I had a "handmade by Roni" label from days gone past that I had to use. I had ordered some new ones that said things like "from the knitting needles of ____" and "hand crocheted by ______" but those didn't come in until the day after we gave our gifts.

I sort of had a problem with the label I did use. It had been stuffed in my sewing cabinet so long (since the last time I made baby clothes for my kids and THAT has been a long time) that it had become wrinkled. So, I got out the trusty iron and starch and proceeded to press the label. AND, then, it happened. The unthinkable! The portion of the label that has my name on it had the audacity to run and bleed!

Naturally I was upset and may have mentioned the mishap to husband thinking that this accident had diminished my handiwork is a BIG way. Wasn't much I could do about it as I had no other labels.

The day after we delivered our booty of gifts to friends, the labels on order arrived via a legal sized envelope. I told husband of the late arrival of the labels and went on trying to finish up the slippers I was working on.

Later on in the evening, husband told me I should put out a RECALL on the socks. It took me a few minutes to realize what he was talking about. Now that I had the new labels I should recall the camo green socks and put the new label on. I guess he really does listen to me, amazing. But whoever heard of a recall on socks? Automobiles and such yes, but socks?

I also completed the Checkered Puffed Dorm slippers that I was frantically trying to figure out the pattern on AND get them done by Christmas. When I finished those I was so weary I forgot to take a picture. Guess I will have to wait until my dear _______, bet you thought I was going to tell you who gets the slippers, right? NOT. When the new owner of the slippers tries them on I will try and get a picture.

The college age kid is home and I love it. We stay in our pjs until noon, talking, or knitting (she is working on a pair of Checkered Puffed slippers in her school colors) I actually had purple and yellow yarn in my stash, OK, gold would have been better but yellow will just have to do. We have been grazing on all the wonderful Christmas cookies and breads that friends have brought over.

I can tell she is getting a little bored but that is to be expected after the kind of schedule she has been keeping at school. Volleyball season is over and the finals are all done, grades are in and now it is time to slow down a bit. Her friends are scattered and the ones that are still around well, THEY have all changed. My baby is growing up.

Moving on, I only have two projects on the needles right now. One is a hat that I was making for myself and the other is an Indian style afghan that I am crocheting. I feel sort of the same way the kid does, almost don't know what to do with myself now that the pressure to finish gifts is off. I need to get the knee length socks going that I promised the kid AND I have some beautiful natural wool yarn in shades of Coral, Oatmeal and Charcoal that is begging to be worked. No patterns or ideas are jumping up at me for that yarn, I keep thinking I need a fourth color for using that yarn. I will just have to be patient as I am confident that the perfect pattern or idea will come to me eventually.

I must start getting ready to face the day of Christmas Eve. Husband just got up so I better close here.

Merry Christmas to all. AND a Happy New Year.

RRR

Christmas music on line

There is a new radio station in town. Go to http://www.alienradio.us/ and dial in using what ever media player works best for you.

This station is owned and operated by Randy and Heidi Jo right here in good ole Mayberry RFD. (name has been changed to protect the local residents from any type of public hick bashing)

Have a busy schedule ahead of me, still have lots of Christmas gifts to finish up. I am trying to learn how to knit checkerboard puff slippers. There was a very nice lady named Rita at our local craft fair that tried patiently to teach me how to do this very complex and difficut stitch. It requires alot of twisting and throwing and then untangling your yarn. I was all thumbs that day but maybe with continued hard work and practice I will achieve it AND get several more gifts done. IF I get some done I will post the picture. Then again I may post a picture of the pair Rita let me borrow to use as an example. The significant part to this story is that I had been looking for this pattern for many years. Had I known the real name of the slippers I could have Googled it, however, many years ago we didn't have Google so I suppose I still would have had to wait. Patience is not my strongest point.

Happy Holidays to all
RRR