Offer hospitality to one another without grumbling. Each one should use whatever gift he has received to serve others, faithfully administering Gods grace in its various forms.

1 Peter 4:9-10

Tuesday, January 8, 2008

Blocking...blah

Well, I've finished my brown wool tam. Can I just say YUCK! Let me count the ways I've messed this one up. First of all, I didn't make it deep enough to sit comfortable on the head. Then when it came to decreasing, my stitches came out too tight. So I decided to block the hat and try to shape it. I figured blocking would make it bigger right?? It made the headband so big that the hat looks absolutely ridiculous. Of course this was my first blocking attempt. So now I know. Check it out, it doesn't look so bad laying flat, but on my head???

I think I need some more practice with blocking...

The weather here is fabulous today! It's 60 degrees in January in Maine! Everything is melting as fast as it can and LD is loving it! He got soaked and muddy today while we were outside sledding. He found a patch of grass that had been plowed over and melted into muddy puddles and decided to roll in it! He was so funny. I wish I had taken my camera out to record the moment! Anyway, Grampa was happy we were outside today. He took the old dog out for a walk and came back in to tell us to get outside! So we did and I'm really happy. The fresh air and sunshine did wonders for my winter blahs and LD tuckered himself right out! He's napping peacefully now and giving me a wonderful break.

I've started yet another new project - this one for my MIL. She's requested some long cuffed mittens like the ones I did for my SIL this Christmas. She loves yellow so I'm doing them in Bernat's Softee Chunky True Yellow. They will be a size smaller than the others so they should fit better. Despite no variation in color, the yellow is quite pretty. I could embellish with a stripe or some beading but I think she'll appreciate the simple quality of these mittens. After this project, I'm finally going to start my felted clutch purse - Fiber Trends Gelato Bag by Bev Galeskas. I can't wait! Finally something for myself!

LD is making noise like he's getting ready to wake up from nap time so I'll close today with KnittingDaily's New Year resolution - Knit Fearlessly!

Ciao and Happy Knitting!
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