Yesterday, my Sweetie took me to a well-known knitting store in Berkeley about treated me to some lovely yarn and accessories. And then took me out to dinner at this yummy restaurant where I had the most divine gnocchi–little pillows–oooh so good!
Why the little celebration? Ah, you see, I’m leaving to go back East for the holidays–baking and cooking with my Mom while my father sets up the trains in the basement as we prepare for the onslaught of grandchildren/nieces that will desend upon the house Dec. 25th. It’s going to be wonderful and I can hardly wait. Christmas on Cape Cod!
And of course the big questions is–what to pack? Not clothing–knitting supplies!
So far I’ve packed the makings for the lovely Mary Jane sweater from Knitpicks. I think it will be perfect for my little upcoming hospital stay. But I also am bringing the devil pants to finish for my friend’s little baby boy, Dashiel–isn’t that a fabulous name?
And I really REALLY wanted to bring the makings for Knitty’s Mrs. Beeton and pair it with Kate Gilbert’s Elizabeth –I even bought two balls of Rowan CashSoft for the project in a lovely springy green. I think it will be the perfect addition to my black quilted coat. We all need a little color now and then.
Ah, but then I think about bringing the Viennese shrug that I’ve been working on oh so slowly! I actually have to focus when I knit it, so I can’t do it while watching TV and it’s a nice cozy dark green. I really want to knit them both up before the hospital stay, but we’ll see what I can manage.
This is hopefully the beginning of a new trend of knitting for me. The last thing I knit for myself was more than a year ago–a pink angora shawl that I do get a bit of wear out of, but I have bought the yarn for quite a few projects for me.
And I promise to take pictures. Absolutely! I just need to find my camera…
