Lots of excitement--it's been the 24 hours of packages here!
Yesterday, I got the yarn I needed for my v-neck sweater. I'm not going to go too far into it, but I had an issue and have contacted the vendor. So I'm going to wait until I hear back from them before I say anything, to give them a chance to respond to the situation. That said, I am really excited to have yarn to finish it with. When I took the sweater pieces out after so long, I realized that there was much less left to do than I remembered! I have maybe an inch or two of one sleeve cap, I have to sew it up, and then I have to pick up sts. for the neck ribbing, and that's it!! Happiness abounds. I'll give you a sneak peak:

I forgot how much I loved the yarn and how pretty the color is. (Feel free to completely agree and gush over said yarn and color.)
I also got some Knitpicks today!

This is the yarn to finish the darned Jester Hat, plus enough for matching mittens, as well as yarn for my other son's hat and mittens, too. And the one extra ball of Dublin for the gift scarf. Whew! I did finish knitting the hat, and started sewing up the top seam. No pics, but I will get some tomorrow, hopefully with the pom-poms on it. Loving the look so far, though. Oh, yes--and I also got a color swatch card for the Knitpicks Swish yarn. I am so glad I did. It's so much easier to see the colors and I don't have to guess about what will look right together. I wish I did it some time ago. Worth every penny of the $1.99, I tell you.
Our sock and mitten projects are coming along well, too. So, all in all, it's a pretty good day. What day with yarn packages isn't?
One other package: new cell phones. Today is my busiest day, so I wondered if I would catch the FedEx guy to sign for the phones, and I DID! Awesome. My new phone is all charged up and switched over from the old one. I love it. Admittedly, I haven't exactly made a call on it yet, but babysteps work for me. I got the Motorola Krzr and Brian got the new Razr. I love packages.
Another spirit-lifter was a surprise visit from my Dad yesterday. He stopped in to see the kids and visit, and we all had a lot of fun. I showed him the sweater I made for Irene, and it was the best reaction ever. Sort of when someone can't believe that you made something, you know? He commented how it was a perfect fit for her, and he just had no idea that I could do something like that. So cute. It's the kind of reaction that just really revs the knitting engines...at least it does for me. Maybe you only get pumped when people say bad things, or start frogging your work. You never know, everyone is different. But for me, I can't get enough of the compliments.
So what did I do? Uh-huh, I took out the finished Tiffany Mitten. (I couldn't help myself!!) Dad got pretty excited--he tried it on, even--and I think he really liked it. It felt good to impress somebody, and I couldn't wait for the kids' bedtime so I could get my knit on!
Speaking of that--off I go.
2 comments:
You are very welcome!!
I am so gushing on that yarn. I love love love that color. I want details!!! who and what color is it? = )
Heck my kiddies are finally asleep too - so what am I doing on the computer!! = )
Glad to hear the words of encouragement worked! I love you SnB gals! Your yarn is lovely, and beautiful, and yummy! I do like the Swish! And does having a job count the same as having kids? I usually get antsy to come home and knit about a half hour before the end of the day...then YIPPEEE...all yarn, all the time!!
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