Happy Valentine's Day

Clever and unique title, eh? Hey, I had V-day on the mind today.

Can you help me decode this super tough riddle from my card from Brian?



Seriously, how cute is that? I love it. Bri said that it probably wouldn't be here for today, but surprise, surprise! I got a couple of packages today. First, the Loopy order I'd placed for yarn for Irene and Keegan's socks. This will be the first pair for Irene, and the first real pair for Keegs. (You may remember the socks I made him for his birthday, but we had a little problem with the fit. They're too short on the foot, and too big around at the same time. Like a champ, he loves them and wears them to bed each night. Yeah, he really does.) AND the ball winder and swift set showed up, too. Ooh, I love them. (Hope I didn't spoil it by giving you the answer to the riddle...but I'm guessing you figured it out by now. My couch kind of figured it out.) So I set up and wound up the sock yarn.

From this:


To this:


and this:


I can't tell you how much I adore these tools. What a huge time saver and totally fun. Brian, you are the best. And Krista--did you have something to do with this?

The boys were funny, trying to get their hands on one spinning apparatus after another. Once I got the yarn all set, I let them spin my new toys--I mean tools. They enjoyed it almost as much as I did.

One last thing. The Monkey socks are done! Yippee!



It feels like I've been knitting these for a year, but I looked it up and apparently I only cast them on in November. Not as bad as I thought. They don't really take that long, once you get the rhythm of the pattern. And I love them. Can't wait to wear them tomorrow. Is it weird to buy tops to match your handknit socks?