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Fingerless gloves revisited

Fingerless gloves – can’t get enough of them.  I wanted a pair for myself so I could keep my hands warm and still knit while we’re in the vehicle going wherever.  I showed Danielle and she wanted a pair.  Mom said “nah” but then she saw them coming to life and she said yes, she’d love a pair.  Dad said yes right away.  He said he used to have a pair of leather ones he really liked (shhhhhhhhhh – I may buy him a pair of leather ones too if these don’t wear well for him – he works outside a lot).  Mark wanted a pair also – to wear under his gloves to keep his wrists warms.  I made the wrist ribbing four inches for everybody – everybody wanted their wrists warm.

Here’s the list of who gets what, starting at the top:

• Pair #1 – Regia Canyon Colors 2804 and black Regia – these are mine – they match a pair of socks I previously made for myself
• Pair #2 – black Regia – these are for Mark
• Pair #3 – Regia Stretch Color #82 – these are for Danielle
• Pair #4 – black Regia – these are for Dad
• Pair #5 – black Regia and Regia Marokko 5492 – these are for Mom and match a pair of socks I previously made for her

As for the pattern, I tried several patterns and adapted to what we all wanted (longer ribbing, more stockinette between the wrist and the start of the thumb gusset, etc.).  These were all made with scrap yarn so it was a good use of scraps, except for Danielle’s – she picked what she wanted from my stash.

Once in a lifetime……..

This is the story of Mark and myself decorating a gingerbread house.  This is something I have always wanted to do.  I now consider it a once in a lifetime experience because I will never do it again – never say never – I would do it again with a grandchild in a heartbeat if we are blessed with one or more of those little gems.

Mark and I bought the kit for $10.00 at Walmart.  We had a blast.  He even cut some of the candies and made them into little evergreens.  Mark decorated the back of the house (he outlined his path with yellow gumdrops and put a flower on the wall to the right of the back door – yes it IS too a flower – he told me so) and I decorated the front (wreath above the door and a white trash sidewalk).  We both did the rest together. We laughed until I almost cried because really, it looks like a third grader did it (no offense to third graders because they could probably do better).

Enjoy the pics and hold your laughter!

Brrrrrrrrrrr

**Knit Picks Swish worsted (Dublin) and Knit Picks Essential (Tuscany Multi) added in for the wrist and finger contrast)**

Baby it’s cold outside – but that’s to be expected in Indiana in October. This is my first pair of knitted fingerless gloves. They were very easy and more gloves (finger and fingerless) are in the works. This is a fun project with a warm result.

More socks…………(Pair #23)

**Essential Tuscany Multi 24036 – Knit Picks**

These socks started out as just stockinette but were calling out for a pattern. I started over and did the cuff in an the hourglass eyelet pattern from one of Charlene Schurch’s books. What a difference! The foot was then done in plain stockinette. The first picture shows one leg done in stockinette and the other in the hourglass eyelet to show what a difference stitch patterns can make in the yarn.

Socks for me (Pair #17)

**Regia 4 ply Canyon Colors – 2804**

Socks for me (Pair #15)

New Beginnings

Today is the first day of the rest of my life. Well, really it’s 2008 right now but I’m back-dating this post to the day I met Mark, who would become my future husband. When he walked in the front door at my parents home, it was love at first sight (it was a blind date). He was tall, tall, tall and handsome. He had on light brown corduroys and a yellow sweatshirt. I’ll post a picture of us – he has on the same sweatshirt – I want to remember it forever. I remember when he walked in I thought “he’s a basketball player” because he was so tall (but, as I later learned, he was not a basketball player – doesn’t like sports at all – yippee!!!). In the years to come, he related how he was afraid because Dad and at least one of my brothers, maybe both, were also in the living room. He knew he’d be in big trouble if he hurt me because they were all tall guys too. It was Labor Day, 1982, and it was a Monday night (obviously – Labor Day). We went to see ET. We were home by 8:30 or 9:00. We didn’t speak except he asked me if I wanted to see him again and he said it was fun. So sweet – we were sooooooooo shy. We went out again that next Saturday night (September 11) and the rest is history. By October 6 (one month) we knew we were getting married. He gave me a pre-engagement ring for Christmas that year (can’t call it a promise ring, he said, because those are for teenagers and the young kids). We were engaged on April 18, 1983, and got married on June 25, 1983. That will be my next post.