FO: Red (Green) Gable

Shhhhh.....what's that noise? You don't hear anything? Me neither!!! My house is silent. The kids have gone over to Saltspring Island to visit some friends with Aidan, I couldn't go because I have to work all weekend. While going to Saltspring would have been lovely, being home alone for 3 days has it's merits too! It does feel pretty strange though. I got home from work and the house was silent. I had to turn on the TV so I wouldn't feel so lonely. It takes some getting used to, I have hit the ground running after work every day for the last seven years, and to come home today to an empty house and nothing to do was pretty wierd. I'm sure I will get over it though and start relishing in the alone time.

I have finished up Green Gable, although mine is red. I love it! It fits so well, the Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece is really nice to knit with and feels lovely against the skin.

Here are the specs:
Pattern: Green Gable by the Zephyr Gals
Size: XS
Yarn: Brown Sheep Cotton Fleece in "Candy Apple"
Needles: US 7's/4.5mm
Mod's: I added a few extra rows before removing the sleeves and I added some extra waist shaping. I also knit to a total length of 16", measured from the armpit to the hem. It's a good length. I was worried it would still be a bit short, so I increased the ribbed hem from 3 rows to 5 rows. I did a row of single crochet around the neckline to help prevent the "curl" problem that so many other people were having.

I LOVE it. Aidan told me it is the nicest thing I've knit yet!

In other news, I had a good 5 inches cut off my hair yesterday. It feels so light, and I really like the style, for once. Usually I get home from the salon and just think "meh", but this time I really like it. But I guess it is often that way when it gets blown out and styled by a professional. We'll see how it is when I have to do it myself! I noticed that my hairdresser had curly hair so she probably would be a good person to cut Maeghan's hair. I asked her, and she said that she is quite experienced at dealing with curly hair (this is a must or you get someone who cut's the standard "poodle doo" - although, my fingers are crossed because this girl was maybe pushing 19 - how much experience could she possibly have on someone other than herself?) I told her I would bring Maeghan in to have her hair cut soon and she then went on about how she could show Maeghan how to just wash and go/diffuse her hair if she was running late for work or something...........

Talk about making someone feel old. She thought I was old enough to have a daughter who was old enough to work. Maeghan's 7 for Pete's sake, just how old do I look? But I guess I can't get too upset, when I was 19 I thought 32 year old's were ancient too!

The Tooth Fairy Strikes Again!

You may be wondering why a four year old has already lost a tooth. Usually the first tooth is lost at around 6 years of age. In Owen's case, he had some assistance from one of his buddies at daycare. He was on the receiving end of a headbutt to the teeth, poor little guy. His other front tooth is hanging by a thread...that one's gonna go too. So this means that Owen will have no front teeth for the next two years!!! I think I'm more traumatized than he is.

Like Mother Like Daughter

Last weekend I taught Maeghan how to knit. It was really exciting for me, now I have a stitchin' buddy! Woohoo! She picked it up really quickly too, and now we sit together on the couch and knit. She watches me, I watch her...she's getting pretty good, soon I'll have her making her own socks!

The day after I taught her, a parcel arrived in the mail from Granny. Inside was a knitting bag for Maeghan containing yarn, needles, and a pattern book for kids. I don't know how Granny does it, but she just knows what to send us and when. It was perfect timing. The yarn that she sent was pretty special too because it used to belong to Maeghan's Great Granny, whom she was never able to meet.

So now I envision long, lazy afternoons of knitting all summer long, I just have to get Owen to use the needles for something other than weapons, then he can join us too!