Christmas in August.....

By -

One year at Stitches irisheyesLynn bought enough Lorna's Laces Christmas Sock Yarn to make her two daughters and herself pairs of socks to wear Christmas morning. I was very impressed. This year at Stitches, Al and I saw the Lorna's Laces and I just couldn't justify it.
IrisheyesLynn gave me these two skeins for my birthday yesterday! Thank you thank you Lynn. I always wanted to have a pair of holiday handknit socks to wear to work from Thanksgiving to New years. Now I will have them!
Thinking of bundling up for Christmas is a comfort today. I know most of you are hot and sticky. Days like these I want to cut my hair supersuper short. My knit work friends came and sat on my horridly hot porch and knitted with me last night.
Joan and IrisheyesLynn are both 100% Irish. At one point I felt they were going to need IV fluids if the party went on any longer. I think there was some sort of cooling factor in my chocolate birthday cake. We all seemed a bit refreshed after a slice.
Have I ever mentioned how much I adore Autumn in Chicago? It goes faster than summer....

Comments

elizabeth marley said…
I know how you feel! Usually I love summer, but this year I just want winter to come as fas as possible
10:52 AM
Alyssa said…
Of course you need holiday socks. :)
Happy Birthday! I wish you all the best (and with knitting friends, new sock yarn, and chocolate cake it sounds like you are having a terrific year so far. hehe).
11:55 AM
Anonymous said…
Love that yarn. Can't wait to see it made into a pair of socks. Happy Birthday.
12:38 PM
Anonymous said…
Summer in LA is not humid - it's the secret treasure of LA. Winter is nice, too. Very cool pix and knit things - no pix of Huckster, though. Oh well. Dreaming of Dairy Bar and Kath's back porch. Love, Bouf
4:10 PM
Donna Boucher said…
Does it stripe?
I will love it more if it stripes!
6:34 PM
Beverly said…
Happy B'day!

I'll have to be on the lookout for the Xmas LL.
8:16 PM
Karen said…
I long for hand knit wool sock wearing weather. We're supposed to hit 95 here again today, but the weatherman promises it's the last 90+ degree day for a while (I hope never).
6:57 AM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Every Once in a While I Might Post

By -
Image
 Is that vague enough for you?  It has been a too busy complicated Spring.  I had no energy to blog.  All is well now, so I can share some things with you:   1. When I shoot photos of the moon I think of Dear Teresa.  Gone too soon. She took fabulous moon pictures.  2. I did not see one shooting star last night.  I only got up for a few moments around 3 a.m.  The local weather guy said he saw a few quick faint ones.   3. How can I can have one grown child in Oklahoma under flood watch, and One Child in Mexico under hurricane watch?  On the same day.  Tis true.  4. What have I knitted lately?  I am pretty sure I've ripped more than I've knit.  I ripped out a shawl that I was making up.  It was cotton and pretty.  I need to follow a pattern.  5. I was trying to make socks and decided to make mittens instead.  I haven't worked a thumb in a long time.  I may have to frog it too.  So I ha...
Read more

Insufficient Information

By -
Image
Dear buddy nurse and spay neuter pal Linda, came to visit yesterday.  We knitted. We laughed.  We shared books we are reading. She Showed me her scarf.  It looks like a shawl but it is a scarf. Here is her yarn choice. And the( OUCH) price.   It makes her happy to knit.  If Linda's happy I'm happy.  I dont' know the pattern and neither does she.  Her dog literally shredded her pattern.  She was at a point where she had memorized the easy part and she's nearly finished.  So there you go, anyone know the pattern? You are all so sweet about the move and the house. This morning I got my cuppa joe and headed to the porch to write you.  In the distance, my nearest neighbor, whom I can see through some trees.... well one of their teens came out, stretched, peed on their lawn casually, and then laid in his hammock for 5 minutes.  I'm sure he's not the first boy to do this.  I'm not even sure he's the...
Read more

Attention Attention , Do I have your Attention?

By -
Image
Just a little eye candy to announce my CONTEST giveaway. You don't win him.  I don t even know who he is but he's on my friend's locker in our locker room.... but now that I have your attention..... In honor of  you you you who read the posts and comment on the blog and make me feel so lucky to know you and you could win: One of 3 prizes.  There will be 3 winners. Yippeee!! Prizes will include: STITCH Markers....for all you lace folk.  They are adorable.  I will post the prizes each day over the next 3 days. YARN: Sock yarn because its summer folks and I'm all about sock knitting and  A Chicago Blackhawks prize.... because we are after all in Chicago!!! Just leave a comment on this post and only this post.  Entries are due by Monday June 24th when I go to bed.  (Usually 930 Chicago time...hee hee I am early to bed) Le t me know if your a lurker, lurkers have a place here too.  
Read more