...ended up with no littles today. Between holidays, days off & not feeling well, all my littles were absent. Which meant after I had put the schoolkids on the bus, I had the day to myself. :) Always a nice treat. I puttered a bit & had to go out for about an hour to run some errands. And then I spent the rest of the day knitting!
Right now I'm working on some infant barn socks. After a couple of experimental starts, I think I have it. These are going to be so cute!
Fran picked up the two sweaters that I had knit for her. She was thrilled with them, which is always my biggest worry. And on top of leaving me the leftover yarn ( more than enough to do a sweater for myself), she gifted me with a beautiful sheepskin. An icelandic cross ~ and so, so wooly & warm. :) She tanned it herself and did a fantastic job. It's living on my rocking chair and I used it under my feet today. Ah, heaven. Thank you Fran!
I finished up the wool socks for my nephew. I've washed them up and put them on the register to dry. :) Just two small balls of yarn left. These socks weigh nearly 200g! Hoping he enjoys them and gets lots of use out of them. Knit with Briggs & Little Tuffy in "granite" at 6 sts/inch.
Whew! I think I'll do a couple of other projects before I start the pair for Papa Bear. :) My daughter wants a cocoon for the new baby and I'd like to knit a sweater for the baby as well.
A busy weekend coming up ~ tomorrow we have tickets to the first draw at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts. Papa Bear & I are big curling fans and watch it on TV whenever we can. It will be interesting to see it in real life. These tickets were a Christmas gift from our son & his girlfriend and granddaughter Reese.
Sunday ~ a baby shower for our daughter. I love seeing all the wee clothes & neat things that people choose to gift a new mom.
Monday~ here in Canada, it's Family day! And we're hoping to travel to Ottawa to go skating on the canal. Let's hope the weather co-operates.
Enjoy the weekend & keep knitting. :)
happy Family Day! Sorry to hear you weren't feeling well. Hopefully you are on the mend and ready to rock the Canal. Safe travels to Ottawa and have fun! Hope Papa Bear is driving...prime knitting time
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