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June 18, 2013

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Post Christmas Post

The basic routine for Christmas was the same this year as in past years, but there were a few differences. The most notable for me was that it was the first year without my mom. I've been missing her a lot lately. I'm sure it is because of the holidays. I catch myself having little conversations in my head like we used to do over the phone. Her voice isn't really there. I just imagine what she would say or ask. She always wanted to know how the kids were doing and she always told me about the birds or deer she'd see in her yard.
Other differences this Christmas are harbingers of things to come. Kristin has a boyfriend and she divided her break between home and his place. Trisha's job at a hospital means that she will have to work holidays occasionally. Blake is more social now that he is in college and didn't spend as much time at home with us, and when he did he was usually asleep on the couch. Ed and I are going to have to get used to the quiet …

Found a New Love

Tunisian crochet has captured my heart. The cowl I made for the class I took at my LYS was fun to make. I got to try out a few of the Tunisian stitches. The variegated yarn worked out nicely. All that is left to do is block it and sew on the buttons.

I fell in love so hard with Tunisian crochet that I bought a book to explore further. There are several projects in here that I want to make. I recommend the book because it give clear, illustrated instructions on how to perform each stitch.

I am making progress on my Stranded Cowl. The tension in the color block rows might have been a tad too tight. It seems to be puckering a bit. Hopefully a bit of blocking will take that out. I have to say I really love how the colors are working together. The gold and dark green is vibrant.

I still have a few more sections to go on this cowl. The class covers each section at a time. Since it is a cold, blustery day, I'm going to reheat my tea and settle myself on the couch and get ba…

Got My Goetta

The batch of goetta was a success. Blake came home for the weekend and has been eating it every morning for breakfast. Trisha is eating hers after she exercises for a blast of protein. Kristin is very disappointed that she can't have any yet. There is a chance some of her friends will be going to visit her next week. If so, I'll send some up to her along with some other things around the house that she needs.

Several months ago I signed up for Knit Purl Hunter's sock knit along. I bought this lovely skein of Stone Washed Zauberball. As you can see I haven't cast on yet. To be honest, I totally forgot about the event until I a mention of it in a newsletter from my LYS. I'll have to put this on the "On Deck Circle" until I finish the socks I have in progress.

The Bat****Crazy socks have arisen from hibernation. Once these are done, I will cast on the Zauberball.

I want to make mention that I am using Knitter's Pride Cubics for these socks. I…

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