Mondays are never fun. Back to work, back to getting up early…
Grrr…
However, my demeanor changed when I arrived home. Now, to be fair, I only work part-time. I take my children to school, and I pick them up. I am blessed to have a flexible schedule that allows me to work from home in the afternoons, if need be.
Anyhow, when I got home, I spied a package on my front doorstep. As I got closer, I realized that, what at first appeared to be one package was, in fact, TWO packages! Yippee!
I couldn’t get in the house fast enough to open them!
The first package I opened was from a gal in KnittingHelp.com. She sent me the Oddball blanket that she started while on vacation. It’s called Melon Medley. And look at the goodies she sent along with it!
Yes, folks, you see before you two skeins of Tahki Cotton Classic yarn, color #105. It has blues and greens in it.
She also sent me the book The Friday Night Knitting Club.
The next package I opened was from another KnittingHelp.com knitter. She sent me Pretty Princess, another Oddball baby blanket. Included in the box was a fabulous tin of Peppermint Herbal tea. Everyone, including the dogs, keeps smelling it!
How in the world did I get so lucky? Knitters are some of the most generous people!
During my son’s swim practice, I cast on for Ocean Blues. I am going to use the Ripple pattern that I found here. I’ve suggested to my co-knitters that each person continue the pattern in their own choice of yarn. I think it will look lovely. Here’s a picture of what the pattern should turn out like…
I also decided on a pattern for my friend’s comfort throw. I’m going to use a pattern I found in a Leisure Arts stitch pamphlet I had on hand. The pattern is actually for a cabled pillow, but I love the cable so much that I’m simply going to use bigger needles, double-strand the yarn, and make it longer than the pillow. The cable is a Saxon Braid. See the picture that I found online…
It looks like I’m going to have a busy week. Wow!
Oh, and one last thing. A customer service representative commented on the blog entry that included my story about shopping for the yarn for the comfort throw. Remember how I was frustrated because I couldn’t find enough yarn of a particular color? Well, she explained that customers can place special orders for yarn that they have in their warehouse. Interesting! Kudos to Hobby Lobby!
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LOVE that Saxon braid one. I might make a purse out of that pattern. Someday….like I don’t have enough projects in the queue!! lol
Man – what a fun day at your house with all the goodies!!! Those oddball blankets looks beautiful too!
You’ll have to be sure to take pictures of your FO with those cables – it looks breathtaking!
Thank you for the wonderful comments! Y’all do not know how encouraging they are!
That cable is AMAZING- and I am sure you will do awesome on the comfort throw for your friend! And I saw the pic of Ocean Waves that you posted on KH…you did a great job, it’s so beautiful!
Hope you love the tea….I’m not a big tea gal, but a friend gave me some and it is the best.