This week’s Eye Candy Friday is Black & White Cookies to celebrate the return of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. I didn’t make them myself, I got them at Costco, but I must admit I’m intrigued by the idea of making my own. After Christmas, of course.
Happy Weekend, friends!
Today, because it’s Thursday and I need three things to blog about . . .
Today, because it’s the Christmas season and if we’re not careful we’re going to get overwhelmed . . .
Today, because every day is good day to laugh . . .
I give you . . . three memes that have made me laugh out loud this week.
Hope they made you laugh, too!
If you wrote a post for today please include your link below. Thanks for playing along!
Remember a few years back when it seemed that everyone was knitting the Baa-ble Hat? I didn’t jump on the bandwagon then but I thought it was a super cute pattern.
And then last January I was in my local-ish yarn shop and they had kits for this project all made up. The right yarn in the right amounts and colors along with the pattern. I grabbed it and it sat in my craft room for the rest of the winter. BUT I had set myself a deadline for the end of this year as part of Ravelry’s new feature they rolled out last January and it’s been weighing on my mind to get this done.
I knit it up over the Columbus Day weekend back in October. It went fast and, even though it looked awfully big, I persevered.
You know where this is going, right?
Too big. Waaaaaay too big.
Huh. Maybe it will fit Dale?
Annnnnnnd . . . no.
Jo-Ann had the brilliant idea of ripping it back and turning it into a cowl. I tried that and it was soft and cute but ultimately was a disservice to the pattern. As in, it just looked like a blue, green and white striped cowl because you couldn’t tell there were sheep.
I put the thing in time out.
But that Ravelry deadline was bugging me. And really, I wanted the hat to be done so I could wear it.
A week or so ago I ripped it out completely and started over with significantly smaller needles. (Can I just say? I must have read the pattern wrong because the needles I used originally were 2 sizes bigger than recommended. #rookiemistake)
I finished it up and I added a pom pom and done!
Of course the ultimate test is . . . does it fit?
Yep! It fits great and the pom pom is the bomb and the sheep are super cute and I love it!
It took a while to get to the finish line with this one but I sure am glad I stuck to my goal and got it done.
I’ve got the November photo mosaic for you today. Don’t let those blooming amaryllis and Christmas trees fool you, this really is from November.
Not as many people photos as in the last couple of months but Jackie still makes an appearance, of course. And twinkle lights and food and even knitting.
The video is fun, too, with even more Jackie.
Onward to December!
We had a super Christmas-y weekend here at Carole Knits!
There was apple pie made by me. I call this, with apologies to Vincent Van Gogh (and Don MacLean) Starry Starry Pie.
There was our annual Christmas on the Common event, complete with parade. I marched with the Board of Selectmen and that’s just so much fun! I love waving and smiling and wishing everyone a Merry Christmas. I also love Santa and Mrs. Clause. Just like in Elf, I KNOW HIM!
Jackie had a ball at the parade. I ran over to kiss him as I was marching and when we got to the end of the route I doubled back to watch the rest of the parade with my family. It was cold but not too cold and just a really great experience.
After the parade we walked around the Town Common, checking out the trees that were entered in the annual tree decorating contest. Dale and Hannah are posing with the tree he did with his Civil War Roundtable group. He didn’t win (I mean, it would look really bad for the President of Kiwanis to win his own contest) but his tree was great – as were so many of the others.
Saturday evening we had a dinner party for 12 at our house. It’s a great way to wind down with some of our fellow Kiwanians, rehashing the event and relaxing and enjoying each other’s company. And, while 12 is a little daunting, everyone brought something and helped out and even though we were squeezed into my dining room no one complained a bit. That could be because I kept the wine flowing but I think it’s mostly because what matters is being together, not having the perfect dining room.
Sunday was a day of catching up and resting. I started my Peace Project. Dale scratched the lottery tickets that he won on Saturday. We watched football.
It was really a wonderful weekend, hope yours was, too!
