Back from the Nickel City
We have returned safely from our trip to Buffalo to visit the in-laws. As suspected I did get some time on the ride as well as during some old movie to do some knitting, so I finally finished sock #1 of my Magic Stripes sock (see below) and started the cuff of sock #2. I also knitted up the handles for my large tote (also below) except that I didn't bring enough of the yarn to finish up the last two rows of the second handle, but that is mostly done so hooray! It took forever to knit that damned tote, I hope it turns out alright after it gets it's warm sudsy bath (along with the tropical slippers).
So we had a good time on our trip. Saw some friends, did some drinking, played some poker, and watched some movies. We actually drove through a cemetery for fun. It doesn't sound fun, but the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo is really beautiful, and it was a gorgeous day (Saturday), the daffodils were blooming... and I didn't know anyone personally who "resided" there so it was all good.
We had another "field trip" on Monday to tour the Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, NY, which is a gorgeous place that is affiliated with the agency at which my father-in-law is currently the CEO (Baker Victory Services). In fact, the basilica is located across the street from the main offices. This is after we had lunch at Curly's, which has the most awesome black bean soup, if you're into that sort of thing (and I am).
I'm off this week from my tutoring fun, so I'm hoping to get some work done in and around the house (and some knitting, of course). I'm trying to decide which large project I want to tackle next, as I have a sweater that is completed but needs to be fixed. It was my first sweater (the Donna sweater at Magknits.com), and it actually turned out well except that I was an idiot and did not do a proper gauge swatch and now have a rather large sweater that should be relatively fitted to the body. I was going to just let it be, but then my mother suggested that it wouldn't look funny as a looser sweater if I made new sleeves (the originals were 3/4 sleeves that looked ridiculous on the new, unwanted non-fitted style!). So as much as I dread ripping out the seams (which I hated doing the first time) and unraveling those suckers only to reknit them... plus I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do to make them fit better... I figure it's worth the effort since I put so much effort into the body of the sweater and all of that.
My other large project is a sweater for my mom (pattern yet to be determined) out of some yarn that she had a sweater made out of once before in a turquoise color (her favorite) but she didn't like the sweater (made by some old lady) b/c the shoulders were halfway down the top of the arms and looked a bit silly. I felt guilty frogging that sucker b/c I know how long it must have taken that person, but at the same time it was sort of a good de-stresser AND... it was free yarn for me!
On that note, the chocolate covered coffee beans that I OD'd on earlier seem to have finally worn off. Goodnight!
So we had a good time on our trip. Saw some friends, did some drinking, played some poker, and watched some movies. We actually drove through a cemetery for fun. It doesn't sound fun, but the Forest Lawn Cemetery in Buffalo is really beautiful, and it was a gorgeous day (Saturday), the daffodils were blooming... and I didn't know anyone personally who "resided" there so it was all good.
We had another "field trip" on Monday to tour the Our Lady of Victory Basilica in Lackawanna, NY, which is a gorgeous place that is affiliated with the agency at which my father-in-law is currently the CEO (Baker Victory Services). In fact, the basilica is located across the street from the main offices. This is after we had lunch at Curly's, which has the most awesome black bean soup, if you're into that sort of thing (and I am).
I'm off this week from my tutoring fun, so I'm hoping to get some work done in and around the house (and some knitting, of course). I'm trying to decide which large project I want to tackle next, as I have a sweater that is completed but needs to be fixed. It was my first sweater (the Donna sweater at Magknits.com), and it actually turned out well except that I was an idiot and did not do a proper gauge swatch and now have a rather large sweater that should be relatively fitted to the body. I was going to just let it be, but then my mother suggested that it wouldn't look funny as a looser sweater if I made new sleeves (the originals were 3/4 sleeves that looked ridiculous on the new, unwanted non-fitted style!). So as much as I dread ripping out the seams (which I hated doing the first time) and unraveling those suckers only to reknit them... plus I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do to make them fit better... I figure it's worth the effort since I put so much effort into the body of the sweater and all of that.
My other large project is a sweater for my mom (pattern yet to be determined) out of some yarn that she had a sweater made out of once before in a turquoise color (her favorite) but she didn't like the sweater (made by some old lady) b/c the shoulders were halfway down the top of the arms and looked a bit silly. I felt guilty frogging that sucker b/c I know how long it must have taken that person, but at the same time it was sort of a good de-stresser AND... it was free yarn for me!
On that note, the chocolate covered coffee beans that I OD'd on earlier seem to have finally worn off. Goodnight!
posted by Erica | 12:43 AM
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Welcome to Upstate New York Knitters, Erica. You are the first ring member from the Albany area. Just knew there had to be some Capital District knitters out there!
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