Well, the Oregon Autumn Cardigan is finally done! As the clock struck midnight on New Year's Eve, I was sewing the buttons on. (Actually, tying them on. See tip, below.)
To be honest, the clocks in our house don't strike midnight or any other time. They all say different times and need winding.
Pauly's new Aran sweater is done, too. I finished it on Monday.
New Year's Day I CO the Sunday Morning Wrap, a kit that was a birthday present from our younger son and daughter-in-law. I have a few rows done. The rows are very long, starting with 219 stitches and adding two stitches every right side row.
I had to cook again for New Year's, because we had to eat black-eyed peas to be lucky in 2025, one for each day, or so the tradition says. I think there were 365 black-eyed peas in there.
I started the dish and a loaf of Asiago Sourdough Bread in the morning. Someone on Spoutible had shared the recipe for the bread, and I saved it.
Our gas fireplace stopped working right after Christmas. We called in someone to clean it and evaluate the problem. It was very dirty but didn't need any new parts, except for replacing the rock wool that filters the air in the front vent. It didn't take the dogs long to find out the fire was lit.
A couple more birthday presents trickled in during the week, these two from our daughter's family. I had met the author of this book when I was at Sock Summit in 2011 and sent them a photo of myself with her. I hadn't read the book before, though. It's now my bedtime reading.
A couple of days later, this mug arrived. I'm noticing a theme, I think!
We've had a lot of rain this past week, so fewer walks than usual, and mostly staying on the sidewalks, to avoid the mud.
Here's hoping the rain stops soon, so we can start walking again.
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What's on my needles: Finished the Oregon Cardigan and the Aran sweater for Pauly. I CO the Sunday Morning Wrap to give myself something to work on. Ready to CO for the Rose City Yarn Crawl Mystery KAL in a couple of weeks.
What's on my loom: Still in its corner under the windows.
What's on my sewing machine: Still its dust cover.
What's in The Doll's Storybook: This week's story from #TheDollsStorybook is A Letter from Ireland. In it, Mandy goes off on a trip to Ireland with The Writer. The writes home to tell the others what she has seen and done.
What's on my iPad/iPhone: Still listening to These High Green Hills by Jan Karon and reading In the Shelter of Each Other by Milree Latimer.
What's in my wine glass: Eggnog with a splash of rum and a sprinkle of nutmeg.
What's my tip of the week: I don't sew buttons on; I tie them on. Using a needle or crochet hook, I thread a piece of yarn up from the bottom of the button and down through the top. If there are four holes, I do this twice with two pieces of yarn, so the two pieces cross over the top of the button. I then have two or four nice pieces to tie with. Then, using a yarn needle or crochet hook, I pull both or all four ends down through the button band at the place where I want the buttons to be. I tie the two ends together in a square knot, and then an extra half knot, to be sure, and cut off the extra. (With four ends of yarn, I find two that are opposite each other and tie those. Then tie the other two.) This way, the buttons stay put.
Where are my books: The stories in each book first appeared in the blog and they are reproduced with a few changes.
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Note: This blog post was produced on the iPad and the MacBook, using the iPhone for some photos and some photo processing. No other computer was used in any stage of composition or posting, and no Windows were opened, waited for, cleaned or broken. No animals or dolls were harmed during the production of this blog post.
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