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Lunch with sis

I was supposed to go to my meeting in Denver this morning, but the alarm went off and my first response was "I don't think so." I'm catching a cold and my throat hurt, my head was clogged - I will spare you the rest of the details.

But after the kids were off to school and I was showered and dressed, I had perked up considerably. In fact, I sort of second-guessed what might have been a rash judgment about the severity of the cold. So I decided to give my sister a call and spend the day with her. I met her at the auto dealership where she had dropped her vehicle off for a minor repair. We went to the local yarn shop first, then picked up lunch to go, ate at her house, and then went to the local Barnes & Noble bookstore. What a fun day, and how nice to catch up with her.

The book, "Knitting in the Old Way", was purchased at the book store, not the yarn store, and is one I've had my eyes on for a while. While looking at it this afternoon, I discovered instructions for the exact shoulder shaping that I want to do on my husband's sweater so that was the last little bit of motivation I needed.

At the yarn store, I picked up the circulars I needed for the sleeves on that same sweater (man, I've spent as much in needles as I did on yarn for this sweater, I think. I'm justifying it by telling myself that DK yarn is my favorite weight so I'll be using these lots and lots. Right?) I also got two more skeins of Regia to do more boys socks. My stash doesn't have much in the way of masculine sock yarn.

The evening was spent at the older kids' parent-teacher conferences, doing a couple loads of laundry, and finally getting going on a sleeve.

And yes, nursing that stupid cold. One night last week, our daughter came into our room in the wee hours of the morning crying because "one side of my nose won't sniff!" I believe I've got that same exact cold now.

Comments

Those new needles are worth every penny you spent on them, you won't be sorry you bought them. Although, while the addi turbo's are supposed to be the elite in the needle kingdom, my fav's are the Inox (for metal needles), as they have a better point on them, and they have a slicker finish; but the Addi's are my second fav. If you've never tried the Inox, you should. Let me know if your LYS's don't carry them, and I'll send you a pair to try...my treat.

Posted by: Lisa at February 10, 2004 06:40 PM

I'm an Addi addict. No doubt, they are my fave's. The join is far superior to any other circular out there. I've been curious about the book you picked up. Let us know if you like it! Yes, I admit it. I'm SHELTand wool. ;)

Posted by: Kerstin at February 11, 2004 07:42 AM