I have fallen off the saucer. When did that happen? It must have been a long time ago, but I’ve only just noticed. I did have a few early triumphs, and I don’t think I’ve added TOO much to the UFO pile this year (that’s not sayin’ that the project list/queue hasn’t grown) (shall I thank Ravelry in every post, tongue-in-cheek or not?). I’ll have to climb back aboard and see if I can’t resurrect my resolve for the resurrection through the end of the year.
Can you feel it? That end-of-year, new year’s a comin’ feeling? The holiday hoopla will soon start. The weather has thrown me off — it’s been so mild, it’s almost surreal — and I wonder if it’ll ever get cold enough to snow.
Yeah, right.
The light was not great last night — it is not my favorite place to meet, but the company more than made up for that. I managed to sew down all the ends on the shawl — thankfully, that particular ribbon yarn is somewhat forgiving even if I wasn’t exactly a neat-freak in the doing.
I finished Oddfellow! Alison has dubbed him "Bean." This is for her friend, Ben, and I like it: Ben & Bean, Bean & Ben, Ben’s Bean, Bean’s Ben, two peas beans in a pod. Ben has always loved Oswald (Ali’s Oddfellow), and has told/asked/begged me, sweetly, a hundred billion times how much he’d love one of his own. I discovered a few weeks ago that Ben & I share a birthday — and that tipped the knitting needles in his favor. I have one more to make, yet-unnamed (YU), for a girlfriend of Al’s who has also been sweeter than sweet (my kids have really lucked out in the friend department), and after the group photo shot (Ali’s request — in fact, Bean is forbidden to leave ’til then), Bean & YU will be on their way.
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Being a newbie to the central CA coast, I’m finding that I’m having a hard time getting into the holiday knitting spirit, too. After all it’s 60 outside still! So when you do get some snow, share pictures? 🙂
Bean is 100% adorable. I love his little orange mouth and stripey suit!!!
Bean is so frickin’ cute!
That little guy gives me a major chuckle. You should make a family of beans. A baby with a diaper….hee.
I fell off that UFO resurection saucer a lo-o-o-ng time ago. But I haven’t done much adding to the UFO pile. I’ve become more focused on finishing one project at a time.
And as for Bean, Bueno!
I think my Jon shares your birthday too! Does that mean he gets a bean!
I’ve fallen off the saucer a couple times. I think I made up for it by frogging/resurrecting three things in one month. (that’s my story anyway. ;)) actually, if I do something today and balance things out with the month of plenty, I’ll be back on track. off to find a UFO…
bean is really cute!
I called Little Sir “Bean” when he was “in the oven,” so I am predisposed to like anything called Bean! Very cute!!
I love Bean. Dang. Everytime I read your blog I find one more thing to add to my queue.
You’re such an enabler. 🙂
Bean is so adorable. I can’t believe that Christmas is so close. It just doesn’t seem possible.
Bean is so sweet. I notice the beautiful ORANGE pansies in the backround. I too am light conscious as the time is changing this weekend . You KNOW what I’ll do with myextra hour: knit