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december 20, 2002

answering questions

Q: "What about those Dale sweaters?"

You didn't miss anything, I haven't worked on the bugs in a while. Shameful, I know. I put the first one down to focus on Christmas gifts. The mutssjaals are the last of the gifts, so I hope to be able to continue with the bugs in January. I'm now planning to have them (I have to make two, of course) done for the boys' birthday in July.

Q: "Are you continuing to knit continental?"

I haven't done too much continental knitting recently because I was knitting tiny stuff on double-pointed needles under deadline (holiday gifts). I did knit the Kureyon hat continental though, since I didn't want it to be one of those tight hair-mussing sort of hats. When I get to greensleeves, I plan to knit that continental (I did the swatch that way). Ditto for the brown buttah for my husband.

Q: "Can we see more pictures of the boys?"

OK, no one asked, but I'll throw some in anyway. Here they are with their blankies (the first things I knitted for them!) when they were feeling a little under the weather recently. And here's my favorite blankie picture of them all.

Q: "What no update on the mutssjaals, or whatever it is you're calling them?"

You've seen through me. I pretty much took a non-knitting day yesterday, so no news to report on the baby hat/scarf. But I'm gonna go check out Becky's site now to see if she's started hers. So join me!

posted by alison at 12:02 am | in brown butter , bugs! , just blogging , techniques
Comments

Awwwwwwwwwwwwwwww on those pictures. Your boys are so gorgeous! Ditto on the blankets, too.

I'm starting my hat/scarf today in the evening. It'll be slow knitting, though, with those 2.5mm needles. I think your gauge is much better - not too bulky and not too tiny. And I like how you've reworked the stripes!

Posted by: Becky at December 20, 2002 1:35 AM

Thanks for all the pics! Your boys are sooooooo adorable. Makes me feel all mushy inside just looking at them! :-)

Posted by: Wendy at December 20, 2002 8:43 AM

Thanks for the update. After struggling with the two color work on my stocking recently, I've decided I must take the two color knitting class at your local yarn shop. I am hoping they will run the classes soon into the New Year.

Posted by: Amy at December 20, 2002 10:00 AM

I love seeing photo's of the boys! And the 2 of them cuddled on their blankies is just so adorable.

Posted by: Kathy at December 20, 2002 10:03 AM

Awwww, I didn't realize you had twins too! Those pictures are too adorable!

Posted by: heather at December 20, 2002 11:02 AM

that heads-in-blankets picture is priceless!

Posted by: daria at December 20, 2002 5:47 PM

I would love to know which Dale booklet the bug sweater is from!

Posted by: Caroline at December 21, 2002 6:55 PM

I'm glad you all enjoy the baby pictures. I think they're pretty darn cute, but of course, I'm a little biased!

Caroline, the pattern book that I'm using for the VW sweater is Dale Baby # 106. You can check out some of the other patterns in that book at the Yarn Barn.

Posted by: alison at December 21, 2002 7:57 PM




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