the blue blog archives: polly magna doodle all the day

We made it home! The boys were great, although we got nervous when we hit a massive post-Easter, pre-marathon traffic jam on the Mass Pike at about 11pm last night. But they slept right through it and were happy to be back home in their own beds an hour later.

The all season's cotton tank is looking good - I'll post an update photo when I get to the yoke. I've also got a problem with the blog here that I've got to work on. Something happened with the server while I was on the road and things are disintegrating just under the surface. Yikes! But first I have to unpack. Vacation off!

posted by alison at 10:17 am | in vacation 2003

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So glad you made it back in one piece. Sorry about the server blues.

Posted by: michelle at April 21, 2003 9:23 AM

Is my memory failing, or what?? You are in massachusetts? we've probably already had this "conversation" before and I am just showing my tendancy to forget things.....
Oh, by the way, thanks for implanting that song in my brain. "Fair thee well, fair thee well, fair thee well my fairy fay...." Come on , hum along!!!!!!!!!:) Thanks for bringing a nice memory back from my kids childhood!
Sandy

Posted by: Sandy at April 21, 2003 9:24 AM

Glad you had a nice vacation and have arrived home safely.

All your talk about All Seasons Cotton has got me really interested in using it. We just got some of their new varigated version in stock. Not sure I want to make anything for myself but I do need to come up with something for my friend's new adopted son. Any suggestions for patterns for newborns using this yarn?

Posted by: Larry at April 21, 2003 12:39 PM

I made a baby jacket from Pipsqueaks in All Seasons Cotton for my girl, but the pattern is a bit too girly for a boy IMO. It's kind of a chunky yarn for a very small baby, unless you make a blanket. Something in a two-year size might go very well, though.

Funny to see the Magna Doodle in your photo, Alison -- Alex got one in her Easter basket yesterday and has been drawing madly ever since.

Posted by: Karen at April 21, 2003 10:10 PM

Welcome back!! All this time you've been updating, and I had no idea. If I had known, I would have been coming in here everyday for my necessary Blue Blog fix. My one consolation is that I can now devour all the entries I missed in one go. Tee hee!

Posted by: Becky at April 22, 2003 11:12 AM

Yes, Sandy I am in Mass. Did I confuse you by posting from Columbus?!

Larry, I think I agree with Karen about the all season's cotton being a bit bulky. But then again, I'm using Dale Baby Ull at a gauge of 9st/in. for my boys' sweaters, so maybe I'm just a glutton for punishment! I'll poke around in my baby patterns and see if I find anything that would work. Good luck coming up with something for you're friend's son. It's so wonderful to knit for babies - so much joy and so many good wishes go into the knitting.

Posted by: alison at April 24, 2003 9:43 AM