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september 28, 2005
what I did on my vacation
Swam at the coolest pool ever. What a view! They had a heated outdoor pool too. (Look!)
Learned to ride a "big bike". With training wheels, versteht sich.
Got caught climbing a tree when no-one was looking. "Oh yeah, I can climb a tree. You didn't know that?"
Found our way through a corn maze.
Went down a mountain in a toboggan. Seriously, you had to take a ski lift to get back up to the top. (See the lift in the background?)
Drove go karts. And a tractor!
Did silly things for the camera. (Check out that old Pan Am hat!)
Finished pop. Hooray! (Pictures taken by S "all by myself".) posted by alison at 3:53 am | in
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Comments
S is a really good photographer. That pool looks awesome! Posted by: Orli at September 28, 2005 5:08 AMWhat a cool vacation! Your boys are the cutest! I wass really sad when you decieded to change POP from her original incarnation cause I thought the "hole" and the big button were really cute BUT you've outdone yourself Alison! You're redesigned POP in to an absolutely stunning sweater! It is perfection!! Brava! Posted by: debi at September 28, 2005 6:00 AMI'm loving these pics. Looks like you guys are having a great time. Could you stay a few more weeks, and take more pics? (Oh, and love the sweater.) Posted by: Iris at September 28, 2005 6:35 AMLooks like a wonderful trip! Posted by: Kathleen at September 28, 2005 6:57 AMHooeay for Pop! It looks great! And S has quite the photographers eye :) Posted by: Beatknit at September 28, 2005 7:06 AMPop looks great! I really like the long sleeves! Oh man, is there space in the suitcase for me? I thought it could not get any cooler than the pool but the tobaggan....bikes....corn maze...I bet it was not just fun for the kids! Fantastic! Posted by: suzanne at September 28, 2005 7:31 AMPop is very cute on you. Boy, S. is getting so big! Posted by: claudia at September 28, 2005 8:35 AMI'm a long-time reader, de-lurking to say how stunning your 'pop' sweater looks on you. Have been following your progress and you definitely chose the perfect design! Posted by: donna o. at September 28, 2005 8:40 AMThat is some vacation! And pop looks awesome! :) Yay for finishing it. :) Posted by: Jessica at September 28, 2005 8:47 AMAww, I wanna be your kid! :) Posted by: Dava at September 28, 2005 8:47 AMAlright S! You finished Pop!!! Great job can you finish my next sweater for me! Pop looks amazing!! Congrats on settling on a neckline, I think you definitely made the right choice. ;) Posted by: joanna at September 28, 2005 9:00 AMsounds like a wonderful vacation! i love Pop, and S did a great job as photographer. Posted by: lynette at September 28, 2005 9:00 AMlooks like a great vacation! Pop came out terrific! as always with your knits of course Posted by: heather at September 28, 2005 9:20 AMWow, that pretty much does sound like a "Hooray!" Glad you're having such a great time! And yes, Pop looks wonderful. Posted by: --Deb at September 28, 2005 9:34 AMPop looks great! And that toboganning looks like so much fun! Posted by: jenn at September 28, 2005 9:36 AMOH MY GOSH! It looks like you had a fabulous time. I LOVE corn mazes. They are so much fun! Great pictures! The boys are adorable, as usual. And Pop looks fantastic! Posted by: Carrie at September 28, 2005 9:47 AMPop looks great! The hood definitely works for it. Although I still sorta miss the holey thing. Great photography :) Posted by: Vicki at September 28, 2005 9:51 AMThat's even cuter on that I thought it would be. Totally cute sweater! Posted by: Julia at September 28, 2005 9:59 AMWhat fun! And what a cool pop sweater! Posted by: sharlyn at September 28, 2005 9:59 AMB has quite an eye...framed the pic perfectly. where the heck did your "city kid" learn to climb a tree? we miss you guys and can't wait til your return...looks like you are having an amazing time. POP is Phantastisch! Posted by: lisa b at September 28, 2005 10:22 AMSweet vacation pics, and Pop looks great! Perfect solution to your Pop problem, perfect fit. Posted by: Karma at September 28, 2005 10:24 AMPop looks awesome ! I read the previous posts about this sweater, and I can't believe the amount of work that was put in it... but it was worth it, I love it. Congratulations ! It fits perfectly. Posted by: Stéphie at September 28, 2005 10:27 AMI definitely think this is the right reincarnation of Pop. This really works and I love the way the colors do "pop". Pop looks amazing, we went through a similar corn maze recently and it was loads of fun. Did you have to find animals in cages all the way though? sounds like a great vacation to me. thanks for the postcard by the way... Posted by: kerrie at September 28, 2005 11:59 AMSounds so fun! And Pop looks great! I definitely like this finish better than the one from a few months back... Posted by: Anne-Caroline at September 28, 2005 12:19 PMyou modified that so well! That is just a great sweater. Make me one please! :) Posted by: pixie at September 28, 2005 1:26 PMyou modified that so well! That is just a great sweater. Make me one please! :) Posted by: pixie at September 28, 2005 1:26 PMPop is awesome! The pool is pretty cool too. Posted by: erika! at September 28, 2005 3:58 PMLooks like you had a great time Alison! The boys are adorable, and what adventures you all had. Pop looks amazing :) Posted by: Dani at September 28, 2005 4:36 PMI have been watching the progress of this sweater and absolutely love how its turned out. Beautiful...I want one! Would it be morally all right for you to publish the pattern as your own, given that you made so many changes to the original? Posted by: Abigail at September 28, 2005 4:46 PMI LOVE the finished Pop! Worth all that reworking, it was! Posted by: Jackie at September 28, 2005 5:31 PMOk, so your Pop? I think it was worth the angst. Love it. Posted by: LeAnne at September 28, 2005 6:16 PMHerzlichen Gluckwuensch! Pop is fantastisch! Posted by: aldona at September 28, 2005 7:05 PMPop is gorgeous! I just love the hood it is the perfect solution. You look so happy in it. Posted by: jo at September 28, 2005 7:19 PMThanks for taking us on vacation w/you--lot's of fun! Posted by: Leslie at September 28, 2005 8:55 PMI love the sweater! And that pool is awesome, it's hard to find kid friendly places that aren't massive tourist traps, looks like a good time! Posted by: Toryssa at September 29, 2005 5:23 AMAlison, I just saw this picture and thought of you: Pop looks amazing - I love the hood - and S is quite the photographer. I feel like I'm on a little mini vacation - the shots of Berlin were cool and whatever amusement park/pool hotel you're at is amazing!! Can't wait to see what yarn you bring back to KS. We miss you... Posted by: thea at September 29, 2005 5:41 PMWhat fun vacation memories! Posted by: Deb at September 29, 2005 5:42 PMExcuse me for saying so, but your pool pics look just like a place we stayed in Nebraska....and you mentioned a corn maize? were you really in Nebraska? I love the sweater. Posted by: kathy b. at September 29, 2005 10:52 PMLove Pop! Nice colours still! Posted by: reina at September 29, 2005 11:23 PMI LOVE POP! I want one! Posted by: Gwen at September 30, 2005 10:00 PMLooks like you guys had a good time!! Welcome back state-side:) Posted by: beth at October 1, 2005 8:35 PMLooks like Germany is fun.. I had almost forgotten about that ;-) Unfortunately Abigail, I have absolutely no idea what I did anymore. I redid the thing so many times that the three patterns I used are totally marked up. I can't distinguish one set of marks from the other or I've crossed them out, so I really couldn't even reproduce this sweater myself. The hood was directly from Under the Hoodie, but the sweater body is a fitted set-in-sleeve sweater. If you find a sweater body pattern that is similar and you like, you can do the same thing I did and just add the hood. Happy knitting! Posted by: alison at October 6, 2005 8:37 AM |
