Weekend Update
This entry was posted on 4/1/2007 9:37 PM and is filed under knitting.
I just can't stop with the SNL references. I swear I'm not trying - they just come to me. I'm not really much of a fan anymore. I haven't found it very funny since the Will Ferrel days. However, I did catch part of Peyton Manning last week and thought he was pretty hilarious. Did anyone else see it? Time to move on - way more space than I intended to devote to that subject.
Any weekend that starts out with the once-a-year yarn sale at Simply Fibers is bound to be a good one!. My fellow Springfield knitting bloggers and I met immediately after work at the LYS to be there when the doors opened. I didn't do too much damage, but did come away with this:
I am so in love with my new book. That's Classic Knits by Erica Knight and it is fantastic. Everything in the book is (as the title would suggest) truly a classic. I really think that I would wear just about anything I choose to make. I also bought some Bamboo Soft to make the silk shrug out of the new book and some Mango Moon to make a short-row "sunburst" bag pattern that I picked up at
Hilltop Yarn Shop when I was in Seattle last year. (On a side note, this shop is very cool and I would highly recommend a visit if you're in the area.) I needed a little break from the Dots & Stripes Blanket, so I started on the shrug and have about three inches done. I think it's going to be a rather quick knit. I'll post some pictures when I'm a little further along.
Today was a beautiful day, so we took Dolly out for a little field trip and Matt took some pretty spring pictures. Here are my favorites:
Don't you just love spring?!!
And finally, I did a little baking. Matt and I have been hosting a church small group at our house for the last six weeks and tonight was our final meeting, so I decided to make some cupcakes. Granted, I had a little help from Duncan Hines, but I enjoyed it nonetheless. I found myself wondering why I would ever go to the trouble of making cupcakes and icing from scratch when they are so darn tasty out of a box. So, I'll leave you with a little eye candy.
Happy Monday, everyone!
