Arrgghh, matey. Today be International Talk Like A Pirate Day.
But that’s all of that you’ll get from me, I’m afraid. I will have to walk the plank.
I missed a question from the comments the other day. Kristie asked, regarding the yarn I added to my stash that’s earmarked for #1 Son’s blanket:
I also am impressed with his blanket color selection! What pattern are you using? (what am I saying? You talented enough to write your own pattern)
I do appreciate the compliment! But this is not my own pattern. It’s actually a pattern from Manos del Uruguay. You can find the pattern at this link. But I got the pattern from Tangle, where it seems to be the blanket of the year — i.e. everyone it seems is knitting one.
I suspect that Manos meant to have their yarn used with their pattern. 😉 But I’m using Karabella Aurora 8. It’s soooooo soft and cozy. And I want a bigger blanket, so mine will be 4 blocks x 5 blocks. And I don’t want any lace blocks with holes in the pattern, so I will substitute a different stitch pattern for those blocks. I can never leave a pattern well enough alone.
If #1 Son ever doesn’t want his blanket, I’ll be happy to take it off his hands.
Speaking of #1 Son, when I came home after work yesterday he was there — doing laundry and eating my food. Which I didn’t mind at all!
And a little secret was revealed — the reason for his trip to Tangle.
Propped up in the place where I always toss my purse was an envelope. When I opened it, I found a card and a Tangle gift certificate, just because.
Do I have a great kid or what!
I suspect that the environment inside a LYS was a little bit out of his comfort zone. But he said Alice was really nice and helpful.
If you ever get tired of #1 son, please send him my way!
1Remark from ~Kristie — Tuesday, 9/19/2006 @ 9:50 PM
Wow Judy, I clicked on the blanket pattern link just now–I bought that booklet at the LYS in McMinnville oh, last spring? winter? with the intention of making blankets for Boy A and Boy B. Great minds…heh, hehe..now I’ll have to go check out your yarn…
2Remark from Shelly — Wednesday, 9/20/2006 @ 10:00 AM
Me again, yeah, that’s an interesting structure on the Karabella Aurora 8. It looks at first like a single, but then up close it looks ??? very plied, or cabelled?
3Remark from Shelly — Wednesday, 9/20/2006 @ 10:02 AM
Duh, I mean cabled…
4Remark from Shelly — Wednesday, 9/20/2006 @ 10:03 AM
Oooh, you do indeed have a great kid! Hoping that my boys will follow suit when they are old enough, some day 🙂
5Remark from Kathy — Wednesday, 9/20/2006 @ 7:19 PM