IT'S BACK

After struggling with the blog for a few days, doing intensive research online, and just about kicking the computer into the snow, I've finally got it back where it belongs.

I have no idea why it went wonky.

I'm just glad to get it back in place!

Merry Christmas 2009!

We have traveled to the north shore of Lake Superior in hopes of some Christmas skiing.

We have traveled to the only area in all of Minnesota that does not have piles of fresh snow. It's sleeting here, the temp is a bit too warm for snow. It keeps trying, unsuccessfully.

But it's a great storm to watch while we sit in front of our fire and play board games. The big lake is always mesmerizing.




Santa found us. There were socks, jammies and boxers in our ski boots.








Here's the traditional boxer shot of my men.


I have 17 years of Christmas boxer photos of these guys. Someday I'll put them all in a frame, together.



If you look closely, you'll see Paul's new scar. He's healing well after having his ascending aorta replaced and a new aortic valve installed. (Part of the reason there has been very little blogging going on 'round here...)



And yeah, I forgot to pack the Christmas stockings again.

Maybe it'll become a new tradition?

Repurposed Kureyon

This basket of Noro Kureyon has been sitting waiting for years.

Once upon a time it was a clever sweater, Round Trip, from a 2003 Knitter's magazine pattern.

Knit in my pre-digital camera era, I don't believe I ever got a picture of that sweater.

It was a very pretty sweater, and I looked like a moose in it. (Actually, if you go look at the completed sweaters on Ravelry, you'll see that it makes almost everyone look like a moose. There's a reason that the majority of the pictures are taken from the rear view. Great concept, ugly in reality.)

So it became balls of yarn again.

Til now.


I finally found something to make with the poor old yarn. It's becoming a blanket. A Ten-Stitch Twist

It's a strangely addictive knit.

Kureyon is always fun to knit. I just want to knit to the next color change. (or the color change after that)



I'm swatching two shades of Kauni yarn for a sweater for Paul.

While this is not the best combination of the two yarns, it will still give me a good idea of my gauge.

I foundz yarnia!

For all my fellow yarn aficionados, courtesy of I Can Has Cheezburger

Blocked

Washed and blocking.

Awaiting drying and buttons.

Behold the Kauni cardigan!