Monday, December 17, 2007

Well, here it is a week before Christmas and,as is par for the DeLeeuws, Chaos has taken over. I said that this year I would not be knitting presents . Well, I had a small fall down and am knee deep in unfinished presents. I have finished a cabled purse(pattern from Sarah Peasley), 2 Victorian neckwarmers(Pattern on Etsy-love that site-from Jenny Hofer in a PDF-the ultra quick answer to a scarf )Dragon Scarf for Grandson-he loves dinoaurs and dragons-this was a really fun knit!!! Easy but changes enough to keep your interest. Other "presents" on the needle include the Baby Bump sweater from Lousia Hardings Natural Knitting for Moms and Babies. This may not make it to completion before Christmas but my daughter-in-law will understand. The Baby is not due til May so if it is finished in January she will get lots of use out of it.
Daughter and family arrive at the end of the week. :) They will return to South Carolina just to get their house packed up and then move to Quantico, Virginia-the land of inflated rents and house values. On the waiting list for base housing(six month wait) and their SC house not sold they are renting a townhouse for a measly $1600 a month! Plus utilities and their house payment in SC. Apparently SC housing market is as in the toilet as Michigan's is. She will be flying with the President(AT least that is what the Marines say this week) so we hope the move is worth it. Caitlin said she will move this time but after this "You People(her parents) can move but I'm just going to live with Grandma and Papa and go to the school around the corner. I already have friends there." She has it all figured out.
Back to knitting(my mind is really disjointed) the neckwarmers were out of Malibrigo(still my f avorite,the Yarn Garden, the purse is Pastaza by Cascade(Yarn Garden) the dragon is cascade(YG,Hmm,I see a pattern here) and the Baby Bump is out of a superwash from,yes, the YG.
Happy knitting to all and to all -it will be over soon.