Whenever my father was extremely pleased he
would say he was in “hog heaven.” I plead
with him, asking just where hog heaven is and he would tell me that it was
something I would have to find for myself.
Well—I found it!! I. Found.
It. Hitofude!
I believe I have found the ultimate
sweater pattern. Click on the link to
see Hitofude by Japanese designer Hiroko Fukatsu. A bit of
lace fluff that I am excited to knit!! I
paid 200 Japanese Yen for it on PayPal.
My currency converter said that amounts to $2.50 but they only charged
me $1.67. The world’s greatest sweater
pattern and a discount. Score! This will probably be the first project of
2016 since I am knitting Featherweight Cardigan now and will probably not
finish until October.
It's starting to look like a sweater...
I
will be living with the Hitofude pattern until I begin knitting. I make it a practice to read a pattern many
times so I feel I know the design before I start. I even took it to bed with me last night and
fell asleep with it. Bill says that’s
not the first time he has slipped a pattern from under my hands before he
turned out the lights.
There are days when we think we have won the
allergy battle with Miss Macy, and others when we begin to feel that we are
losing ground. Today we are losing! I have tried all of the tricks—meds, washes,
creams, removing all grains from the diet—nothing is working. As we get closer to our trip I feel guiltier
about leaving her, even in the loving care of grandson Christian. Chris will move in and take good care of her,
but he’s not the mommy.
Here are two doggies drugged on antihistamines…
Bricklayer Baby Blanket is such a fun knit project.
I’m having a good time and the blanket is so pretty
that I want to do it again in pink, green, blue and variegated. Isn’t it great to thoroughly enjoy a knitting
project!
Life is good.
5 comments:
Welcome to Hog Heaven! Enjoy the pattern & your knitting.
YEs yes yes it is great! I know the pups will do well while you are away. My sister the Vet says time is very different for dogs. They are here and now. They don't pine for us the way we think. They miss the routines of our voices, but they find joy anyhow .
Oh and IM so happy you are knit dreaming! I need something for after the baby leftover sock blanket....
Oh I'm so sorry about the doggie allergies, but they are so cute lying there. I'm glad to know I'm not alone in reading patterns out / studying before actually knitting but here is the thing... why do I always still seem to miss somethign and am surprised down the road?!? ha! I'm an idiot.
Your blanket is very lovely, I love that pattern. I can see why you'd want to do it again, especially if it's relatively easy. I'll have to go see what the yardage is ...
I have to look more closely at Bricklayer. It might be next on my needles, in a soft, pale purple of some sort...
I'd tell you the pups want you to go have a great time, but we all know they really want us to NEVER leave, not for a second. However, it's perfectly okay for them to come and go as THEY please, so... turnabout is fair play. They have a great sitter and all will be just fine. Enjoy your trip - and the reunion with the pups when you get back.
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