My husband and I enjoyed a very quiet Christmas this year. Because we are traveling to the Midwest for my sister's wedding in a week and a half, we decided not to travel for Christmas. Instead, we spent Christmas Eve in a nice hotel downtown where we could relax and enjoy a great meal. Mmm... the food and wine were great, and we ended the meal with a delicious goat cheese cheesecake which has me curious to try this recipe.
Christmas day we headed back to our apartment, opened presents and relaxed. I received some great presents, including a new knitting book and a gift certificate to one of my favorite local yarn stores. We also enjoyed another great meal--if I do say so myself!--mexican lasagna, cauliflower-chili gratin and chipotle-cheddar mashed potatoes. Yum! I enjoyed that for lunch today, as well.
Before we left the hotel, Joel took some pictures of my new scarf...
Pattern: Waterfall Scarf by Linda O'Leary ( from the book 101 Designer One-skein Wonders)
Yarn: Misti Alpaca Baby Alpaca Hand Dyed
While I can't say that this scarf was particularly enthralling to knit, I am very happy with the end result. I love this yarn--so soft and the colors are beautiful. I've used the bulky non-hand dyed version before, and I know that I'll use it again. As a matter of fact, I already have the lace-weight version set aside for a swallowtail shawl.
The scarf ended up being fairly long, but I wanted to use up all the yarn. Perfect for wrapping up in! I'm perpetually cold here, so it will get a lot of use.
I should have another FO soon, if I ever attach those buttons on Buttony. I guess I just need to buckle down and do it!
5 comments:
Glad you had such a nice Christmas! The scarf is nice - I really like that pattern. Sew those buttons - I'm anxious to see Buttony!!!!
That sounds like the perfect Christmas to me! Very relaxing.
A belated Merry Christmas to you...what a beautiful scarf! And I'm getting hungry after reading about your wonderful meal...mexican lasagna, mmm.
Beautiful scarf! how did you bind off that scarf?
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