It took a while but I finally put the finishing touches to the toy I was knitting for my grandson in Denver.
As usual I wasn't entirely happy with it; I should have used a heavier weight yarn, but now it's done, parcelled up and, hopefully, on it's way to Colorado. I was quite surprised that when I set it in a shoe box before posting it looked kinda cute and got a few compliments which was nice although all I could see was the flaws. Anyway, here's hoping that it will give pleasure to the one who won my heart from the day he was born.
Now it's on to the next project. Another poncho in the same old cable pattern I've done six times before. Then, believe it or not, I've been asked to knit a blue fluffy bolero for my great-granddaughter who turned 9 on Monday 14th January. An auspicious date as it makes her one of the third set of birthday twins in our family. Maybe not as amazing to others who have birthday twins, but surprising to me who grew up the only pea in the pod and never came across this coincidence before. Anyway, attending the birthday celebration I couldn't but wonder just how quickly time flies. It seemed only yesterday that she was only an armful of charms and, mulling over the passage of time with hubby, we realized that, if we live for another 15 years and G-GD is settled in her early 20's and has a child then, we could be G-G-Grandparents. Now that's scary and certainly makes one really feel their age.
Anyway, in the interim it's back to the grindstone. Another pattern and I'll be halfway on project No.7. Just as well I managed to choose different textures and colours or I would really be pulling out my hair.
