Drats!

I got the energy to do some finishing work on Ahren's sweater and after piecing the front and back at the shoulders and picking up stitches all around the neckline for the collar (to be a simple 1x1 rib), AFTER FINISHING the collar and thinking it looked rather odd, I realized that I was supposed to use a smaller size needle. Argh! This is probably something that only a beginner at putting together a sweater would do. I decided that I need to see some kind accomplishment of some sort on that sweater. So I'm working on the sleeve and seaming the side. I had Ahren try on the parts that were done, and it is really running big, I don't quite know why, I was doing the sweater to the gauge in the book and blocked it to the measurements, but for some reason, perhaps a size 6 is not what she is, oh well, she will grow into it.

Holiday decorating

Today we started decorating for the holidays. Dragging the boxes from the attic is such a pain, and we are only part way through the boxes, but there is progress. Pete took care of the Dept. 56/Dickens Village on top of the piano and that is looking nice. We also hung the stockings up. We decided that we would get another stocking this year for Angelina (the baby that we lost this summer) as a way to remember her at Christmastime (I was due the end of December).

Okay, back to dealing with the boxes and decorations.