I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Captain's Log, Stardate 12.23.2008
I made this shawl for Captain Caffeine’s work gift exchange. He works with mostly women, so I figured he’d get major kudos for this gift.
I used this really nice blue heather wool laceweight yarn that has purple highlights. The pattern is from Victorian Lace Today.
(If you’re on Ravelry, more info on the yarn, needles, etc. is here.)




These are low resolution pictures. If you want to see higher resolution pics, you can visit this album in my Photobucket.com account.
I made this shawl for Captain Caffeine’s work gift exchange. He works with mostly women, so I figured he’d get major kudos for this gift.
I used this really nice blue heather wool laceweight yarn that has purple highlights. The pattern is from Victorian Lace Today.
(If you’re on Ravelry, more info on the yarn, needles, etc. is here.)




These are low resolution pictures. If you want to see higher resolution pics, you can visit this album in my Photobucket.com account.
Comments
Camy
Simply stunning! Now that you are more proficient at knitting, how long would you say a project like this takes?
And here's a cute thing--my 3rd son (20) just got a scarf knitted by a girl who likes him. She's just learning. ;)
Crystal, this didn't take as long as it looks like it ought to have taken because the middle pattern was really easy and repetitive, and the borders were pretty easy too. I don't know how many hours, though. How cute about your son!!!!
Camy