State of the Icarus

The great thing about this knit is that I just do not want to put it down. That revelation could also be a bad thing, because I don't want to start anything else! I don't even want to browse the web to find anything else to start!





There was one minor/major catastrophe over the weekend. Somehow I got my needles turned around and purled on the RS (instead of the WS). Now there's a ridge of purl stitches running right along the front of the shawl. You can kind of see it here:



My mother will never notice it. Or at least that's what I keep telling myself. That's what I get for watching Nip/Tuck while knitting. One can't be expected to completely pay attention with that kind of stuff happening in the background.

But let's take stock in the holiday gift-giving list. I'm adding my aunt to the list, because she's going to be staying with us at Christmas.

The Boy's Mom: Stole from Victorial Lace Today (almost finished, just need to block.. but I might make something else for her instead)
The Boy's Sister K: Anemoi Mittens finished!
The Boy's Sister K's boyfriend: ??
The Boy's Sister H: Clapotis in Cherry Tree Hill Slate

My Mom: Icarus in Lane Borgosesia Periwinkle Purple (cast on)
Dad: Socks (finished!)
Brother: Hat - need to pick a pattern
The Boy: ??
Aunt: Branching Out? Some pretty scarf, probably.

We have some pretty big holiday plans this year. A trip to New Hampshire is in the works, as is a cabin in Arkansas. More details as the time approaches, I'm sure. I'm extremely excited, because I loooove New Hampshire. The last time I was there (early last December), there was no snow. But this year, we're going a little bit later (only by a few weeks, but still) so I hope I get to see some pretty powder. And did I mention that I wanted to move to the Northeast? I do, I do, oh I do, I do. Maybe we'll just decide to never come back to Austin and stay up there forever. I'm sure my boss would love that, seeing as I have an orientation session the day I get back from vacation.