I’m Knitting As Fast As I Can

Lark, who knows full well that I don’t follow through with such things, tagged me with this meme which made the rounds last week. But, heck, it’s the holidays so here goes.

1. If someone offers me unwrapped food on a plate or from a bowl, I won’t eat it unless I’m the first to take a piece or I’ve actually seen everyone else choose before me.

2. I hate to drive; I’m anxious the entire time I’m in the car behind the wheel.

3. Although I live in Utah, I’ve never skied.

4. Dogs scare the hell out of me.

5. Nearly all perfume gives me migraines. So when I walk through the fragrance section at Nordstrom or any department store, I have to put my hand over my nose and mouth and walk as fast as I can.

6. I never completely finish a drink, no matter how little is in the glass to begin with. For example, if I pour myself 2 oz of soda, I’ll leave just a bit on the bottom of the glass and pour more if I’m still thirsty. Same for coffee; I never finish the last little bit but frequently add more to the mug. I’m not sure why I do this or even how it started. Very weird.

And just to show what a follower I am, I even fooled around with that little fortune cookie thingy:

My Fortune Cookie told me: On Friday you will be the victim of a bizarre joke, involving a leopard and some mittens. Get a cookie from Miss Fortune

OK, now that’s weird. And I don’t even have any mittens on the needles.

We’re dashing off to a holiday dinner.

My contribution:

Challah. Yum!

and

Pecan turtles, made using the recipe Teri posted last week. Except I used Riesen candies instead of Rolos.

So easy, even I couldn’t screw them up.

I thoroughly enjoyed all the wonderful comments you left in the post about my new knitting student. He arrived right on time and 30 minutes later he was knitting the first round of a hat. Seriously. I think he’s some kind of knitting prodigy or something. He thanked me profusely for teaching him and told me after he finishes this first hat he’d like to learn how to knit Norwegian mittens. Yikes! Can you say “overachiever.” Just my kind of knitter.

My son, however, was a bit miffed because he and his friend went to the HS basketball game that night and the needles and yarn accompanied them. Apparently, the knitting attracted the attention of several HS girls (in a good way) so I told my son to just relax and take advantage of the situation.

My holiday knitting is done, over, finis. I finish nearly everything months in advance, but I always seem to eek out one last hat or scarf at the last minute.

Pattern: a variation of pattern in a Sabrina Special booklet sent to me by Tine
Yarn: Knit Picks Suri Dream in the Blueberry colorway
Needle: 7mm Addi Turbo
Finished Size: 8″ wide x 62″ long (not bad for just one ball of yarn)

I’m hoping it’s dry by morning:

Oh, and I have one last fun project I forgot to blog about when I finished it:

How cute is that! The pattern was in a German lace-knitting booklet that Kadri sent me.

Have a wonderful holiday weekend and stay safe if you’re travelling!