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Happy news! Happy
news! My dear friend who was expecting
had her baby girl yesterday and mommy and daughter are doing fine. I assume daddy is doing well too, although
I’m ashamed to admit I didn’t really ask.
Dads always get the short end of the stick. Anyway, I have a few baby knits that have
been just waiting on her arrival, including a Baby Eyelet Cardi by Linda fromclickertyclick that I finished last night.
I followed the pattern, not using the crew neckline since it’s for a
little girl. I also didn't do the picot edging but then decided that I should add some sort of detail in a
contrasting color, so I knit up a quick i-cord and sewed it on for a tie
closure instead of doing buttons. I only
wish I’d made the cord a little bit longer so it could be tied into a bow. Live and learn.
I was all set to visit my friend and Baby E. this morning,
but unfortunately, it appears I’ve contracted some sort of bug that has
manifested itself in body aches, chills, and a sore, scratchy throat that makes
it difficult to talk (many will be thrilled about this). I started with a sore throat last night but I
thought it would turn out to be nothing if I kept saying over and over to
myself, “I’m not sick. It’s just the dry
winter air.” Um…that worked about as
well as a reasonably intelligent human being would expect it to. Right now, my neck feels like it’s about 3
feet thick. I’m extremely
irritated. I’m sitting here in sweats,
overlaid with my big, fluffy robe my son got me when we still lived in cold Ohio . Add to that a knitted scarf and an old hat I
dug out of the closet and you’ll have an idea of the bizarre figure I cut this
morning (and yes, my heat is on – doesn’t seem to matter much). Plus, my feet are cold, which they wouldn’t
be if I’d finished a pair of socks. I
still haven’t even cast them on. Aside
from the baby stuff, I HAVE to get The Husband’s sweater done if only to get
him to quit asking me when it will be done.
Socks will have to wait. Except
for the little socks that Baby E. will need to go with her sweater. And the matching hat. These must
be done before the baby grows to the next size.
There’s a real deadline here.
Don’t tell my husband…
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Cute baby sweater! I agree, the baby hats and socks must come first. Good thing they are a fast knit! Sorry to hear you're under the weather. This flu thing is bad. You're in Deep South and I'm in East Coast, Canada, but we've both got the same thing. Blah. Loads of water, honey for the throat, chicken broth and bed rest. Feel better soon!
ReplyDeleteBlah is right! But The Husband, dear fellow, actually did make me tea with honey in it twice yesterday and it really made a difference!
DeleteBaby girls are the BEST!!!! And, the knits for little girls, my gosh, there are so many marvelous patterns!
ReplyDeleteI hope you start to feel better ASAP!!
Right?! I have another friend expecting twins this summer - a boy and a girl - and I'm afraid I won't find nearly as many cute things for baby boy as for baby girl. At least I have another excuse for spending time searching through Ravelry patterns, eh? : )
DeleteOh no! Sorry to hear you have been hit with a nasty bug. Hopefully it is the "right kind" of bug - the kind where you are sick enough to not have to cook or do anything tedious, but not too sick to sit on the couch and knit. :-)
ReplyDeleteThe baby sweater is adorable!
Yesterday, I got away with not doing much but not sure it will fly yet today since I am feeling a tad better. ; )
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