Vacation!!!

I'm on holidays for the next two weeks!!! I haven't had two weeks off in a row since I went to Italy in 1995. I'm really looking forward to having the time off. I'm not going anywhere. My sister and niece are coming from PEI on June 25 and going back on July 1. We're going to try to get tickets to Stratford. I had suggested West Side Story but my niece wants to see Shakespeare. I'll see if I can get tickets to Macbeth. Colm Feore is the lead and he's such a fabulous actor. It would be amazing to see him as Macbeth. I saw him a couple of years ago in Coriolanus and he was amazing. I think we're going to attempt making chili sauce and maybe red currant jelly while they're here also. I've made both many times but always with my great aunt Elizabeth. She would tell me what to do and then go have a nap. She'd get up and tell me what to do and when to add this or that. Unfortunately she died last November at the age of 102. I'm hoping I'll remember when to add the sugar, etc.

I have been working off and on on a hat and scarf set out of Arequipa. The hat is finished but I'm going to have to restart the scarf. It's just not working the way I want it to. I chose a heart motif out the third Barbara Walker book. I've written out the instructions from the chart. I'll put both on the website when the pattern is finished. I want the hearts to be facing one way at the beginning and the other way at the end. I would normally have someone else knit this but I need to do it myself. Guess this will be my holiday project.

I've started another chemo cap this time using Cascade Fixation. I've been wanting to work with this yarn for awhile. It's 98.3% Cotton and 1.7% Elastic and it is really stretchy. I thought it would make a good chemo cap because the cotton would breathe and the elastic would keep it from stretching out. I'll take a picture of it when it is done.

Speaking of pictures I was in Lakefield and Lindsay on Wednesday. I took a couple of pictures of Naz's dog Angel at Kawartha Yarns and a movie of her technique for using multi coloured and solid yarns with a cro-hook. It's very effective. Unfortunately, I can't get them downloaded to my computer. I don't understand it. I'll try it on my computer at home.

I was at physio again last night. The adorable Dan had me on the wobble board again. It wasn't too bad. I've managed to loosen the death grip I usually have on the supports and I'm not staring at my feet all the time. At least he didn't have me haning on to him while I'm wobbling. He did that once or twice before the accident. I'm surprised he didn't have bruises on his arms I was holding on so tightly. I have a nasty feeling that he'll have me on the big wobble board in the near future. Now that terrifies me. Dan does the Triathlon. He's trying to lose some weight before the next Ironman in July. He certainly doesn't need to but he says it helps when competing.

Our neighbour's son Matthew ran the mile at the Festival of Excellence a week or so ago. He unfortunately didn't have a great race. He started too fast and didn't have the energy to kick at the end. He still ran a 4 minute mile which isn't too shabby at all.

I'd best start tidying up my desk before I leave. I will be in the office for a bit on Tuesday to pick up the samples. I'm going to see Linda's Craftique in Port Credit Tuesday morning.

Have a great couple of weeks. I'll post again when I'm back.

Happy Knitting!
Susan

Friday

It's Friday again. Thank goodness. It's been a long week. We're short staffed at the moment so I'm doing double duty. Chris has been bugging me to get out on the road. I haven't been able to up until now as I'm not supposed to carry anything too heavy that might put me off balance. I ran it past Dan, my physiotherapist (such a sweetie pie), the other night and he said I should be okay now. So I went to see the Wool Mill yesterday. I was able to park directly in front of the store which was great. I spent a couple of hours with Wendy. Carolyn who works for her came in toward the end and got us all a cup of tea. I got back to the office a little after 2. I'm going to see the Knitting Basket in Bridlewood Mall on Monday morning and to Lakefield and Lindsay next Wednesday. That will be an all day outing. I'll be interested in seeing how the ankle holds up to being in one position for a couple of hours straight. I've got a bundle buggy that I can use to transport the sample cases if I can't get parked close to the store. I ran that idea past Dan and he thought that it was good.

I've been updating our website. I've added most of the new Lang qualities, including all the sock yarns. You can see them here http://www.estelledesigns.ca/images/Lang/LangJawollAktion.htm


Next I'm going to tackle Cascade and Estelle.


While I was laid up with my ankle I knit this hat and scarf set out of our Superfine Alpaca

It's really simple and will be a free pad pattern in the near future. Our new Ecological Super Alpaca arrived shortly before inventory. I think a bag of the natural will be coming home with me soon. I feel a nice cosy cardigan coming out of it. We've got a new lace weight super alpaca in the collection. It is beautiful. When it comes in I thinks some of it will be going home with me also.

I have to take my car in for service tomorrow morning. There is something wrong with my tires. They seem to have a really slow leak. I have to have some other work done also. Hopefully it won't cost me an arm and a leg but I want to have it done before I drive to Lakefield on Wednesday. Other than that, I don't have much else on for the weekend. Maybe I'll get the chemo cap I'm working on finished.

Well, it's time to go. Have a great weekend!

Happy knitting!

Susan