Bobby'sox

I should knit for my husband more often. He always likes not only what I knit for him, but that I knit for him, regardless of whatever minor imperfections there may be. These are the first pair of socks I knit for him, completed this afternoon, with, I might add, kitchenered toes! They are not as snug as most socks should be, I think, but he says they feel great and hasn't taken them off since he tried them on several hours ago. I was in a panic on Saturday, as I was sure I would not have enough yarn to complete the pair. It looked like I'd get to within the final 2-3 inches of the toe. BUT, they were completed with a few yards of yarn to spare. Even my son liked the pair of socks I knit him for Christmas (though he said he would have preferred a slightly longer cuff). I know this because I sent him a Christmas stocking package to be opened Christmas morning and when he called to say thank you, he was wearing the socks I included. Buoyed by my husband's sock appreciation, I wove in all the ends on a sweater I knit for him several years back. He's worn it, but asked if I might do something with "all the little strings". Why I hadn't woven them in sufficiently, I don't recall. But, today, they all got woven in. Now, onto the neckline of my mother's sweater. Didn't make it for her birthday on 12/21, so I had to send her flowers. THEN I can begin knitting for my first grandchild due in May. We now know that it will be a grand daughter, so I can knit appropriately. Yea :) My kids gave me a gift certificate for a LYS and a spindle. My poor daughter and SIL ran all over the valley trying to get the spindle in time for Christmas, and everyone told them to go to Three Wishes, which was closed early on Christmas Eve day! So I got it post-Christmas, which is just fine, since I'll have to wait for a class to be scheduled so I can learn to use it. I laughed when Jess told me that more often than not, people would ask her why anyone would want a spindle ---why not just buy the yarn all ready to knit? At least she knew enough to laugh off that question. We tried to hearald in the New Year in DT SLC (First Night), but it was so damn cold, and you couldn't see the performances very well, that we just hotel bar hopped, starting at the Hotel Monaco, until we realized we were just too old to make it to midnight to watch the fireworks in the cold!! Bob, Jess, Kenny and I concluded over a drink at the Marriott that since The Ball had already dropped in NYC, that was the real New Year, so, in fact, we did make it to midnight. My son called us while we were finishing our last drink at Squatter's to wish us a Happy New Year and let us know that in the future it was cold and snowing (St. Paul, MN). So, Happy New Year to everyone and a safe, healthy & prosperous 2007!