Peterborough

I'm currently having a quiet, heart flutter over a new Norah Gaughan design, Peterborough.

I inherited 7 skeins of Berroco Softwist last year,

and just bought 6 more skeins from a fellow Raveler's stash, so that I'd have enough to make this cardigan.

I'm waiting for my LYS to let me know that they've got the book in, so that I cast on! The dye lots are different, so I hope they match well enough!

Cute and Useful

While at my LYS for knit night, I was easily persuaded to buy the cutest and most useful stitch markers I've ever seen! Each marker has an abbreviation on it - so it's easier to remember what stitch is next!

I was worried that they would be too sticky to move along the needle, like some rubber stitch markers are - but I tried one it worked great!

And Oops! How did this wind up in my shopping bag?

3 skeins of Misti Alpaca Lace in Dark Tan. Perfect for a Hannah Fettig pattern like Wispy, or another Whisper Cardigan (but longer in length, with longer sleeves).

Fur Is on Its Way

Christine did an amazing job - she spun 100% of the fur - nothing was added. There will be enough to make a scarf out of each one. I was a little verklempt when she sent me the pic. I can't wait to get it!

Straw Into Gold

After many years of collection, I finally found someone to spin my bunnies' fur into yarn for me!

I sent the package to Texas at the beginning of October - the wait time is 10-13 weeks. I'll post an picture when the yarn arrives!

back safely

Yay!
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thought for a second

That this day may never come.
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au revoir, Paris

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a beautiful spring day

We ate our last dejuner and are now sitting and enjoying the Seine.
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Hello, Echarpe.

We'll always have Paris.
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knew we were close

When I heard someone singing Riders on the Storm to themselves.
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we are at an Irish bar the Latin Quarter

And I have an orange glow stick. Yay!
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the louvre

From the 6th arrondisment
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nos familie

A la maison.
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le fins du nous dejuner

Isn't it cute? It's a spoon cookie from Poilane!
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sacre coeur

We spent the late morning in Le Marais and then hopped on the Metro to the 9th to check out a famous chocolate store. Then we walked uphill to see the last two windmills in Paris and the Montmartre vineyard. We're sitting in a park just below sacre coeur.
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studying French

Isn't he cute? :-) he was looking up the word sweet because he needs to buy the right butter to make fettucine Alfredo tonight. Why yes. It is comfort food.
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it's quiet

In our apartment and we've stayed in this morning watching CNN International. Dave went out to the market to buy fruit and pastries and to buy an International phone card to call our cell phone company to extend our service. I can't get the usps website to work on my phone to have our mail continue to be held - which is frustrating. We have our apartment until Saturday but if we can't fly out I don't know what plan C is. I'm a little freaked out.
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eiffel tower at night

From ecole militaire. This should have been our last night but our stay has been extended until Saturday. We are hoping to see the light show tonight.
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Let the bets begin!

We just received our new flight info.
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canceled

want to start taking bets on when we'll make it home?
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