Old Man Winter just doesn't want to leave!

Dear Mr. Winter,

I would like to point out that Ms. Spring arrived more than a month ago and your presence is no longer needed. Although I thoroughly enjoy you in all your white fluffiness, I do believe that there is a time and place for everything and your time has come and gone and your place is at the southern hemisphere. The time for snowball fights and the construction of pathetic snowmen belongs in the past, and I should be outside digging in my vegetable garden right now and not be shoveling several feet of heavy snow. I did not particularly enjoy being left without power yesterday either, and let's not get started on my feelings about the the barn being flooded. Don't even try to deny you were here for an unscheduled visit; I've got pictures to prove it.



I would really appreciate it if you could pack up your ice crystals and head south. I'm sure I'll be looking forward to your arrival again in October, but for now I'm planning on re-acquainting myself with the Misses Spring and Summer.

Sincerely,
"Tired of Winter in Colorado"

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It's been a while since I've been updating the blog and lots of things have happened.
First and foremost, we wnt to see the Yarn Harlot at the Tattered Cover in downtown Denver. She is friggin' hilarious!!!! I laughed and laughed, and then I laughed some more for good measure. My sides were hurting the next day. We were all the way in the back, and it took us a good 2 hours to get out books signed. To our delight, Miss Harlot was still very pleasant even though she must have been exhausted by the time we got to her.



I even got to pet the infamous and fabulous Bohus sweater....



We got home at 0'dark thirty, but it was well worth the trip. A good time was had by all.

Then we had an excursion to the Lamb Shoppe's Pajama Jam. It is a monthly event where local knitters descend on the store from 5PM to midnight, bringing food, wine, and fabulous projects along with them. A lot of knitting and even more gabbing and socializing goes on. We had a lot of fun. Linda and I decided it would be fun to stay the night in a hotel in Denver instead of driving all the way back home. Her sister works for Marriott, so we got a fabulous deal on a room. We stayed up and yapped until 2:30AM and didn't wake up until 10:30AM the next day. After a quick breakfast at the local Starbucks and a stop at a gas station to inflate some tires on "the Beast" we headed home. Do you know that gas stations charge 75 cents per tire to pump air and charge a dollar and 25 cents to suck it out again (vacuum)? Highway robbery!





Now on to some knitting news. I've been a busy little bee since last posting.
First, I finished the Looking Glass Top from last year's Interweave knits. I made it in Louisa Harding Grace Silk-Wool. ove knitting with stuff, but the seaming and weaving in of the ends was a little difficult. The yarn was very slippery. I had a whopping foot and a half left when all was said and done. Scary.



I also made the "Lizzy" jacket out of one of the Noro pattern books. It is originally made in Silk Garden or Silver Thaw, but I had some Iro I wanted to try. The gauge is much larger, so I had to adapt the pattern to fit me. I love this jacket, and I've gotten a lot of compliments while wearing it.



My dear hubby floored me with a request for a sweater, he has never wanted me to make him something. We picked out an Alice Starmore pattern called Fern. I just started it, and I'm sure it won't be done until the fall. Summer heat and knitting a big woollen sweater just doesn't mix well. I love the involvedness (is that even a word?) of the pattern, but I can't knit much on it when I'm in company. I need to focus really hard on the pattern. I love the way it looks, though.



I'm also knitting away on some simple socks. I started them at the Pajama Jam to have something simple to knit while I was yakking away. The yarn is Henry's Attic and I dyed it myself last year during the yarn dyeing party at Christy's house.



The other thing on the needles right now is the Inside-Out socks from the Socks That Rock sock club. I'm almost done, but since they look like "willie-warmers" when not worn, I won't be taking a picture until they're all done.

Last, but not least I have to share some obligatory goat pictures......
Here Miss Trouble is enjoying a nice back scratch from the hubby.



And here Barney and Pebbles are enjoying a snooze in the sun. Back when we still had sun, that is.