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We made it to Ely safe & sound thanks to Kyle and his crazy yet safe driving. I requested we head directly to the liquor store as we entered town. Friday night we played Scrabble and Cranium and then a bunch of us 'younger' folk walked to one of the many local taverns. We played a dice game (name?) in which I won $21. I wanted to go back the next night but a couple of my cousins said "no way". I think they were a little bitter about losing $3, oh well. Saturday we went to breakfast and to the local yarn shop Sisu Designs & Weaving. I picked up this pretty green merino wool for a pair of socks and this Brittany crochet hook, because you never know when you'll need a giant crochet hook.
And this organic cotton. I'm not sure what I'll knit with this yet but I couldn't pass it up.
Saturday afternoon I went cross-country skiing with my aunt Debbie. We had a great time, the snow was fresh and sparkly and the sky was SO blue. We skied 5 miles while all the way blazing our own trail. My quads are still a little sore. Saturday night everyone went to dinner together and back to the motel for gifties. The uncle I knit the Hayden hat for gave me this yarn!!! The off-white hank on the left is 4 1/4 oz of home spun mohair and the grey hank on the right is 5 3/4 oz of home spun wool. I'm thinking the grey wool would make nice mittens although I'll have to figure out if there's enough for a pair.
Uncle Roger loved his Hayden hat and so did his wife Debbie. In very short order she had it on and didn't take it off the rest of the weekend. I guess knitting another Hayden hat is in my future. Debbie loved her mini-sweater ornament and hung it on her tree straight away.
Sunday morning we packed up and went to breakfast. I had a Walleye filet with eggs and canadian bacon, SO GOOD. Then we hit a few local shops and headed for home. I am already looking forward to going up to Ely this summer on the motorcycles!
**Sorry about the lack of vacation photos, my camera never made it out of the bag.
And this organic cotton. I'm not sure what I'll knit with this yet but I couldn't pass it up.
Saturday afternoon I went cross-country skiing with my aunt Debbie. We had a great time, the snow was fresh and sparkly and the sky was SO blue. We skied 5 miles while all the way blazing our own trail. My quads are still a little sore. Saturday night everyone went to dinner together and back to the motel for gifties. The uncle I knit the Hayden hat for gave me this yarn!!! The off-white hank on the left is 4 1/4 oz of home spun mohair and the grey hank on the right is 5 3/4 oz of home spun wool. I'm thinking the grey wool would make nice mittens although I'll have to figure out if there's enough for a pair.
Uncle Roger loved his Hayden hat and so did his wife Debbie. In very short order she had it on and didn't take it off the rest of the weekend. I guess knitting another Hayden hat is in my future. Debbie loved her mini-sweater ornament and hung it on her tree straight away.
Sunday morning we packed up and went to breakfast. I had a Walleye filet with eggs and canadian bacon, SO GOOD. Then we hit a few local shops and headed for home. I am already looking forward to going up to Ely this summer on the motorcycles!
**Sorry about the lack of vacation photos, my camera never made it out of the bag.
posted by Carrie at 10:12 AM
3 Comments:
You could have ditched your cheapo cousins and gone back to the bar with Kyle...that's what I woulda done. :)
sounds like you had a great time! All that yarn is great! (and the crochet hook WILL come in handy, i promise!!!) Also, your lacy scarf is lookin good!
I have a question that is only vaguely related to your post :-). It looks like you are using Hello to post your pictures. How do you get more than one picture into the same post and give them each their own caption?
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