Becky’s Knitting

In keeping with my New Year’s Eve tradition of looking both back and forward at the beginning of the year (see 2007  2006  2005), I bid 2008 goodbye and look forward to much more knitting in 2009. 
So, here’s a status report on my list of projects posted this time last year.

Figure out the crochet edging and finish the Dale baby dress - [...]

Project Specs:
Pattern: Debbie Bliss’s Cable & Moss Stitch Jacket from The Baby Knits BookYarn: Mission Falls 1824 Wool - 7 skeinsNeedle: US 7’sFor: Brennan Lee LordStarted: June 17, 2008Finished: August 18, 2008 
Ravelry Details
Mods:

Worked in the round b/c I didn’t want to have to seam.  In order to do so, I cast on 2 fewer stitches and eliminated 1 stitch on [...]

As I mentioned in my socks post, I finished my silky socks.  This yarn was purchased at Borealis in St. Paul on my trip to Minnesota last May.  Great Adironack Silky Sock in the Fiesta colorway.  It’s gorgeous, and I couldn’t wait to cast on (but had to free up my dpns first).   
 

Here’s the sock in progress.  The colors [...]

The high yesterday in Austin was 81 degrees.  I wore flip flops.  It’s amazing what can happen in a few hours…
Yes, we actually had some flurries last night.  It cracks me up how excited people get when it snows here (Daniel and myself included).  It’s just so rare, that even a few flakes are enough [...]

I checked my mail around 4:30 yesterday.  Nothing there.  Our post office really annoys me because our mail comes at a different time every day.  Sometimes it’s as early as noon, other days later than 6.  It really frustrates me that I can never tell if we just didn’t get mail or if the guy [...]