Yesterday, I went down to San Diego to meet my new nephew and see my niece! He is such an adorable little man, and he even modelled the sweater I made for him earlier this year. I also gave mom the hat and mittens I made for him and heard that he loves to go outside, so I am sure he will get some wear out of them. And then my niece, she is getting big and is just beautiful. And what a daddy’s girl.
Huz and I spent the night in San Diego and took our time driving back to Long Beach in a really round-about way. We went through Poway and Ramona to Dudley’s, a bakery in Santa Ysabel and got some pie (didn’t go all the way to Julian, but the pies at Dudley’s are good) and some Mission bread. Then, instead of going by the Wild Animal Park, we went back on the 79, which is the road to the desert, if you decide to go that way. We did, but stopped in Temecula and did our grocery shopping. Then up the 15 to the 91 and a quick stop at Trader Joe’s for yogurt (they are the only ones that have the FAGE greek yogurt, to die for!) and then finally home.
Not necessarily a good idea when gas is so expensive, but it was nice to just drive with no schedule, something huz and I rarely do.
I started working on a scarf last week that I am going to donate for the “Run for the Cure” race/sale/auction thing. I keep choking on the lace pattern, dropping a YO here or there, and it’s really annoying, but I think it will look nice in the end. I am using LB Micro Spun. I know what you are thinking, you yarn snobs, but I am not sure of the audience of the completed scarves and wanted something really soft, and this yarn qualifies.
Once I finish this scarf, it’s back to Kyoto. I am going to frog the whole stockinette portion and reknit at a looser gauge. Why? Well, have you ever had that feeling that something was wrong, but you don’t really want to give up, feeling like if you keep going it will just work out? Yeah, I was feeling something was wrong, and then Monika (yes, that crazy Monika) said “Isn’t that a little tight?” And of course, she is right, it is, and I just needed to hear it from someone else. So I have been ignoring poor Kyoto since early August because I was too close to it. But now, enough time has passed and I can move on, this time at a looser gauge. I’ve done all the math, so I am ready to go when I do.
Right now? I having pie.