Woe is Me!

I have been working on Marsha's socks when I watch TV in the evenings. I keep my work-in-progress in a basket by my chair.

It rained today and the dogs were in the house. They were like little kids -- constantly wanting attention and bored. I don't know which dog found the knitting and pulled it across the floor. It may have been a different dog that ate my favorite #1 hickory needles from KnitPicks!

Mud or no mud, the dogs are now outside in the dog pen. I am trying to untangle the yarn -- and not cry over my lost needles.

Anybody want a trio of dogs???

Best Friends Forever and Socks

The kids use the term BFF for Best Friends Forever, as if they invented the term. Every generation has best friends of course, and some of us do get lucky and have a few Best Friends Forever. My friend Marsha and I met when we were 10. Fifty-two years later, we're still good friends. Here's a picture of us taken this summer.

I finished my tabi socks in September. The first person I had to show the new socks was Marsha. She asked me to make her some socks. We had a great afternoon selecting yarn. She found so many colors that she loved, I can see I'm going to have to teach her to knit so she can have all the socks she wants. Now won't that just hurt us to have to get together regularly for lessons?