The Power of the Internet
This past week I had the great pleasure to meet Lolly (of Lolly Knitting Around) and her husband Kris (of Guitarfish). I have read Lolly’s blog for years and it was such a pleasure to finally meet her and Kris in person.
Photo by Kris!
It was so much fun to have such enthusiastic hiking buddies in town for a few days. They were very sweet and let me drag them through the mud and the rain and did not once mention the amount of dog-hair we accumulated.
Meeting both Lolly and Kris was very special to me. It is amazing how much we have in common and I felt that we were all old friends right away. Lolly made a point to remind me that I needed to get blogging again and if these are the rewards of blogging well… I don’t have much excuse for being a such a slacker!
You may have noticed in the above picture that I finished my 2nd Owls sweater that I posted about back in March. It took me a while to finish because I vastly miscalculated the length I would need. Between the heavy alpaca blend yarn and the stress of my final semester of undergrad I ended up with an extra 4-5″ in the body. Unfortunately I did not discover my mistake until I had knit up the entire yoke… I had to frog about 8″ total. Luckily I used a bulky yarn so it wasn’t too painful and now I have a sweater that is comfy, warm and perfect for hiking in a drizzle.
I like this Owls sweater even better than the first one
I have been knitting a lot now that I am pretty much done with school (?!). So here is a bonus shot of Maggie modeling all my almost-finished knits that just need the ends woven in!
Happy dog.
I saw the photo of you on Lolly’s blog and was admiring your Owls sweater!
And I know what you mean about the dog hair, mine’s a golden lab, and I get terribly elf-consicous about how much hair she sheds on anyone who comes near her! Sounds like you had a great time with Lolly and Kris.
That should be ‘elf’ conscious, not ‘elf’ conscious on the comment above
SELF!!!
the owl sweater looks amazing on you, and Maggie looks hilarious (and possibly enjoying it a bit) covered in your WIPs!
It was awesome hanging out with you and your family (both human and dog kin)! Maggie looks amazing in those knits, and the owl-sweater looked great on the hikes too! Hopefully we’ll all be able to get together again sometime soon.
I did a double-take: a post from Alli! YIPPEE!!
I am going to remember our wonderful time in Juneau for the rest of my life – and I am sure hoping that we can get there again some day and have some more adventures. You know we loved every minute of it. You were an excellent tour guide and an instant friend. Can’t wait to see each other again. In the meantime, keep this blog up and we can communicate this way
…and I love your Owls sweater and the new scarf modeled on Maggie Mayhem. After our time in AK, I am inspired to get knitting on some wooly sweaters… thing is, it’s over 100 degrees here :p
Talk to you soon~
I was so happy to see another blog post from you! Congrats on the adorable owl sweater, and finishing up school! How exciting. Hope to hear more on your blog in near future
The owl sweater is just beautiful! I happened onto to Lolly’s blog which led me here!