Jane Austen

Saturday was a very successful day !  I designed and knit a set of mittens all in one day !  They are a simple 16 stitch V-Shaped cable down the center mittens !  I have titled them  'Jane Austen.'   These mittens are a very simple pattern but have the perfect pop of interest with the cable down the center to sprark interest. I decided to have the palm be plain stickinette stitch rather than a seed, moss, or any other kind of stitch pattern.  I kind of prefer stockinette stitch on my palm rather than something 'busier' in this sort of mitten.   The cable says it all !

On another note, I received a package yesterday !!  I was reading a book, while relaxing in the bath, with a head covered in conditioner when all of a sudden buzzzzzzzzzzzzz buzzzzzzzzzzzzzz the ringer on our door was buzzing.  All I could think of was:

''A package, a package ???!! WOOP WOOP !!  I don't want to miss the mailman !!!! I NEED to get up and pick up the phone to answer so that I can see who it is !!!!''

  So, I got up out of the bath, barely dried myself off to answer the phone and tell the man which floor I live on and to HURRY UP !! (no, I didn't really tell him to hurry up, but gosh darn I sure thought it!)  I then ran into the bedroom and put on jeans, a tee, and slipped a hat on over my wet hair full of conditioner.  After all of this hustle and bustle, I answered the door and took the package from the man followed by a signature and him leaving.  After his leaving, I looked around the hallway and bathroom only to notice that both were FILLED with wet puddles.  I laughed and cleaned it up quickly because I was in a hurry to rinse out my conditioner so that I could tend to my box from my sister!!!  Here is a photo of the gifts before being opened, and after !

Boy oh boy did she spoil me ! Inside the package was a photograph of my sister and I when we were little roller skating around !  I got an amazing zune mp3 player loaded with tons of goodies !!! I will be so excited to put my most favorite knitting podcasts on it !  Robert is more than jealous and I will let him borrow it on mornings to work that I am not working and will not be taking transit!  I even got some tootsie rolls!  YUMMYYY!!! They aren't sold here in Germany, and were such a treat.  I actually have them in my knitting bag now, and will snack on them very sparingly as I want them to last.  She gave me so many other amazing things and I am ever so greatful for continuing my Christmas into January.  How spoiled can one person be ??!  I definitely feel spoiled and sometimes that's ok :)

Robert received a bar of BACON chocolate (how COOL!) It is Sunday afternoon and we still haven't opened our bars of chocolate from my sister, Amy.  I am sure they will be opened by the time next weekend rolls around.  I am very curious about this bacon chocolate bar.  On one of the knitmore girls podcasts Jasmin talks about how she loves them and  am sure I will too !!!  Amy also gifted Robert  a Milwaukee Brewers cap since it is where she lives !  She says he has to represent ;) haha ! Naturally, it has an M on it and we also say represents me (Molly) and he wore it upon receiving it until going to sleep (where of course he took it off before sleeping!)

THANK YOU AMY !!!!!!!!