Spinning, Knitting, and Poutine....Life is Good!

Wow! I had a great time last night! A bunch of us gathered for knitting and spinning and had a fabulous time. The evening started with the arrival of my order from Astrid's Dutch Obsessions....more Kauni for a shawl, and enough yarn to make a week's worth of socks! (I'm blaming the sock yarn purchases on Mia and Carol.....I've seen the lovely socks Mia made with the Fabel and Carol tempted me with the Regia Galaxy!)










I showed everyone the progress I'd made on my knitted yoga mat bag....and got the concurrence of others on the "closure" portion of the bag. All that's left is to do the eyelet row (so I can put opposing ties through them to "seal" the bag), knitting another 1 1/2 inches or so for a "ruffle" closure on the other side of the eyelets, and finally adding the nylon strapping to the outside. Voila! I'll have a finished object!

I spent most of the evening continuing to spin the green "multi-colored" wool - I had a total of 2 lbs. of it, so it will take me a while to spin. I have plans to make a jacket with it, so hopefully, I'll find a suitable pattern!

Once the "formal" part of the evening was done, several of us went to Danielle's for an evening snack of Poutine. It's soooooo good.....if you like cheese and gravy and fries, then you'll like Poutine! It's a Canadian treat....and the ultimate in "comfort food"! Mmmmmm....Poutine! Thanks Danielle!

And now, for the "cute animal" shots of the day. Danielle's dog, Gracie, is such a sweetheart....and loves to "pose"....but she rarely stays still long enough to get a good picture. However, I did manage to get a few. I did manage to catch a few shots of her "cleaning" the cat. It's amazing how tolerant the cat is....especially when Gracie is licking the ear!