Gobble, Gobble!

A new job always means new clothes, doesn't it? These are hot off the sewing machine and just in time for Thanksgiving. It really is difficult to find turkey fabric but I think I found this up in Rochester and finally got around to sewing them. I absolutely insist on seasonal and festive scrubs for work but I kind of feel like a kindergarten teacher sometimes around the seasoned nurses on my new floor in their solid colored scrubs. Oh well. It has to at least give the patients something to look at.


I put my Christmas tree up the other day and had to set up my little tacky Christmas tableau over in my sewing corner. A fool and her money is soon parted but I saw this real Charlie Brown Christmas tree at Hobby Lobby and couldn't leave without it! I just love it! These are licensed Rudolph finger puppets from Starbucks and a vintage Santa and doily/place mat from my Grandpa Maynerd's Christmas decorations. I just love them all together. One of these days I might post pictures of my cat and Christmas pudding garland I bought in London. I just love it and had to hang it up but my apartment is starting to look like Mr. Bean's flat in the Christmas special! Oh well, 'tis the season! ;) I think I am most thankful this year for my new nephew and my brother's safe return from Iraq. Happy Turkey Day everyone!

Nephew Knitting

I finished up a little hat for my nephew using this pattern and Malabrigo worsted yarn purchased at Prairie Yarns in Fargo. The buttons are from my late grandpa Maynerd's button box. I'm worried the strap might be a bit too short (easily remedied) and that it might itch the poor kid even though I think it is fabulously soft yarn. I ended up using a whopping ounce of yarn and have 3/4 oz. of a lovely fall colorway of the same yarn in the stash. If it is a little on the large size, I might whip up another one with that leftover fall yarn because it was such a lovely yarn to use in this pattern. It was constructed simply on 2 straight needles with short rows and was a pleasure to knit. I'm now on my way to the post office to send it to him!