I know I've been missing in action this last week, but I have excuses (not reasons, mind you, just excuses). We have been really busy with the house. No sale yet, but it's looking better than it was. The house is being showed.

On the knitting front: I've been working on the Cable and Twist cardigan. So far I love the yarn and the pattern (sort of). I though the top of the cardigan front was too busy, so I eliminated the middle cable and just used the twist. I like that a lot. I may rip out the back down to where the additional cables started and "do over". So far I've used almost 4 balls of yarn in the back, left front and about 1/4 of the right front. I have 3 more balls left, I expect that will be enough for the sleeves. Hope it stretches to cover the button hole band and collar. It should, but who knows.

Another "prize" student finished her hat. Our pattern called for casting on circluar needles and knitting in the round double rib (k2 p2) for 5 inches then changing to stocking stitch for 3 more inches. Then switching to double pointed needles and decreasing on every other round until there are 7 stitches between the decrease stitches. Then decreasing on every round. Not hard, but for a fairly inexperienced knitter, she did a fantastic job.
The photos make the hat look orange, but it's really RED. "C" did a great job, just look and her decrease top. Nice and even stitches and she's already talking about knitting another one.

It's official

Tom got the "official" job offer and the orders should be here within 2 weeks. Yesterday we put the house on the market. What a strange feeling!

We've been working on getting the house ready to put it on the market. Too much work for someone my age.

But I have been knitting on the Cables & Twists Cardigan. The kit I got from Yarn Barn Kansas included "New England Highland" yarn. It's 100% pure wool. In the past I've had problems knitting with 100% wool but not this yarn. It feels great and works up beautifully.

I got Yarn!

Thank you, Yarn Barn Kansas! I placed the order on Friday, they shipped it on Monday and I got it today. The color is Beautiful, even better than on the web.

I know who'll get my business while I'm in Germany. I'm going to start working up the gauge tonight. Gotta go, can't wait to knit!

What the heck is H Pyloric

Tom had an Endoscopy today and he's healthy. Yes he has H pylori (Helicobacter pylori is a bacterium that causes chronic inflammation of the inner lining of the stomach), but it's treatable with antibiotics. The Doctors kept telling Tom it wasn't cancer, not to worry. Easy for them to say. But they were right. He's fine. Most of his problem was stress.
So it looks like we'll be moving to Germany some time in 2009.