Just a little knitting

Yes, I have been knitting. In the basket you can see a partially finished baby sweater. It’s blue and white. I’ve finished the back and 1 front side and the second front side is about half way finished. Still have the raglan sleeves, button bands and collar to complete. Also intend to make a hat to match.

I just started a scarf for one of my new co-workers. She just accepted a job at AFPC, Randolph and expects to be leaving here the 1st of June. The scarf is in fine (thin) very light blue yarn. This should be a great scarf for the weather in Texas. The pattern is one I read about somewhere. Oh so easy!
I used thin yarn and size 5.5mm needles, but this would look great in any weight yarn. Just use needles that will make it look lacy. Also adjust the number of stitches you cast on for the weight of the yarn and size of the needles. Just use multibles of 3. That will ensure the pattern ends correctly on the row.

Using the thin yarn this is the pattern I used.
Cast on 30
Starter row: Knit across
1st pattern row: slip first stitch, then (YO, Knit 2 together, Knit 1). Repeat (…) across to last 2 stitches. YO and knit the last 2 stitches together.
That’s it. Turn and repeat the pattern until the scarf is as long as you want it to be.
Bind off loosely, then wash and block (depending on the yarn you use).

Monday's the inspection

The buyers are having a private inspection of our house in Texas. Since the house if only 7 years old, this should be no problem. Of course Tom is worring and stressing. Not sure what's involved in a house inspection (other than what I saw on HGTV), but I don't think we have anything to worry about.

So just keep your fingers, toes and eyes crossed for us.

Has anyone noticed that I haven't been knitting?

We have an offer!

Yesterday we received an offer on our house in Texas. It's less than we had the house listed for, but more than I thought we'd get with the way the economy is. We accepted the offier. The inspection is set for Monday.
If all goes well the contract will be signed
SO CROSS YOUR FINGERS AND YOUR TOES!

Update from Germany

We are no longer “homeless” in Germany. Our household goods (HHG) were delivered on 2 April. As always when we transfer, it’s stressful and you wonder what will be missing or broken when the HHGs arrive. For the past 3 days we’ve been unpacking and moving furniture.
The delivery went well, only one “glitch”. We have 2 queen size beds. No problem right? We have 5 bedrooms. But we have a spiral staircase. Both mattresses went up but only one box springs could get up the stairs. One is a high profile box springs, the other is a low profile box springs. That explains the problem, but not a fix. We ended up with the thicker springs in a sealed box in the garage. We purchased a “split” queen box sprints. Never heard of that before, but it made putting the bed on the top floor of the house easier.
Speaking of floors, we have 3 floors and a finished attic. The spiral stairs go all the way up to the attic and Tom’s already been putting stuff up there. If we put it in the attic, shouldn’t we have gotten rid of it before we left the states? Also the floors are heated! No more cold feet in the winter.
And speaking of winter, it looks like winter has moved out of Germany and made room for spring. I’ve been driving home in the miata with the top down. Really nice weather, not hot (like Texas).
I have been surprised at how many miata’s I’ve seen here. Of course they call it MX5. With the roads going through the villages, the small miata is a perfect car.
So far my new job is going well. I really like the Team Chief and my co-workers. I know it’s going to be a challenge for any job to be as great as the one I left in Texas, not to mention the fantastic co-workers I left behind.
Our internet DSL is slow and the “wireless” is not like we are used to. You can be wireless, but the router they “gave/sold” us has a very short range. So unless I’m sitting right next to the router, I can’t upload photos as it times out. Oh well the joys of living overseas!
This is the Easter holiday for the Germans. They have Friday and Monday off. Some will be back on Tuesday, but many are combining this holiday with their vacation time. Not sure who will be back to work next week. Friday there were only a handful Americans in the office. For some reason, all the “customers” wandered down to my office. Being the new kid on the block, I did the best I could to answer questions. Most questions were how to apply for a job and problems with the application process.
Guess I did OK, cause everyone seemed to leave satisfied. By the end of the day, I was really ready for the weekend!

Back on line

YEAH, we are back on line. It didn't take as long as expected to get internet access, but we got a very slow DSL, so not sure how many photos I'll be able to load. The delivery of our house hold goods went well, only a few broken items and nothing missing.

Here's some photos of the house. More will be on flickr.