Knit, knit and knit

For the past few years I’ve been “lurking” (reading not commenting) a knitting blog The Panopticon at http://the-panopticon.blogspot.com/  . If you knit you have to check out his 1 November blog. The cartoon is just too funny not to share. I laughed until I had tears in my eyes.


I knit because I love to knit. Sometimes I think that they put something in the pattern ink that makes me crave the pattern and order the book and yarn. Tom said that he thinks that yarn companies are putting additive ingredients in the yarn and that’s why I get so excited when he brings a package home.

My Christmas knitting list seems to get smaller every year. I seldom knit for my kids (and grandkids) that live in Florida anymore. Where and when would they wear it? I’ve knitted them enough hats and scarves to last a lifetime. My Mom doesn’t go out of the house much in the winter so I don't knit for her. I used to knit hats and scarves for my brother “Ro Ro”, grandkids. I still knit a few hats for them, but most of them have now moved way down South, so they don’t need any more knits.

I do still knit for my daughter and her family in TN. In fact, daughter “T” is really the only one that appreciates my knitting. She expects a sweater every Christmas and always gets one. When she worked at the hospital, she often was asked about her sweaters. One of the Doctors asked how long could she go without wearing the same sweater. “T’s” remark that she didn’t know, but it would be months and months.

Currently I have a short sleeve tee in cotton on needles and I’m working on a Cowl in Merino Wool started (gift for co-worker). Gotta go and pick up the yarn I dumped while looking for the Merino.

Knitting basket

My knitting basket has grown and grown and I'm not finished yet.

 

New office furniture

During September our Resource Manager made a walk around the office areas. We had end of years funding and she was checking to see what was needed. Seems my office was a little bare. She order so new furniture for me. I kept my desk (it works so why not), but I got new office chairs and entry area chairs. The German company made us quite a deal, so I ended up with real black leather. Makes me feel important.

Do you realize how close Christmas is?

As we are currently living in Germany, I have to complete my Christmas knitting FAST. I have to have the packages in the mail before Thanksgiving. Mail is S..L..O..W… over here. So I have to knit, knit and knit some more.

Tom cheats, he always shops for the kids on the internet and has it sent to them stateside. Of course, he doesn’t have the wonderful feeling of the yarn and the creativity that goes with knitting.

No it’s off to knitting I go…again…Good think I love to knit.

Is that the Ice Cream Man I hear ringing?

No it's tennitus.  I have had a ringing in my ears for a couple weeks.  Because the military medical center didn't have any appointments, I went to a German "ear" doctor.  He spoke perfect english.  The German Doc checked my ears and sent me to have a hearing test (just down the hall from his office).  I have an inter ear infection, tennitus and some hearing lost. 
The Doc gave me a perscription for the infection  and to help with the ringing.  Had to have it filled by a German pharmacy as the Medical center won't accept a perscription with even one word of German on it. 
As for the hearing lost, guess that goes with getting older.