alisonknits: What I Did On My Christmas Vacation

Obviously, I haven't been blogging, so what have I been up to? Read on...

I finished Scott's scarf in plenty of time for Christmas, and was very excited to give it to him. He was excited to receive it on Christmas morning! We had a lovely day with his family.

I also finished my sister's poncho in time for her (and my dear dad's) visit on Tuesday. Here she is modeling the poncho...

Her boyfriend's sweater is also done, and she and dad assure me that he will love it. She promised to send me a picture, since he wasn't here to open it in my presence.
We had a great visit. The original plan had been to go to the newly-reopened MOMA, but it was closed on Tuesday, and when we tried on Wednesday the line to get in was like DisneyWorld! I overheard someone say the wait was over two hours. I can only imagine what it must have been like inside the museum; we quickly changed our plans and went the the American Folk Art Museum next door instead. It was great! If you're into crafty stuff and visiting NYC, I highly recommend it.
And look at this cool gift from my sister! She's been collecting leaves and preserving them, and her friend had these old window frames, so she got this neat-o idea. It's nice having such a creative family.

Although my knitting classes are on break, I did teach someone to knit this week - my friend Greg. He lives near the LYS/cafe Knit New York, and had been curious about it, but felt too nervous to go in alone, since he's a guy. Turns out his anxiety was unfounded, though; there were several guys knitting there, and one of the employees was male. He ably learned to cast on and knit, and found out that they have a "Boyz Night" on Fridays. Woo hoo! Meanwhile, I liked the ambiance so much, I think I have a new hangout. (Unfortunately, I have little to say about their yarn selection... it seems unremarkable and overpriced.)
Lots of knitting on the Swan Sweater - the body is finished, and I'm working on a sleeve. I promise a photo soon, and some observations about the knitting, but this post is getting quite long, and I should save something for next time.
I just got back from further holiday festivities in Connecticut with my relatives. I think that's finally the end of my Christmas - whew!

Hopefully in 2005 I'll keep up with the blog a bit more consistantly... hm, could that be a Resolution?

Comments

You have to go back to MOMA. We enjoyed it. We do like our MOM better. Knit NY looks great. Sorry I missed it.

Posted by: Dympna | January 02, 2005 at 12:33 PM

I got to hang out at KnitNY for an afternoon last summer. I agree about selection. But it was fun nonetheless to meet up with some knitbloggers and get to know each other offline. I am intrigued by the Folk Arts Museum. I'll be back in NYC in April...maybe I can get there. Happy New Year, Alison.

Posted by: Sharon | January 03, 2005 at 01:05 PM