Bichons In Berry Sauce

I've been working on my double moss-stitch pillow back and forgot to post progress on it.. but I can't see how a growing sheet of moss-stitch would be that exciting anyhow. The finished pieces have been sitting around my house waiting to be put together for about a week now. Last nite I decided that was it, I was going to defeat the attached I-cord edging and yes, even weave in all the ends. Big goals for me, seeing as how I get nervous when I try a new technique, especially when it's at the end of a beautiful project. I'm always afraid I'll mess something up and I won't be able to fix it. But last nite, the I-cord was learned, and it looks so neat and perfect!

The ends are all weaved in, all I need to do is get myself to JoAnn's today to pick up a pillow-form, make sure it fits, then block it out one more time. I think I pulled at the knitting a bit too much during the I-cord attachment, especially where the two back pieces overlap one another. A good blocking should even this out nicely. Hopefully there will be a 'FO' posting tomorrow!

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I've finally cast on for the double-moss stitch pillow back. It's knit in two sections, one with button holes for the i-cord knot button things and one flat panel. I'd been procrastinating casting on for this because knitting those hats has been a lot of fun! Now it's just miles and miles of double-moss stitch.

Yesterday my special little girl was spayed. The vet said that she was a little princess (this I already knew. I think it's a nice way of saying drama queen) and did a lot of whining. Last nite she cried the whole evening and most of the nite, but she's better this morning. No more low head and flat ears.

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Over Thanksgiving, I flew from NY to Phoenix, drove from Phoenix to San Francisco (and back), and flew back to NY. A whole lot of travelling means a whole lot of knitting time. sorta. Abby came with me, and she doesn't like it when flight attendants tell her she has to be completely zipped up in her carrier and under the seat in front of her mother. Most of my flights were spent attending to my needy little bichon.

She does great in cars though, she thinks car time=nap time, so we were all set for the 12 hour car rides. I worked on my Demi sleeve and started the Menorah Pillow from Handknit Holidays. This will be my mom's Christmas present, so the Demi has been put aside for a while (sorry D, but I'll be picking it up again probably when you and squid are finishing). Wait, you're saying, why would someone give their mother a menorah pillow for Christmas? Well, when we were little, my mom would always put those Christmas bulb candles in the windows, and we'd always say, "Mom, we're not Jewish!". She'd explain it to us over and over again that they weren't menorahs, but we didn't get it. Now that we're grown-up kids, we say the same thing, but mostly to agitate her. So this year, she's getting a Jewish present to display on her couch, which will complement the menorahs in the windows.

I think it's turning out really nicely. I messed up the chart a little bit where the second two candles come off the base, but I don't think you can tell that much. The knitting went quickly, and the chart was fairly easy to follow once I got the hang of it. I got all the way through the front of the chart, so now it's just mindless double-moss stitch to be done for the back. Perfect for movie watching and coffee drinking at nite.

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