KNITTING WITHOUT DOG HAIR IS NOT AN OPTION

I am at the airport in Atlanta and my flight is delayed. And instead of being upset about this I have time to blog. YAY!!! Vermont will still be another entry because it’s going to be too long and I took too many pictures to copy and paste. But now worries – since I am actually on vacation, I’ll have time for that soon.

I can’t believe that all my stuff fit in my carry-on and my one bag. Since I am going to New York, I am only allowed to check one bag for free. The second bag (which I could take on the international flight) would cost money. No thanks! I can manage. Plus, I am going to visit my family and we can bet right now that my mom’s second question will be “Honey, where is your dirty laundry?”. She loves to raid my bags. ;-) Speaking of raiding my bags… It happened today for the first time ever that my carry-on bag got looked through by the security guy. I asked what made him look through my bag and he said the DVD case was in a bad angle and he couldn’t see what it was. I told him that I was officially not a “virgin” anymore with regards to the bag raiding. He laughed and said that he was happy to my first. Too funny.

My suitcase will be a lot emptier soon. I brought Uggs for my SIL in Germany, a soft-toy horse for my niece, two puzzles for the boys I am staying with, Mom’s birthday gift, two PJs for my niece, a sweater for my nephew, two very cool plastic containers for snacks for my niece and her cousin for kindergarten.

And – some of Irwin’s ashes for his sister. I found a very cool metal jigsaw puzzle tin with the peace sign on it to put them in. I think he would like the idea of resting in one of his beloved puzzles boxes. Don’t ask me how weird it was to spoon some of his ashes from the cremation container in a ziplock bag. Holy crap – I needed a stiff drink last night after I finished that task. I locked myself in the bathroom so that Brett wouldn’t be totally weirded out…

So, how in the world was I able to pack all the clothes? Well, Irwin always said that he never ever met anyone before who could pack bags like me. The bags look normal but when you pick them up… Oh boy…

So, I haven’t talked about knitting much lately, well, I haven’t blog about anything lately…

I finished the pumkin dress for Ms. Sydney.

Project Info:
Needles: US 6 / 4.0 mm Yarn Knitpicks Harmony circular
Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool
How much? 1 skein = 220.0 yards (201.2m) Orange and 1 skein = 220.0 yards (201.2m) Green

Notes:
It is a little tight on her and I will redo the top when I get back from my trip. But Pixie squeezed her in the dress and she looks totally adorable. I based the pattern on Pixie’s Fruit Loop pattern and added some curly corkscrews and a little flower.

You can see the super-cute pictures on Pixie’s blog.

I think I am going to walk over my gate now. I’ll check back when I get to New York. Y’all be good while I am gone!

OH - and guess what is folded up in my gigantic yellow handbag from H&M - the Snarky blanket. It fit right in there and I am so happy that I was able to take it on the trip. My mom will be excited to see what my friends knit for me. And of course I am wearing the knitted hug, as most of the times these days.