FOUND!

I got him! A day and a half looping around the woods back to where he'd been spotted finally paid off! He's home, laying next to me on the couch, and we'll take him to the vet later this afternoon. He is subdued, and was very scared, but with no other dogs around to scare him off, he finally recognized "Mommy" and came to me. Thank you for your wishes/prayers/thoughts/positive energy. Love, Kathleen, Peter, Isobel, Riley (who's not sure it's such a good thing the dog is back, but he'll get over it), and Spenser

I'm going to get my dog back

I spent all day calling for him in the woods and saw him, but he ran away (there was another dog in the vicinity). He's clearly very spooked. I'm going back out there with more food and a lot of patience. Keep praying for him. Thank goodness he's made it this far. He's there; I just have to lure him back.

Some adorableness to distract us

I'm joining some KALs (Kidsilk and A Sweater a Month, so far) and found this pattern when exploring what various members have been up to.

Ruby Slippers for the wee set - how adorable! The first pic in the entry is hysterical.

I'm thinking about a cowl/hood/smoke ring thing for my new skein of KSH. I'm on the hunt for a good lace pattern that will work in the round, stretch my abilities a little, but not make me crazy. Any ideas?

Spenser's still missing

That's our pup, Spenser. If you've seen him, please get in touch with us or contact Gloucester Animal Control. Thanks.

P.S. Knitting content: I drove by Woolcott & Co. yesterday on my way to pick up Isobel, and there was a parking space RIGHT in front. Since I had a few minutes, I bought a skein of Kidsilk Haze in Candy Girl. No idea what I'll do with it, but it was just too luscious and cheery to pass up.

DELAY: IMOnday: Yarns in the Farms, Beverly Farms, Massachusetts

I'm sorry to have to delay my review of my (tipping my hand, here) favorite yarn store, but Spenser, our sweet, gorgeous, but not terribly bright English Setter, ran off from the dogwalker yesterday during an off-leash stroll at the Goose Cove Reservoir, and we're still looking for him. Please keep him in your thoughts, as it was 13º last night in Gloucester.

I'll try to do the review later this week, since I even have pictures of the shop.

Weekend knitting

One muppet head down, three to go. The first one is a Fun Fur rainbow colorway. I've got purple, pink, and a crazy Moda Dea fun fur and loopy double-strand in the wings. If you're interested in participating and need yarn, A.C. Moore is having a fun fur sale this week.

I also finished a cabled footie from One Skein in bright pink Cascade 220 Superwash. The other one is cast on but I've only had a chance to do one repeat. I think they might be a little big, but that's probably OK. Think I might be able to make a pair for Peter out of a more manly color.

Done and done

I cast off Grandma's shawl last night. That Marmalade colorway is soooo luscious. And then I washed it with some lavender Eucalan. I like the Kookabura wash but am such a lavender girl. The best thing (at the end of a project, anyway) about Kidsilk Haze is how quickly it dries. By this morning the shawl was ready to curl up in. I'm going to send it to Grandma on Monday. Maybe I'll even get a picture before it goes.

What next? I stopped by Windsor Button (watch for a review next month) yesterday and picked up some Cascade 220 Superwash for a pair of the cabled footies from One Skein, as well as a couple of skeins of Fun Fur for Kate's Chemo Caps. Then I have yarn for Fetchings, a hat for Peter, and a sweater for Isobel, amongst many other skeins, of course.

But have you seen these cable purses? Very nice.

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I started a fun fur hat and a cabled footie. We'll see how long it takes to complete them. Needles on fire!