Love My Lacey Duo

And my new Obama shirt. Bought from the campaign so my money goes for the cause, I think it's cute and also comphy. Too bad I can't wear it to work. Oh well, I did wear it to a kid's play to influence the young. Speaking of, real quick, Emerald City's "If you Take a Mouse to School" was a really good time. Very high energy and lots of engagement of the audience, I had a great time and so did the kids surrounding me.

Back to my Finished Objects.
Pattern: gloves are "Wine and Roses Mitts" from Interweave winter '06
scarf uses the "hand" lace pattern from above on size 5 needles
Yarn: Knits Picks, Alpaca Cloud in Tide Pool
Started: June 28/October 1
Finished:October 1/October 18
I started this scarf a LONG time ago. I worked on it off and on for three monthes and I was very glad to have it done. But I still had yarn left.
Hence I returned to the original inspiration pattern and made the gloves. I finished this set at the perfect time, because the weather is perfect for them. I like the lace pattern knit on the larger needles better, it is more visible. But the tighter and therefore warmer gauge on the glove is probably better for the mitts anyway. I still have yarn left, maybe next year I'll come up with a matching hat.

This weekend was also exciting because it was Blessing of the Animals at HCUM. Stanley was his best behaved ever. I think it helped that Mike was not singing in the choir, which always used to freak him out. When Mike would leave, he would whine the whole song. This time he just layed down most of the time and watched the world go by.
This service is always one of my favorites. First of all becuase it marks my anniversary at Holy Covenant. The signs for a Blessing of the Animals was what drew me into the church. And every year it is a wonderful sight. Many dogs of all sizes. I love saying hi to all of them. And this year we also had a rat, a cat and a bird. It is always harder on the cats, stuck in their carriers and freaked out. But the rat seemed to do particularly well.

I was very disappointed I did not have my camera, thank goodness for technology and my camera phone. Otherwise I wouldn't have even gotten this pic from stanley's point of view.

And last night was also a beautiful pink and purple cloud sunset. Was loving these cottonball clouds on my way home from work, but once home they were painted georgous colors, as cannot be captured here. Don't you love those.