First of all, lookee what bounty came my way as part of the Candy-Along's candy exchange:
Thanks, Nathania - instead of my usual Friday afternoon slump, I was zinging happily off the walls, babbling insanely about social Darwinism (I don't get sugared up much, obviously). In case you can't make out the details, those delectable bits of goodness are:
Hello Kitty Apple Marshmallow (apple jelly inside)
Milky
Bubble Fruits Gum
Candy (HI CHEW
Loved loved LOVED the peach Hi Chews, almost as much for the name as for the sweet itself; all of these were new to me, but no less appreciated. Thanks also to Erica for putting this exchange together!
I finally fringed the gift poncho last night, just in time to give it away this morning.
This was done in the same cotton Katia Portofino from Elann as the red poncho, pattern from The Yarn Girls' book but knit on size 13 needles, so it's got more structural integrity. Initially I hated the tedium of fringing, but the mindless activity grew on me, and now I'm thinking about fringing the red one. Just thinking, mind you, I've still got the Deco-Ribbon top to seam, the Joy tank to finish (the armhole shaping is turning into my Waterloo), the tank formerly known as Lick which I'm ripping out entirely because I suddenly realized that the style is all wrong for me, and this, which I started on Thursday:
Another Yarn Girls' pattern in Euroflax Linen, which I got from them last summer. This is my latest yarn crush, the colors are awesome, it feels great and is supposed to soften with every washing; which, incidentally, can be by machine.
This is not to say that my head can't be turned by a saucy hank of Koigu - - Rob just sent me a copy of the Charlotte pattern, which I'm dying to work up as a poncho now that I've seen Stephanie's gorgeous creation.
Hope everyone's having a great weekend. Happy Father's Day to all, from me & my boychiks.
Crap! Is it too late to join the candyalong? What was I thinking! Your poncho looks very cute. And Happy Father's Day! I am rather fascinated with the hair ... was it windy, or does the hair do that on its own?
Posted by: Mariko | June 19, 2004 at 04:35 PM
Ugh, I'm with you on the general avoidance of all things fringed, unless it's self-fringing, which is right up there with teflon and velcro. And I too am facing a finished shawl for which I am actually contemplating a beaded fringe no less. Lunatics R Us.
Posted by: Sharon | June 19, 2004 at 05:54 PM
Great poncho!!! Even better boychiks...Heh!
Happy Papa's Day to you all.
Posted by: caroline | June 19, 2004 at 10:22 PM
Yum - I am so addicted to Hi Chew. Fortunately I am kept supplied by our local Japanese convenience store. Isn't there just something great about candy that we miss when we "put away childish things"?
Posted by: Erica | June 20, 2004 at 01:15 AM
The poncho looks wonderfu, and that picture is just the cutest. I could die from the cute.
Posted by: Em | June 21, 2004 at 09:57 AM
Oh, hurray! Glad you enjoyed your goodies. Probably almost as much as I enjoyed going to the Japanese store to pick them out. :o) The Japanese just have such a way with sweets. All these interesting little packages.
The linen tank looks fab!
Posted by: Nathania | June 22, 2004 at 03:01 PM