Tickled Pink

Thanksgiving weekend is winding down, and I hope everyone has had a great holiday. Tom and I went into it rather haphazardly, and almost ate out on Thursday. But we rallied at the last moment, and managed to cook and enjoy our turkey feast. Since then we've been eating leftovers and puttering around at home. Last night we took a drive, and saw a bunch of houses on our street have their holiday lights up; as I write this, Tom is putting ours up, too. I've started to drag out the Yule decorations, and will attend to those this evening. Break out the egg nog - the holidays are upon us.


In between the turkey sandwiches and the subsequent napping I've knit the pieces of my niece's pink sweater. It's a cardigan found in The Yarn Girls Guide to Knits for Older Kids (p. 74). I love how it's turning out. The pink is righteously pink, and the red cuffs are a perfect contrast. (I'm making it in the recommended colors, which is something I hardly ever do.) The yarn is Tahki's Baby, a funky chunky knit. I'm weaving in ends now, and tomorrow will hit my LYS for some wool tapestry thread to sew up the seams. I hope to finish this week, although finding the perfect buttons for it might take a bit longer. (I'm one of those crazy people who just has to have the right buttons.) Through no planning of mine, it's looking like a holiday knit. I love it when a project comes together like this!