Chickenlips Knitting

Last post, I described Winston the puppy as a Dachshund/Chihuahua/Pug mix. I was wrong! He is not part Pug; he is part Miniature Pinscher. Which explains why he has the dachsie ear placing, Chihuahua face and tail, and Min Pin-esque lanky body.

Here he is modeling his Stitchjones sweater, made from less than 1/2 skein Dyepot Superwash Merino Worsted in Christmas Coral. I stuck with 1x1 rib for the collar and bottom edge and garter stitch for the body, although when seaming the neck I forgot to hide the seam so it wouldn't show when the collar is folded in half. Oh well. He'll grow out of it in a nanosecond.

To borrow a quote from one of my favorite films in recent years, Best In Show, "have you ever seen a happier kind of attitude? A happy-to-know-ya kind of attitude?"

The little guy and his owner stayed overnight last night, as the roads around here are still snowy/icy, and doing any driving--even with chains-- is taking a calculated risk. I was going to stay home and dye up yarns all afternoon, but that plan went down the crapper when Mr. Stitchjones had a work emergency, even though he's supposed to be on vacation and his office is closed due to the bad weather. So I ended up driving Michelle and Tess to go shopping, then drove Tess and her puppy home. I only spun out once; that was less than a mile from home. I'm glad to report that we didn't hit anything. I just backed up and got 'er going in the right direction. Now I'm going to take some PTSD medication and knit awhile.

Sure enough, my family's Christmas Eve to-do is postponed until probably sometime next week. My mom and dad are in their 70's, and Mom doesn't want to slog through any snowy or slushy mess. I don't blame her, it's not my cup of jasmine tea either. We're scheduled for 1 to 3 more inches of snow tomorrow, with a very gradual transition to rain over the next few days. Mr. Stitchjones has a business trip scheduled on Sunday the 28th, returning on the 31st, and I'm planning a stealth road trip, business-related, for next Monday and Tuesday. I may post again before all this gets under way, but if I don't, I wish you all a very merry Christmas and Happy Solstice. Be safe, warm, and loved.

# posted by Sharon @ 4:08 PM