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Those repeats are definitely longer than I meant for them to be. I’m sure it’s partly because I was thinking “sock” when this only has about 2/3 of the stitches that an adult sock would.

I’m not pleased with this yarn for this application. This would work better as a scarf, hat, or possibly but not ideally socks. I’ll probably dye another batch in these same colors but with shorter repeats. Well, it was the first time using the Yarnomatic ™ in this configuration, so I’ll chalk it up to a learning experience.

ETA: Of course, with 600 stitches per repeat, I could also use it to make a really busy Baby Surprise Jacket and then foist it off on some unsuspecting new parent. Mwahahahaaaa…

Then again, given my lack of time, maybe I should just frog what I’ve done and sell the yarn on ravelry.

Can you tell I’m a little punchy? Tvini need coffee.

Em: “HO HO HO!”
Me: “Santa? Is that you?”
Em: “Yes! It is me!”
Me: “Do you have anything for me? I’ve been good all year long.”
Em: “You have? Youv’e been good all year long?”
Me: “Yes!”
Em, matter of factly: “That is false. You have not been good all year long. That’s false.”
Me: “Well… I’ve tried!”
Em: “Hm.”

Wow. Tough crowd.

In other news, Em is still wearing those Christmas socks. I shudder to think what her feet will smell like when I’m finally able to peel them off.

Em came through her dentist appointment with flying colors. She’s a little weirded out by how odd her mouth feels from being numb, but she’s dealing with it. Her father has run off to the store to get her some soft treats to eat before he heads to work.

Meanwhile, I have brought out a DVD I had in reserve for just such an occasion. Em is curled up on the couch under a Strawberry Shortcake sheet I had as a girl, which is now old enough to qualify as “vintage.” We are watching Horton Hears a Who. That’s the original version, directed by Chuck Jones and narrated by Hans Conreid. After this, she’s requested the Grinch. Again, the original version. We’ll stick to the classics, thanks.

Want to see Horton?

Part one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtqVXo_80VA
Part two: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X1iPOtJ_mbI
Part three: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HzxOb9YSrY

The moment every mother who knits enjoys the most. Em picked these to wear tonight. My child voluntarily chose to wear something I knitted for her.

“I’m going to wear these on Christmas Eve AND on Christmas Day!”

Yes. Totally worth the effort.

Edited to add: It’s the next day, and she’s had the socks on since last night. She’s just gone in to take her bath and folded her socks neatly and put them on her bed. “I’m going to wear my socks again after I take my bath!” I think I may have created a smelly-footed monster.

I do seem to be on a green kick lately. Another skein of Knitpicks Bare DK weight. Dyed in my poor beleagued crockpot. Kelly green, with golden/orange added and then a deep blue concoction. My color wheel, meanwhile, is nowhere to be found.

This is it for me for a few days. I do want to do a pink/lavender one – it was on my to-do list before said anything. 🙂

Em has weak enamel on her teeth. The dentist says it’s nothing we’re doing, it’s just the way it is. She thinks it probably happened in the last bit before she was born or in the first few months after she was born. Sometimes antibiotics in early infancy can have that effect, and Em did have some ear infections.

She doesn’t drink soft drinks or juice, just water. She does eat gummi-type candy sometimes. She brushes after every single thing she eats. She doesn’t like to eat lunch at school, and I wonder sometimes if that’s because she knows she can’t brush right afterward. She HATES going to the dentist. She knows she has to. She tries to be a good patient, but when she has to get fillings, she is just awful. It’s not her fault, she’s just so anxious and scared that she can’t help herself.

So tomorrow, we’re going to the dentist, and she has to get two fillings. One of them is a re-do of one that was previously done, perhaps because the filling contracted a little and more decay crept in. They’re going to sedate her. I’ve explained all about what’s going to happen, and while she does have questions (“what if I wake up while they’re doing my fillings?”) she seems fine with it.

I am beyond nervous about this. However, for Em’s sake, I am playing it very cool, as if this kind of thing happens all the time and is no big deal. The appointment is in the morning, and they say she’ll be good as new right around 2pm, so I’m letting her lay out of school tomorrow. I’ve got a new Christmas video for her and a sticker book so she’ll have something quiet to do while she’s recovering. My husband is coming with us so we’ll have someone to drive while I stay with her in the back just in case she’s ill on the way home.

The bright spot is that tomorrow afternoon we’ll be getting our Christmas tree. At least that’ll be something good to happen.

Pardon me, I have to go “tell a silly Red Riding Hood story with things that didn’t happen in the real Red Riding Hood story.” Parenthood, in all its glory.

One 246 yards skein Knitpicks Bare DK weight 100% superwash merino. Acid dyed using cold pour method, then steamed on stovetop. I used another configuration of my Yarnomatic ™ this time. This skein has long repeats like the Holly Jolly, but the resulting stripes will be of varying widths.

This was dyed for a friend who requested green and yellow stripes (you know who you are!) but if it’s not to her taste, hopefully she’ll let me know. I can definitely find another use for it.

I like this yarn because there’s frost on the ground, and it’s nice to have something bright and cheerful about.

Dear Santa… Dear Santa, This year I’ve been busy! In September I put gum in ohsochewy‘s hair (-12 points). In March on a flight to Vancouver, I stole the emergency flight information card (-40 points). Last Saturday I committed genocide… Sorry about that, ponk (-5000 points). Last Wednesday I ruled Duluth, Minnesota as a kind and benevolent dictator (700 points). In August I gave blaueteufelin a wet willie, then I took it back (-5 points). Overall, I’ve been naughty (-4357 points). For Christmas I deserve a lump of coal! Sincerely, Tvini

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