morning after

we got to bed so late last night that c fell asleep before she could open her final birthday gift . . an american girl (samantha) mystery book. it was opened this morning with xena as witness.

daisy stitch scarf

this daisy stitch scarf was made by c as a birthday gift for her friend. i never did get a picture of it before it was wrapped, so when i saw her friend wearing it today after their dance class, i quickly snapped a few shots. i'm sorry to say that i wasn't all that encouraging of c when she asked me to read the stitch directions from the vogue stitchionary one book. i'm so awful sometimes! i'm glad she ignored me and stuck to her intentions. she's a lot sharper than i am! and she made a beautiful scarf. it was made with a skein of zara from our stash. she added one more skein to it.

sunday in the city

i called my friend janet last night to remind her about spindle 7. this morning i wasn't sure if i wanted to go as we we were in the midst of preparations for a friend's birthday party in the afternoon (it was going to be a "show" and there were character props and clothing to assemble, besides the gifts to be wrapped and the card to be made) and there was really no one to stay with c, so i felt a bit agitated and confused. nevertheless, janet was enthusiastic to be off so m and i went along for the ride, and we were very glad we did! the day was sunny and the view of the city when the train came out of the tunnel in queens was beautiful! it was warm . . we met with other spinners . . there was a mets game so baseball fans were happy . . it was a glorious day for spinning! of course my spinning skills were rather embarrassing . . but everyone else did well! in fact, janet's son spun two gorgeous balls of yarn while riding the full 7 train circuit (it was a special morning . . thank you robyn!).
m and i left early to get home to c, and to finish getting ready. it's good we did, or we would never have made the party in time, and we only made it in time because the M11 bus was actually punctual! while the party children began rehearsing with the birthday girl for their show, i walked over to bryant park and sat in the AT and T device support center store to see about getting a new phone (which i did). while sitting (and getting very impatient) i thought about the point, where ysolda from scotland was holding court for the afternoon. i didn't get to meet her today, but maybe saturday?

birthday gifts for a friend

m and c were very busy yesterday, wrapping their presents for a good friend, and making a card. today they will all have tea and a fun time at alice's teacup.

birthday bag

it's m.'s project for her friend's birthday. she got the idea from the cover photo of 25 bags to knit by emma king. the yarn is lamb's pride in periwinkle, and . . i don't know! the grey yarn is a skein she rescued from the sale bin at the yarn company. it was a good deal. six dollars. we bought two skeins and she never even touched the second. the material is my contribution. i'll sew a lining for the bag. right now m. is cavorting at the beach, which i really should be doing also.