Christmas Spirit

I went into central London on Sunday with my sister. First of all we met up with some friends in Libertys to get a little knitting done on the side and have a good natter. I always wonder whether it is wise to take my knitting to Libertys as every time I go I seem to end up ripping as much as I knitted. Pathetic really. This time I was doing some moss stitch (I know I said I wouldn't but it's for a Chrismas present and it is worth it) and I managed to go wrong on one row then knit another 40 and then realise.

You would think that by now I would have learnt that you should have a quick look at your knitting every couple of rows just to be sure. But no. Well I have a 6 hour flight this afternoon so I am hoping that I'll make some progress there. And I WILL check my knitting as I go...

By the way, can I just say that my sister is a star. She just laughed off the whole jumper that I will not be knitting her for Christmas thing and didn't even complain that I announced this here instead of telling her directly.

On the UFO front, I have also made some progress on my sock. Polly has been the most patient of teachers as I have made her repeat the instructions for me about 10 times - and she does it without the slightest look of exasperation. I should learn from her example. I turned the heel - have a look at this:

I am so so proud. I came home and showed it to the husband and then insisted that he do more than say 'That's nice'. I finally got a 'Wow' and a 'YES, I am really impressed'. There was a lot of prompting.

Finally, the Christmas spirit caught up with me on Sunday when I saw these people:

I love the Salvation Army's tradition of playing Christmas Carols - to me it is one of the things, along with satsumas and fairy lights that make me love Christmas.

Posted by Amelia at December 8, 2004 01:47 PM