Just Enough Ruffles

I just returned from my LYS a few minutes ago and went on Ravelry to down-load the Just Enough Ruffles Scarf by Laura Chan. Today my LYS had their Christmas sale and I had intended to run in and out quickly so I could get back home and work on some of my projects. That plan went astray; I was there more like three hours instead of a few minutes. I went in I chose my yarn and a set of Bryson's Rosewood DP needles right away, then got in line to pay for them. The Universal's Classic Tapestry yarn I had in my hands led to a discussion of the Just Enough Ruffles scarf pattern. Another lady in the shop had a bag full of the scarfs knitted up to show. She is a school teacher and she is knitting each of her female students a scarf for Christmas (that's all the details I was given). Anyway she had it knitted in several different yarns and colors and Universal Tapestry was one of them. This scarf is a really pretty and it's actually wide enough to be a shoulder wrap. The yarn I bought wasn't for the scarf but I wanted the pattern right away and will use yarn from my stash to knit it with, hopefully before Christmas. I also bought some Filatura Di Crosa 127 Print Yarn in red for knitting a hat. I had paid for my purchases but friends kept coming in and another conversation would get started. Before I knew it, half the day had been spent at the shop. What a fun way to spend a cold Saturday in December.

I've finished another pair of socks and plan to take the week-end off from knitting to get some more baking taken care of. Now that hubby and I have decided on several small gatherings in place of one big blast for the holidays, I can put my plans into action and begin getting things done. My menu for the first group is complete and I have the ingredients in the house ready for the last minute preparations. Its to be a sideboard supper (soups, salads, and Christmas sweets) for a small group of eight. It will be easy, casual, and fun with the tree and lights reflecting in the sun room windows and Christmas music playing softly. I haven't entirely decided on the other two other than they too, will be easy, casual, and fun.

Today the weather has turned really cold. The forecast is for rain in our area with snow to the northwest. Actually I'd like to see a bit of snow just to make the season feel more like Christmas. So far we haven't had anything more than a light flurry. I'm still like a child in wishing for a White Christmas to cozy-up inside and watch the snow falling and the kids outside playing.