april 25, 2011
i finished all of the easter knitting and here is the proof that what i knit was actually worn on easter:
william and jackson wore their vests on a very warm sunday morning in alabama while visiting mimi and pop. they don’t look especially happy about it here but i know they had a great time until the drive home. the normal three hour drive turned into a 6 hour nightmare with traffic and who knows what all. most important, everyone arrived home safe and sound and more than a little tired.
meanwhile, in denver, it was snowing on easter and 20 something degrees. still:
elleigh wore her easter dress with the little shrug i made to go with it and probably a very warm coat on top! reuben’s sweater out of the rowan cotton denim did shrink but not enough. he will have to save it to wear when he is a little bigger:
the sweater was machine washed in hot water and dried in a hot dryer. it is incredibly soft – just a little too big still. i guess that is the main objection to this yarn – while the ball band does describe the shrinkage it is a little hard to get it exactly right. at least it is not too small!



April 26, 2011 at 3:14 am
Everyone looks so cute! Mom, that shrug that you made Ells has got to be one of my all time favs! We got so many comments on it at church. Thank you, once again