December 22, 2004

Part of a Christmas gift for Dad: A ribbed hat with a cuff using Phildar Frenesie in Mineral and Phildar Quietude in Noir, both yarns held together throughout. Design from Phildar Hommes 2004, and requires just over two skeins of each*. Knit flat on honking big 6mm needles. I kid you not when I tell you that I cast on for this hat right after I popped Mouse Hunt** into the dvd player, and bound off during the second half of the movie. So quick and fun I almost got up and tapdanced on the coffee table. Sing it with me now, darlin': I love me a quick Christmas knit!

And just because it's almost Christmas, a random street shot:




Nothing says the holidays better than a chocolaterie decked out for Christmas. Gimme some Lyonnais quenelles and coussins, stat. (Voisin is one of my favorite chocolateries. But my top all time fave is Bernachon with its fabulous chocolate and petits fours. Oh my goodness, BERNACHON. The mere writing of that word gives me a chocolate buzz and a desire to tapdance on the coffee table.)



Received in trade from thoughtful Amanda: some Cascade Fixation in Christmas colors and a surprise gift of Alchemy Synchronicity [!] in Mist and VK's Knit.1. Oh la la! Is it Christmas yet? I think so.

*And I had enough yarn left over to knit a ribbed beanie without a cuff for my husband's noggin!

**Christopher Walken is priceless in that movie. Absolutely priceless. Worth having on dvd for his scenes alone.

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