Persistent Knitter

I finally had a moment to sit down with digital camera, computer and a few minutes to write about what’s going on in my knitting life. I started back to work this week and haven’t has as much time to knit as I’d like. I’m too tired in the evening to do much but get the kids into bed and then maybe knit a few stitches if I haven’t already spent all my awake time on boring stuff like chores. Even so, I’ve managed to make a tiny bit of progress.

I know you’re all anxiously awaiting to see what Hardangervidda looks like now. Well here he is in all his glory:

The picture is a tiny bit fuzzy, I had to turn off the flash and try to hold the camera very still while it took a long exposure. This sweater is better photographed with indirect daylight - but there wasn’t any around when I had time to take the picture. I’m very happy with how this sweater is coming out. I might start cursing again while I’m trying to figure out the first sleeve, but I have hope :)

I also previously mentioned my new project, Bjerk. My mom and I chose colors together, and here’s what we think will look just fab:

The dark purple is the bottom of the sweater, the lighter purple (going clockwise) is the top of the sweater, the blue is the "flower" pattern in between and the red/burgandyish color is the POW in the flowers, what I’m calling the "spot" color. I will be doing a test run of the colors soon so you’ll get to see the swatch. I’m worried the blue won’t be dark enough, but I think it will be pretty stunning overall.

Tipping update
I was able to talk to a friend of mine that knows people who work at one of the restaurants we frequently order to-go food from. To his knowledge, it’s the kitchen staff that prepares the food into the to-go containers and then the waiter/hostess person simply puts it in a bag and walks it to your car. In my opinion, that’s only worth like a buck tip if they are really friendly and don’t make you wait past the time they said it would be ready. Otherwise "No Tip For You!" (Think Soup Nazi from Seinfeld). As a side note, I always tip minimum 15% when dining in (unless they were inexcusably rude and then we’d ask for the manager) and 20%+ most of the time. Hooray for wait-people that understand you need your bread very quickly to keep the little ones happy while waiting for the rest of the food!

And then….
Tune in tomorrow to see what the wonderful UPS man brought me!