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Good Luck Card

Best Wishes, Boma

Late last week, my friend and Ceroc dancing class buddy, Boma came back from a few holidays in Switzerland. He was quite happy with himself as he told me all about the trip. He went to not only enjoy himself in Basel, but also to apply for some jobs there. Happily, he thinks he has found a new job, and has resigned from the company we work for.

Boma is one of the nicest guys I know, comes from Toga by way of Germany and now is living in Ireland. His upcoming move will take him to his 4th country, Switzerland, and he’s not much older than I am. He’s one of my favorite people – because, he’s very happy go-lucky. Also, like me, he is multi-lingual, has lived all over the world, and is really great to talk with about life, philosophy, and culture. I will miss his happy face and worldly perspective alot – not to mention his sick dancing skills in Ceroc.

Anyhow, as a part of his leaving, there was a little collection of money and I got to make him a best wishes card, pictured above, for everyone to sign.

Boma, I wish you all the best, and I hope once you’re settled in Switzerland, you’ll allow a visitor to pop over so we can go cut up the rug!

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Ambitious Project (complete)

Transitions - completion

In the beginning of January, I learned that my friend Jules was pregnant with triplets – and due in March. I started crocheting in a hurry – trying to make 3 baby sweaters, 3 hats, and 3 pairs of booties, calling it my “Ambitious Project. The end of January, I was done with all the sweaters – and had started on the hats – as her due date neared.

Spring Garden - completed

Well, today, the hats are complete, complete with little embellishments and because Jules did have the babies early – they were born about 10 days ago (beautiful healthy little girls – despite being 6 weeks early) – I decided to pass up on doing the baby booties in favor of getting these in the mail last Thursday (I didn’t want to spoil the surprise). This way, my thinking is that the girls will have some new outfits – just in time to arrive home. They are nicknamed, in order of the photos in this post, Transitions, Spring Garden, and Petrol & Pink.

So, here’s my “completed” project – despite the fact that I haven’t done the baby booties – Jules (you beautiful baby momma, you!)- I Owe You 3 more of something for the girls – you just let me know what you’d like/need.

The Petrol and Pink completed

** Side note ** The time between the “update” and today’s post – I worked two 6 day weeks, and another 7 hours of OT at work, as well as saw the Rocky Horror Anti-Valentine’s day show, hit the Wax Museum, visited the Temple Bar Trad Fest Music festival, and started planning on a Charity night Mardi-Gras Party for the benefit of the local children’s hospital. I was told that I don’t ever “just sit still” – and looking back on the last two months – I think it’s true!

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Update – My Ambitious Project

Woolen Baby yarn

A few weeks ago, I started to crochet for my friend, Jules, who is having triplets. You can read a bit more about the project Here. I ended up purchasing about 15 skeins of yarn, mostly this beautiful bright pink color, along with a petrol, a creme, and a green (I decided I didn’t like the violet once I got going – it clashed too much) and have been going at this project ever since. When I sit down in front of the TV, when I am at lunch, when I am in the bus, the hairdresser’s, or at the pub, I’m crocheting like a mad woman trying to get these done before Jules babies arrive.

The first few days were the best – because I was off work for 3 days, I made lots of progress – whipping through the first sweater (modifying the pattern as I went) – to make The Petrol and Pink –

Baby sweater 1 - Petrol & pink

even with the going back and adding little ties because I didn’t like the look of the buttons.

Baby sweater #1 Petrol & pink

Then, I started on the second sweater – What I nicknamed the Spring Garden:

Baby sweater 2 - upper

and was able to keep going – even adding a new type of stitch – a Tunesian style stitch – to my abilities. This type of stitch involves carrying the bottom thread along one level and then switching as needed – so I’m running off of two balls of yarn at the same time – to make the “pink” blooms:

Baby sweater 2 - Flower garden stitches

As I continued, the sweater took shape into a nice spring looking outfit.

Baby sweater #2 - flower garden

From there, I promptly moved on to the Third sweater – most of which was done sitting at the pub, gossiping with friends, after eating Saturday’s Cutlery Dinner. this one I call “transitions” because it looks like it goes from winter to spring to summer.

Baby sweater #3 - edging

Baby sweater #3 almost done

I’m currently working on the white edging, and am trying to decide on what colors to make the ties.

So that’s pretty much where the project is at – at the moment. 20 days and about 3 sweaters completed. Also, as a side note – I have started one of the hats – because I was at the hair salon and didn’t have the pink yarn with me. It’s nearly done too:

Partly done cap 1

So, Jules – about those babies.. you think you can wait another couple weeks so I can finish!?! 😛

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