The Knit Geek

We got back last Tuesday, and boy were we tired. We were all up from 11:30 EST to about 6:00 PM the next day. Then we passed out. Our 3 year old did brilliantly on the flight back, which was appreciated. He usually drives us mad.

My MIL took me to the only fabric store in Frankfurt an der Oder (where we were), and the woman was SO pushy, and things were so expensive. Later that day I stopped in the LYS up the street from their apartment, and the woman was a pleasure, and didn’t even cringe when I forgot to use the formal German speech with her (which hubby quickly corrected). The yarns were beautiful, and so inexpensive in comparison to some of the ‘fine’ yarns here in the states. I got this lovely, soft chunky cotton for a sweater pattern I found in a German knitting magazine I picked up over there, and several skeins of this wild black and grey animal print fabric yarn that was marked down. I have no idea what I’ll make with it, but it was too cool to pass up. I also picked up my first set of Addis (much cheaper than I would have paid here). It was like going to an amusement park for me.

Anyway, we’re back now, and as promised, I will soon be posting my first knit pattern - the Kimono Shrug.