Life's a Stitch

In high school we used to keep track of Eddie Haskell points when the boys would make a positive comment to somebody’s mother as in Leave It To Beaver. “My, Mrs. Cleaver, you look lovely today.” On Saturday night we took our daughters and their respective boyfriends out for dinner. Eldest daughter’s new boyfriend says to her “I like that thing your mother is wearing, it looks good on her.” Score two points, Eddie, that thing being my Noro Silk Garden Very Harlot Poncho. Now, if there is such a thing as Eddie Haskell points, there must be a way to earn negative points. Enter DH, Chuck. He is the love of my life, however, when we were talking about my felted hat he comments, “Isn’t it amazing that through dumb luck it fits perfectly.” It was innocent enough I suppose (my kids always told me that when they asked me for something I wasn’t wild about, I would answer, “I suppose”). Now enter youngest child, the 14-yr-old son who can’t give up on the fact that blogging must be for younger folk. He says, “you’re trying to feel all young and everything using computer terms like DH.” I come from a family of anti-Eddies.

Knitting content: A completed GGH Fee scarf.

I saw a sweater in the Ram Wools Catalogue today – the Autumn Silk Cardigan. It is made from Estelle Tussah Silk. I hope it is not a smelly silk. It is tempting me.