To frog or not to frog....

Before I  tell you about the weekend, I need some advice. I ordered some MadelineTosh Merino Light from the etsy site a while back and started a Lightweight Pullover. The problem is that the 3 skeins I have are all different from one another. Someone suggested starting with the lightest skein at the neck and have it progressively get darker. Well, I alternated skeins with the 2 lightest skeins until I separated the sleeves. Then I started alternating the 2 darkest skeins. This resulted in a dark line right across my chest:

I can't decide if I should just frog the whole thing and do some smaller projects with the skeins since they don't match, or if it isn't all that offensive looking. I could restart the sweater with the yarn I got in the yarn club. It pains me to think about all the hours of knitting I put into it....

On a happier knitting note, I'm making some progress with the new KAL at Purl Diva, the Wood Hollow Vest by Kristen Kapur, whose patterns I LOVE. She has an adorable cardigan that is in the new issue of Knitty.

(and yes, my grass is really that green)

The pattern is a little slow going because of all the cables, but it's fairly easy to memorize.

Seth and I drove to Smith Rock State Park on Saturday and did a little bit of rock climbing. The weather was gorgeous and the views of all the snow-capped mountains on the way were breathtaking.

The park is in the desert and I think the canyons really hold in the heat. It must have been about 80 when we were climbing. The park was packed full of climbers and hikers. And I don't think I've ever seen so many people with dogs all in one place! Sailor was sooooo excited, but eventually calmed down and hung out while we were climbing.

Seth took a 30 mile run on Sunday, and the weather was much cooler. It was only about 40 when he started his run and got up to the mid 50s, but was pretty breezy. I headed down to Bend with Sailor and did a little shopping and took Sailor for a walk. Then I hung out at Smith Rock and took some photos while I was waiting for Seth to finish his run.

Seth is headed to Vegas tomorrow to go climbing with his dad. I'm going to drop him at the airport and then hit a couple of yarn shops on the way home. And maybe IKEA. :) 

Hope you had a great weekend!

Love,

Liz

What a fun weekend!

We had such a great weekend with Weirdo! We picked him up in Portland late Friday night and we all crashed as soon as we got home. Seth and Weirdo took Sailor on a 12 mile run in the woods and then we all played on the slackline in the 65 degree weather! Since it was so beautiful and clear out we took a drive up Mary's Peak (Seth and I hadn't been yet) and hiked the 3/4 mile Summit Trail to the top. The views were GORGEOUS....snow-capped mountains in one direction and the ocean (way off in the distance) in the other. Unfortunately, my camera battery died when we were close to the top, but I did manage to get a few good shots in beforehand.

After our trip up Mary's Peak, we stopped at the fish market and picked up some Ahi Tuna Steaks. We had seared tuna steaks and oven roasted potatoes....and proceeded to all be in bed by 9pm! Weirdo flew out this morning to Hawaii. After we dropped him off at the airport, Seth and I went to the Stepping Stone Cafe, which was sooooooo tasty. I ordered Cinnamon Bun French Toast (yes, seriously a cinnamon bun turned into french toast....heaven) and Seth had the Banana Bread French Toast (which had sliced bananas and walnuts over the top). We stopped at Powell Books and Twisted (a yarn shop where I got some lovely yarn which I'll share later) while our food digested and then headed to the climbing gym. Needless to say, we are exhausted from all the festivities. 

Hope you had a lovely weekend....off to do some knitting!

Love,

liz 

French Press Slippers FINISHED

I finally finished my French Press Slippers, and I LOVE them. They took about a week just to dry...but once they were dry I was able to needle felt them and sew the straps on. They are cozy and comfy too!

How did Braveheart weekend go? How did the People photo shoot go? Have you gotten back on the running wagon? Don't feel bad about missing last week....especially with the nasty weather you've been getting.

In other news, Seth and I went to a little rock cliff in Eugene yesterday and did some climbing. Sailor came and hung out at the bottom of the cliff checking everyone out! The weather was great, and Seth got to do some lead climbing in preparation for his climbing trip next month. 

Oh yeah, and my sunroof is stuck open. Really stuck. Even the manual override won't close it. And the VW dealer can't look at it until Tuesday. Thankfully no rain is in the forecast until Tuesday night. No worries though, it has a garbage bag and painter's tape over it until then! Oy.

Can't wait to hear about your weekend!

Love,
liz