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Did you know that today happens to be "International Craft Day"? Well...'international' may be a stretch. Truth be told, it's not even "National Craft Day"...but it is the first Sunday after Thanksgiving, which means it is "Craft Day" in our household!
When Joe and I were just dating, I taught him how to knit on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. The two of us sat all day working on our projects. By the end of the day, Joe had a very tightly-knit pot holder(which never actually made its way off the needles). At the time, we jokingly called the day "Craft Day", and have acknowledged this day as a holiday ever since!
Today marks the sixth annual Craft Day and crafts are certainly a'plenty here! Besides working on slippers, I will be using the oatmeal colored yarn above to work on my next pattern. In case you were wondering, the yarn is Blue Sky Alpaca Bulky in Porcupine. Joe plans on expanding his knitting repertoire by learning how to knit cables. This way he will be able to test knit my new pattern- what fun!
I realize that I should have given a head's up to my readers beforehand to announce Craft Day, but at least I didn't let the day go by without posting! So today it's me, Joe, warm mugs of Chai tea, a fire, the rain, and knitting- perfect!
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Aw, that sounds like perfection! I want to institute a Craft Day at my house.
ReplyDeleteOh! I felted my slippers this weekend, and it worked perfectly - so exciting. I'll get pictures up once they've dried!
Yay! I've been watching your Rav account to see pics. So glad they worked out...I will be watching for them!
ReplyDeleteI knit your slipper pattern but they need to be felted yet. Unfortunately I have a front loader so need to head to my parent's to felt them. Will do that soon. I can't wait to have them finished. Thanks for such a fantastic pattern!!! Can't wait to see what the new one is. :)
ReplyDeleteoh, i like the idea of craft day after thanksgiving! it sounds very appropriate. wish i had a nice fire to go along with my nighttime knitting...
ReplyDeleteawww... wish we could be there helping you out with the knitting...I forgot it was international crafting day. -Amanda
ReplyDeleteWhat a great tradition! Plus some rain and a roaring fire? Can't get much better than that. Hope you had a fantastic Thanksgiving!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant - I love that tradition! Although I was rather excited at the thought that this might have been an internationally recognised thing that had somehow managed to pass me by entirely. Perhaps you could set up a grassroots movement and spread it? :)
ReplyDeleteThat yarn looks amazingly squidgy and lovely - and what a perfect day!
It is my first message here, so I would like to say hallo to all of you! It is really comfort to meet your community!
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