My New Friend

Yesterday I had to venture out to the mall to get an outfit to wear to the office Christmas party. I had all but given up and was on my way back to the car when I saw a store with a bunch of balloons and signs all over the place. It was a B. Moss, which I had never heard of. Apparently the company is going out of business, so everything was 50% off. I went in, and found they have oodles of stuff that would be perfect for the occasion. I picked out plaid pants and a matching green sweater, and was still poking around a bit when I realized that one of the signs on an empty fixture was for the fixture itself. Looking around, they also had shelves, wooden boxes, small chalkboards, and this:



She was for sale for $20. How perfect would she be for my knitting room? I was stoked and dragged her over to the counter. Now she is mine. The store employees called her "Mossy" so that will be her name. It turns out that her measurements are remarkably similar to mine: her bust is actually a smidge bigger, waist is the exact same, and her hips are a smidge smaller. It also turns out that discovering your measurements are similar to a store mannequin does a lot for your self esteem. So does switching from junior's sizes to women's (the number drops by like 3 or 4). I try not to get hung up on stuff like that, but I'm only human and bombarded with the same advertising as everyone else.

I had loads of fun dressing her up in my clothes. Here she is with my shawl:

I absolutely love her, and hope she will come in handy, but even if she just sits there and adds to the ambiance it will be worth the $20.

I'm putting Cass's sweater on hold and decided it will likely be a birthday gift instead. With all the overtime I've been putting in I don't think I'd have time to finish a sweater in just a couple weeks. But I might be able to handle a pair of socks for Scott, so that's what I'm planning. I picked up some "Scott colored" Paton's Kroy Sock by accident when I went to Joann's for cookie tins. I think I can get a fair amount done (hopefully both cuffs) by the 24th. I have that day off, Scott does not. So my plan is to get up as soon as he leaves and finish them in one day. I'll have nearly 12 hours, unless they let him leave early (a very real, and frightening possibility). I think I can do it as long as they are plain, basic socks.

I started a pair of socks for myself with the Zoe sock yarn. I like it bunches, and wish I had more time to dedicate to another project. This whole "work" thing is putting a serious crimp in my knitting.

And if you're curious, I've swatched for the Bohus but that's it. It's just going to have to wait until I have some real time to work on it. Plus (and I swear this isn't just me procrastinating) I really want to finish up some of my WIPs before I start new things. Specifically, Cass's sweater, the Zoe socks, and that cotton Clapotis from way back. I've also got a sweater that only needs arms, and my peach sweater. Hopefully I can power through some of those during my time off over Christmas. Which is also probably going to be the next time I have a chance to update this blog! Until then...