Quiet Friday Night

What a quiet Friday night! The kids are plugged into their Nintendo DSs and the television is off. I can't think of a better way to spend the evening. Well, if I had my knitting needles going, that might be a better.

I finally finished the Special Olympics Scarf. Boy, it was a toughie. The pattern was very simple. The only problem was cramming 180 stitches on my number 8 straights. Whew! It was a tight fit. I should have just sucked it up and gotten a pair of circular needles, but I wanted to get the scarf finished and didn't want to spend the money. Guess that's what I get for being a tightwad!

I really like the way it turned out on both sides. It almost looks like sewn stitches running on the other side.

Here's a nice and blurry picture for you of Rs latest creation. We all drink out of glasses that look the same and she normally wraps a paper napkin around hers so she knows it's hers. She decided not to waste anymore napkins or waste anymore time looking for a coaster. So, she dug through the cotton stash - we have a very healthy cotton stash - and set to work designing her glass identifier/coaster. The pattern is the same as the scarf she entered in the fair. The bottom turned out to be star shaped, which was a happy coincidence. She also doubled the yarn on the bottom so it would be more absorbant. I hope she plans on making more. I really like the look of it!