Yesterday I said that I thought Spring was finally coming to Maine. WRONG! Today was a lovely, sunny, relatively warm day. The forecast for the rest of the week, not so much. For crying out loud, it's April. I kept waiting for the weather man to laugh and say "April Fools", but it never happened. Oh well, that's Spring in Maine.
If you ever get the opportunity to see Loretta Laroche, you really have to do it. But be warned, you want to make sure you use the bathroom right before the show starts; if you don't, you are sure to pee your pants from laughing so hard. She is absolutely hysterical. Hubby and I went to the Music Hall in Portsmouth last night to see her. This is the second time we;ve seen her and I'm telling you, we have never laughed so much as we did at her shows. My face still hurts today.
I promised you some knitting content and that's what you're getting (like it or not).
First up, my Holiday Headstart project, a set of felted stackable bowls:
These were based on the pattern in One Skein. I adjusted the needle size and yarn weight for the small one and knit the bigger ones longer than the pattern called for so that I could roll the top down. I'm very pleased with how they came out. Look, they actually even fit inside each other! 
I haven't decided who is getting these; I have a couple people in mind. I definitely plan to make more of these bowls, in different sizes and shapes. This book is a great little book; I've made a few of the patterns already and plan to make a few more in the future.
I finished another Dulaan hat on Thursday. 
I used one strand of Lamb's Pride worsted weight in pink and one strand of purple Knit Picks Wool of the Andes held together on size 11 needles. Another very quick knit.
This is another Dulaan knit. I received a box of "Avalanche" yarn from Ryan on Friday and cast on for the Avalanche Vest Friday night. I finished it (except for buttons) around 2:00 yesterday afternoon. It'd have been done even sooner if I didn't have to knit, rip, knit and rip the button band and the edges of the armholes. I just couldn't seem to pick up the right number of stitches to make it lay flat. I ended up getting out a size K crochet hook and doing a row of single crochet around the armholes and 2 rows on the buttonband. I finished off the button band with a row of slip stitches to give it a more finished look. Now, I just need to find some appropriate buttons and I can call it an FO. You'll be seeing some more Dulann knits made from the Avalanche yarn; Ryan sent me 9 skeins and this used about 3 1/2.
I didn't get a whole lot of knitting done today. I went to work from 6-12 then came home and (sit down, Missa Louise) did laundry and dishes and other domestic type things all day. I'm beat; I'm not used to that! The only knitting I did was this Rainbow Ripple sock I started as a gift (can't tell you for who as she might read this). I got the leg and 1/2 the heel flap done. 
I'm using Lorna's Shepard Sock on size 2 Crystal Palace dpn's.
Now, I think I'm going to just sit back and knit for a little while then go to bed.
Goodnight.
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