When I actually put my mind to it and work on Liberty, the knitting doesn't really take all that long. I guess it pays to focus. My problem is that I have too much to focus on, crafty and otherwise, so nothing seems to move forward quickly. Ah well, it's unlikely that I will be wearing a cashmere blend sweater until fall anyway, so if Liberty's pace is more gradual, that's fine with me.
Where did I disappear to last week? Well, work stole away one of those posts and a trip to a fabulous restaurant to celebrate John's birthday a little later than usual took up the other. Alinea
is almost deserving of a post of it's own (it was the sort of place I wish I'd had a camera in... but it's also the sort of place that you would probably not want to pull your camera out in). Suffice it to say, we loved it, it was a wonderful dining experience in both food and service. Both the food and presentation was always clever.
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If you're ever looking for a source of sock-y inspiration, one place I can recommend taking a click over to is Sockbug. Be sure to check out her sock gallery (under "Sniff My Socks"). Lots of lovely patterns and interesting sock yarn abound! She also has links to quite a few free sock patterns and some excellent sock knitting tips.
When Grant Achatz was at Trio, we took picture of each course. Yeah, ok, food dweebs. The pictures were WAY out of focus as time progressed. We had done the Tour de Force menu matched with wines. I can't WAIT to try Alinea. Any other details you could provide would be welcomed! What a great place to take John. We are visiting the in-laws in Evanston in September, and are gunning for reservations at the restaurant.
Liberty is coming along great! It's hard for me to get too into anything I can't wear until fall also. I can't wait to see your completed project. I just love this pattern and the colors.
Thanks for taking the time to email me about the scarf blocking!
I love sockbug...she's great.
Liberty is looking great...but all those ends...
eh, totally worth the awesome result. :)