Jul 29 2005
Well Received
Mimi left a voicemail for me while I was in class last night: she got her package with the wedding afghan and her birthday sarong! I also included some other birthday goodies and some knitting supplies (I am trying to get her into it!) She sent me these pics this morning of the Kahlo afghan!
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She reports that the afghan matches their furniture very well. I guess Daniel likes it… he wrapped himself up like a mummy! (She included pics of the sarong but she would kill me if I put the one of her in the swimsuit up–it looks great on her though! it matches one of her swimsuits perfectly!)
Updated to add: You can purchase and download the pattern in one fell swoop over at the Lion Brand website!
Last night after my class, I met my best friend, Becca, fresh off her flight from Tel Aviv, Israel. She did an advanced immersion program at Hebew U in Jerusalem, and just arrived back in DC. We rode the Metro home and while she was fighting off the jetlag, she told me some amazing stories! I am so glad to have her back! She will be living here now, going to school to get her PhD in Linguistics. This excites me to no end: it will be like the good ol’ days when we were in college! (well… maybe)
She brought this back for me:
It is not the Torah, the Talmud, or the Mishnah… but it is:
This is the coolest! I only wish I was able to read it… I probably would have been able to 3 years ago after my summer Ulpan (intensive language course), but that was awhile ago, and the mind forgets faster these days… maybe I can get to that point again someday. Nonetheless, it was a great present. Thanks, Bec! So glad to have you back!
I also got another wonderful present in the mail today, from a great girl up north! Dani Knitting Sunshine sent me the sweetest package. This girl is seriously talented, and I have been enjoying her blog and her projects since she got her little bloggy home on the web a few months ago. Go over and see her lovely new socks (and don’t miss the awesome skirt she made a few weeks ago!)
Pink yarn, candy, tea, and a yummy smelling candle! Thanks so much, Dani girl!
Sttill yoking up on Balmoral–it will be soon, but probably not by the end of the month–it will be my first August FO!
This blog entry marks my 150th post…
…and Jenn of KnitWit Momma is my magical 3000th commenter! Expect a Lolly surprise to be winging its way to you very soon!
Wow, a PhD in Linguistics — I got my B.A. from Maryland in Linguistics, but I’m not sure I could have gone that far in it. I do fantasize about getting my PhD in Library Science from Maryland, though.
Great package too! Lucky you!
‘Lo Lol! Enjoying your blog. The sweater is coming along so well. The pics of the sisters are lovely and the afghan is so lovely and goes so well with the sofa that Daniel is enjoying in the picture. Good picture of the Meemer too! XXOO
OH I LOVE how the afghan looks!!! It came out gorgeous and it does match her furniture very nicely!!
As for the awesome gift of Harry Potter in HEBREW - oh my GOD you are a lucky woman!! How neat is that???? I’m squealing over here!!!!
Great gifts!
Wow the afgan is so pretty….and so is your sister! That Harry Potter is the coolest….
That’s like me and French. A few years ago I could muddle through, now…forget t!
Oh my, that afghan is huge!! How did you ever finish that thing? I’m impressed. It is beautiful.
Great package, lucky girl!
I’m so glad she is enjoying the afghan. We enjoyed watching your progress.
How fortunate you are to have such a lovely friend. With her moving so close to you, you will have many more years for your friendship to grow.
Have a great weekend,
Amy
I’m still surprised at that afghan. It’s enormous! You did an awesome job on it girl, way to go!
The afghan looks fantastic! So glad they are enjoying it! Great pictures too - I was wondering how big it was.
Have fun this weekend with Balmoral - can’t wait to see the FO!
Hi Lolly,
The afghan is lovely, and it suits your sister’s decor so well. Thanks for the birthday wishes, you are always so thoughtful.
Have a nice weekend, hope to see a completed Balmoral soon.
Hi Lolly, the afghan is a real beauty! I’m cheering for you to finish the sweater before August comes! Yay for Lolly!
I have just finished one more FO for July … not the socks, but a digression … a garter stitch scarf. I’ll post on it later.
Lolly, I still love the Frida Kahlo afghan and I’m glad that Mimi loves it too. It really does blend well with their furniture and it’s so cute to see her husband wrapped up in it.
So did I win a prize yet?! j/k
Awesome looking afghan, I didn’t realize it was so big.
What an incredible HP Book. Excellent!
Glad the afghan was so well received. It’s huge AND beautiful!
The HP book is so cool too. Have a great weekend! 
I love that afghan! I really want to make one myself. It’s just beautiful.
I’m totally impressed by the afghan - its huuuuge (and beautiful)! The Harry Potter book is awesome, I love how the little lightning bolts still manage to fit in on the characters… that’s too cool! You lucky librarian, you!
The Kahlo afghan looks so comfy! Seems like it’s gonna get lots of lovin’ in their house.
Love the Kahlo afghan! Now I know what I am making for a cousin’s wedding!! Thanks for the inspiration!
Not much better than seeing your FOs loved.
I am so in love with that beautiful afghan that even though I have approximately 92384732 projects in the works and I don’t even have the right needles for it, I have been looking around for good homespun deals and I was so close to ordering that pattern today but I restrained myself. Maybe after Christmas. Maybe I’ll ask for homespun for Christmas.
looks like mimi loves the afghan, which is always be best form of flattery when you are a knitter. can’t wait to see the sweater knitted up!
LOVE the afghan… I still can’t get over how big and beautiful it is! They obviously love it based on the expressions on their faces! And a Hebrew version of Harry Potter?! I am in the same boat as you… I was pretty much fluent in Hebrew when I was in fourth and fifth grade because an Israeli family moved in close to us and I became really close friends with the daughter who was my age. Nevertheless, I totally lost it all a few years later. I can still read, but understand very little…
Glad you got the package! Just wanted to send you a little something. That yarn makes great kerchief scarves too if you are into that kind of stuff
Or great baby booties!
Have a great weekend Lolly!
It looks great!
More FO’s? You are knitting up a storm.
So glad your sister loves her afghan and sarong! I knew she would :). Looking forward to seeing Balmoral!
Wow, that hebrew Harry Potter is so cool! I love to use my rudimentary hebrew skills to read transliterations. When I was in Israel last year, some friends and I decided to read the name of our breakfast cereal and it turned out to be cornflakes!
So glad that the afghan was well-received, it’s lovely!
Your Kahlo afghan has me seriously tempted. I love how it turned out, and it looks great with your sister’s furniture.
Must stop myself from ordering, but going to Lion to take a look at the pattern again.
Great work!!
LOVE LOVE LOVE the afghan! It is just wonderful - your sister is a lucky girl!
Wow that afghan is monstrous! So nice to see that people appreciate your knits. Have a super weekend and can’t wait to see the next FO>
Tanya
Love the afghan- looks great on their couch! Love love love the Harry Potter book- too cool. Nice package too! Happy 150th post!!
YAY for best friends, I adore mine, that Harry Potter Book is so cool!
And yay for surprises in the mail too! Looking forward very much to a completed balmoral!!!
Wow–its gorgeous!!
I never thought of making an afghan, but yours is just amazing (something out of a magazine), and its so inspiring. Congratulations on completing something so large, too .
Take care,
Tere
ps: I wanted to say thanks for your kind comments, especially considering you must have tons of people to reply to
Smashing. They look so happy!
Hi Lauren,
Great look afghan. It looks sooo soft and cozy. The book is such a great idea. I’ll have to tell my friend Valerie about it. She lived there for a couple of years and is also a huge HP fan. I downloaded the test for 555 and it doesn’t look too bad at all. Fingers crossed…
That afghan is amazing! It looks perfect with her couch.
Oh, and what a cool HP book!!
The afghan came out nice!
Yay! The afghan looks fantastic with their furniture. I hope your dear sis is enjoying her new home in paradise!
Hey Lolly!!!
Sorry I missed the blogiversary! Happy Happy to you!
The afghan is so amazing, and so BIG! Your sister will love it forever.
Ah…. the ultimate gratification… seeing the knitted gifts appreciated and USED!
that blanket rocks! i love it and the i love the colors. i’m so glad your friend likes it…now she’ll think of you everytime she sees it. great job :O)
Love the pics of your sister w/the afghan…beautiful! And the Harry Potter book is WAY cool. Can’t wait to see your Balmoral
xo Donna
Don’t you love when a gift is well received! I love the afghan even more now…it really shows off the size!
I love that blanket! I might have to breakdown and knit myself one. You did such a great job on it, Lolly. I bet Mimi is thrilled to have something beautiful that you made for her!
Love the afghan! It is such a good match to their living room. I’m sure they enjoy it even more knowing how much time and love you put into knitting it!
That Harry Potter book is great! When I was in England I almost bought the first HP book in Welsh. It just would have ended up being and interesting piece that collects dust because I sure as hell can’t read Welsh!
That afghan looks great! Looks like it will be well used!
The afghan is gorgeous. Love the colors, everything. Someday I will knit an afghan for myself. Maybe this one!
That afghan looks even prettier in their home! What a wonderful sister you are!!
Fun package for you…gotta love that pink yarn. Can’t wait to see the Balmoral all yoked and ready to go! Your FO’s are always so well done.
WOW — you’ve been BUSY with the stix!!! You go girl!
I’ve been busy and a bit too burt out to even surf when I’m final at rest — but I’m amping back up! Thanks for your supportive comments!
Cheers!
First time visitor and not the last.
Harry Potter Hebrew style is so cool. I did an Ulpan 12 years ago, so if you think your hebrew’s rusty, I would hate to think what mine is.