Nov 27 2005
Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving was a real treat for Kris and I this year. We had a wonderful time with both of our families, ate some yummy food, and made good memories. This year was a little different for my family, because this was our first major holiday without Mimi. She and Daniel had their first Thanksgiving in Hawaii with their friends.
Our first stop was at Kris’s parents’ house, where we spent some quality time with the nieces and filled our bellies with all sorts of yummy Thanksgiving foods. Kris’s grandmother came down from Pennsylvania, and it was very good to see her. His brothers and his parents were also there. Unfortunately the battery from my camera died at their house and I did not have back up; but I did manage to snap this winner before the batteries were totally gone…
K, M, and Uncle Kris snuggle on the couch
A few hours later, we headed to my parents’ house to do the same big meal again. It is hard to eat so much in one day… but we manage to do this same routine every year: and our waistlines pay for it!
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Mom, Dad, Sarah, Kris and Lolly
…and although the food was great, and the family company was even better, the best part of the evening was when Mom and Sarah wanted a knitting lesson! I had brought some extra yarn and needles along with me (I was hoping they would be up for it!)
Sarah started on a garter stitch short scarf with some leftover chunky yarn on size 11s. She picked up knitting very quickly, and also seemed to be pretty comfortable with purling. She practiced casting on several times and went on her merry way. When I came back the next day, she was ready to bind off!
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Mom chose some wine-colored worsted tweed to practice. She had a few lessons from her grandmother as a child, and once she got the rhythm going, she was able to recall what her grandmother had taught her. She began a lovely scarf with garter edges and a stockinette panel in the center. By the next afternoon, she was several inches in, and much more confident in her stitches. Beautiful!
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I was so happy to teach them about something that brings me so much joy. They both got the hang of it so quickly! I was not so lucky when I began knitting… it took me a few days before I really got the hang of it, but they caught on in less than an hour! I let them borrow my Maran’s Guide to Knitting, a great how-to knit resource, and I hope they can enjoy this hobby as much as I do! |
The rest of the weekend and knitting / Socktoberfest updates will be in tomorrow’s blog entry, so stay tuned. 
Hey Lol…
one comment…they were size 8′S that I started on…haha:) I got back here safely, and while I was waiting for our concert, I had my knittin gear and went to work on the green yarn you used for my scarf last year- excellent..:) enjoyed having time with you, POM. MONSTER…( PM, LBD AND LBM!)
Had a great time and the best part was having all of you there! I’m still going with the knitting, in between putting up some Christmas. XXOO
Your family is so cute! Congrats, Lolly’s Mom and Sarah for learning to knit!
How exciting!!! Maybe if I’d had you as my teacher it wouldn’t have taken me forever to learn. Where were you when I needed you, Lolly?
Beautiful family.
Looks like a great time!
How wonderful for you and Kris! I’m so happy for you that you could share the joy of knitting with your family. I’ve yet to convince anyone in mine that it’s a great pastime. But I’m still trying!
Such a cute family! Spread the love of knitting!
what great thanksgiving. great pics and loads of fun (along with two feasts..can’t beat that)
take care!
Happy Thanksgiving! Looks like you had a great time with your families.
Hi Lolly,
Thanks for visiting me again. I hate that xanga doesn’t allow non-xangans to post comments, so thanks for the message. Glad you had a great Thanksgiving, spread that knitting fever!!
Sounds like you guys had a wonderful time! Great pics of your family.
Looks like great fun! What a nice looking family.
What a wonderful Thanksgiving you had. Spending quality time with your family, bringing others into the knitting fold, what could be better?
Amy
I’m so glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving - although I know you all missed your sister a lot. Two dinners every year, how do you do it?? We had trouble with one - I think I’m still recovering. It’s so nice of you to teach your family to knit . . . now you need to get them blogging!! LOL
It looks like you had a really great Thanksgiving! Knitting and Thanksgiving with the fam! I tried to teach my sister once but it didn’t stick - she took up jewlery making instead.
Looks like you had a wonderful Thanksgiving! What a lovely looking family you have. And all those people knitting!!!!
Looks like you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving! Great family photos.
Looks like you had a great and busy Thanksgiving. I just suggested the Maran Guide to my cousin since I didn’t have time to show her. It’s a great book for beginners.
Glad that you had such a lovely holiday. The virus is spreading, soon you will be a whole family of knitters and you’re dad will be pulling his hair out
what a great thanksgiving! so glad you got to share it with both families, my hubbies family and mine live in the same city so we get the pleasure of visiting everyone also! and the pleasure of two meals!! i was teaching my twin to knit last weekend… ends up i can’t teach her (she’s impatient with me) so she bought a video
Ok, now I know how your Thanksgiving was. Sorry, in my response to your comment I hadn’t read your blog yet. That sure sounds like a great time was had! Isn’t it wonderful to teach others to knit?? I love it when someone else shows enthusiasm for something I adore doing.
Very happy so see that your Thanksgiving was enjoyable and productive (knitting lessons!).
Your mum has the right idea! Kitty Lap Knitting is my favorite indoor sport!
Lynn
I wish just *one* person who I have attempted to teach knitting to would be as into it as I am. (Did that make sense?! I’m sure there was a clearer way to write it.)
I would love to teach my sister…but it’s never gonna happen. She has no patience for things life crafts.
Hi, Lolly! So sorry for the late comment! I love your Thanksgiving pics! Your nieces are adorable and your family is just beautiful. You’re all so darn good lookin’!
It’s so wonderful that you were able to share your love of knitting with them. Do you think they’ve caught the bug? 
It must’ve been hard to have Mimi away this year, but I’m glad that you were able to spend some time with her last month. So happy to hear that you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
Looks like you and Kris had a wonderful Thanksgiving. You’re so lucky you can see both your families on the same day. I had the joy of teaching my mom and sister to knit last Christmas too and it was a lot of fun. However, they live in Atlanta so they weren’t motivated enough by the weather to keep it up! I always bring along extra needles and yarn though, just in case. Hope you’re having a great week!
How wonderful to spend the holidays with both families! The topper being able to teach your mom and sis how to knit. That’s so cool and great that they wanted to learn and are progressing well it seems.
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