elephantJuice: Home again.

Sunday, November 06, 2011

Home again.

Just a quick post before I head out for a cheeky Starbucks eggnog latte (YUM!).

We’re back home again in cold, sunny Blighty. My little Dutch mini break was over far far too quickly (I don’t think any holiday can be too long!), but I had an absolute blast.

We walked ‘til our feet ached, ate lots of delicious Dutch pancakes, stocked up on stroopwafels and pancake syrup and took hundreds of photos. The picture above is one of my favourites, but there are a few more for a future blog post. And there was knitting…

There hasn’t been a huge amount of cowl progress because the Cinema Socks ended up being the project of choice on this trip. I managed to complete the heel turn and the gusset decreases on the crossing to Amsterdam…

And on the way back I knit a little further up the foot.

I think I’ve got about 2 or 3 more inches of foot left before I can start the toe decreases, and then these will be ready for the Boy’s Christmas box. We’re having Chinese take out round at the Boy’s parent’s house tonight, but after that I’m looking forward to hunkering down with some hot chocolate, snuggly pjs and the dulcet tones of Stephen Fry reading Harry Potter to me whilst I power on with these socks.

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mimilikestomakeprettystuff 29p · 699 weeks ago

Nice pic! In some cities even autumn looks good, I just added Amsterdam to my imaginary list of places I want to visit (hmm, it would be easier to make a list of places I don't want to visit...).
Is that the Manos? How does it feels? Is it worth the price? How is knitting with it?
Looking forward to the post about A and more pics!

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elephantjuiced 73p · 698 weeks ago

Are you not a fan of autumn? I love it, it's so pretty (when it's not so windy that it's blowing you over!) Amsterdam is a lovely place, I definitely recommend. I think that was our 4th time there, and it definitely won't be our last!

It is indeed the Manos! It is beautiful to knit with. So so soft and silky. I'm a little worried about pilling though, as it's just one thick ply, but it seems to be doing ok so far. If it wears well and doesn't pill then I'd probably consider it worth the price for a little bit of luxury :)

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Nicky · 699 weeks ago

Beautiful pics. I'm going to Amsterdam in 2012. Glad you had a great time.
My recent post On The Needles: Drop Stitch Scarf

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elephantjuiced 73p · 698 weeks ago

Thanks, it's a great city. You'll love it!

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redblackandwhite 21p · 698 weeks ago

Of course you enjoyed your trip. With stroopwafels and pancakes, how can you not ;)

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elephantjuiced 73p · 698 weeks ago

Exactly! What's not to love about stroopwafels and pancakes :)

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kiwiyarns 40p · 698 weeks ago

Love the photos with your new camera! I have decided I need a new one too whenever the budget finally allows.

Your holiday looked wonderful. Good to see you back in blogland. xx

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elephantjuiced 73p · 698 weeks ago

Thank you, it's so nice to be back :)

New camera's are so much fun, although I was a little overwhelmed with this one when I first got it! Thankfully getting the hang of it now though.