One Day to Mrs. R
hey ya'll! I'm sneaking in a blog entry in between gift baskets and phone calls and waxing appointments and hanging out with my dad. It has been a really busy past couple of days and now it's time for the actual event. ACK! ACK! I've never been this involved with a wedding before, so sorry if I seem insane. That's because I FEEL INSANE. But in a good, happy way. Gah!
But what calms insanity better than knitting? I came home on Tuesday with a nervous stomach and I immediately sat down to knit. I wasn't in the mood for size 1 dpns, so I started a mittenette, using this great pattern from Midnight Knitter (thanks Missa!). I knitted non stop for like three hours...and voila! A mittenette! (shown here with matching hat that I knitted earlier this week)
Mittenettes are pretty.
I love this pattern. It was just what I needed, a quick knit fix -- and something I can actually use. Yay.
And here's sock number one:
Random striping provided by Regia.
I'm pretty happy with it. Sock number two was going along swimmingly, and I was about to start the heel flap, when realized that I had cast on 54 stitches instead of 64. !!! D'oh! I resisted the temptation to knit it up anyways with less stitches and ripped it out. If they were for me, I totally would have fudged it, but they're for a sock swap and I don't want my recipient to be sad because they got gimpy Carrieoke socks.
So, I'm working on Sock #2 and Mittenette #2 today. Oh, and the wedding. We're off to make jewelry for the bridesmaids this morning (that's Cathy's gift to us, we're taking a jewelry making class and making necklaces and earrings to wear at the wedding! How fun is that!) and then rehearsal tonight, and then wedding tomorrow! Acck! Send lots of positive vibes our way so everything goes smoothly. And I'm gonna take a TON of pictures.
I know I've said it a million times, but I can't believe my twin sister is getting married! I know it's going to be beautiful, and that she and Wes are going to be super happy together. Yay Mrs. R. Yay my totally awesome twin sister.
See you next week!!
Comments (37)
Ooooooo. I want a mittenette. Just one. That would be fine.
They are so cute!!
Posted by miss fitsandstarts | November 24, 2004 11:03 AM
I'm such a sucker for wedding pics...can't wait to see them!
hope the day was wonderful
Posted by Loody | November 22, 2004 4:42 PM
I hope Cathy got video. I was too afraid of the 20 extra pounds the camera adds and now we have only our memories. And sometimes I think that is more than enough. On Wednesday we celebrate three years of bliss.
Best wishes now and forever, Mr & Mrs Rumfelt!
Posted by Sue | November 22, 2004 2:00 PM
congrats to your sis! have fun at the wedding!
Instant Fo's are so good for knitting karma!!!
Posted by heather | November 22, 2004 12:14 PM
You two looks so beautiful together. Congrats to your sis! You seem to be knitting faster now. I'm amazed by your progress. The mittenettes and hat look awesome.
Posted by MJ Yummy Yarn | November 22, 2004 11:11 AM
Hey! I'm so glad to find another Georgia knitter! Are you north, south, east or west of Atlanta?
Posted by Kathy | November 22, 2004 10:46 AM
That is such a great picture of the both of you. Congratulations to Cathy, (or should I say Mrs. Rumfelt!). I hope you both had a great time at the wedding, but I'm sure everything went wonderfully! Tell us all about it, would you? Thanks so much.
Posted by Sarah | November 21, 2004 7:09 PM
That picture is so GLAM! Happy happy wedding!!
Posted by Deana | November 21, 2004 3:49 PM
You 2 look so cute!!! Great fingerless gloves and hat. Instant gratification...very cool!!!
Posted by Eilene | November 21, 2004 12:56 PM
Congrats to Cathy, and what a cute pic of you too. Good luck with everything.
Fabulous socks and mitten-ettes!
Posted by Jenny | November 21, 2004 4:40 AM
My sisters wedding was the funnest wedding I ever attended. I too was Maid of Honor and it was very exciting to be such a part of it without being the star of the show :) All the best, thinking about now the reception is taking place and you are all having a fantastic time!
Posted by amy | November 20, 2004 10:31 PM
Happy wedding thoughts coming your way! xox!
Posted by Julia | November 20, 2004 7:57 PM
What a great sister! Have a fantabulous time at the wedding... Can't wait to see photos and read all about it. Yay!
Posted by Jen L | November 20, 2004 3:18 PM
Yay, Carrie for being a stellar maid of honor! You guys are so cute and I know the wedding is going to be spectacular! I'll be thinking about ya tommorow! Can't wait to see all the pics and hear all the stories!
Posted by sarah b. | November 19, 2004 11:32 PM
Oh... that got me all teary-eyed...
Have a wonderful day with your sister.
PARTAY!!
Posted by frecklegirl | November 19, 2004 10:46 PM
May the weekend be magically fun and romantical! Congratulations!
Posted by Rossana | November 19, 2004 10:17 PM
Hey, did you put the "dooce effect" on that picture of you and Cathy? :)
Posted by Valerie | November 19, 2004 9:57 PM
fabulous pic! have a blast. cool mitts, hat and sock too.
Posted by froggy | November 19, 2004 8:03 PM
All my very best wishes to you, your sister and her husband-to-be! May you all live long and have many years full of happiness!
Posted by Janice in GA | November 19, 2004 6:43 PM
Congrats to Cathy! She's lucky to have such a cool sister :-)
Posted by Abigail | November 19, 2004 6:26 PM
Great picture; you are 2 cute girls! Best wishes to Cathy!
Posted by SUsan | November 19, 2004 5:39 PM
Great picture; you are 2 cute girls! Best wishes to Cathy!
Posted by SUsan | November 19, 2004 5:39 PM
Many happy wishes for your sister and soon to be hubby. wishing all goes beautifully well!
Posted by storms | November 19, 2004 5:38 PM
That is a GREAT picture of you and your sis. sooo preeeeeetty! I'm sure everything will be AMAZING! Best wishes to all of you!!!
Posted by Lara | November 19, 2004 4:53 PM
Best wishes to your sister! It looks like so much fun to be in a wedding! I wish someone I knew would get married.
Posted by wooliemama | November 19, 2004 4:10 PM
You're going to have so much FUN! Can't wait to hear all about it. Say hi to folks for me and congratulate the lovely pair for me!
Posted by Valerie | November 19, 2004 2:14 PM
You two are so darned cute! Great smiles. Here's to a wonderful wedding day.
When you're back to a normal flow, contact me re: BPAL. I have some imps that might be of interest.
Ciao
Posted by Gina | November 19, 2004 1:06 PM
Congratulations to your sis! Have a great time and you'll make a wonderful maid of honor!
Posted by monica | November 19, 2004 12:59 PM
Congrats to your sister...have a fantastic time. The picture of the two of you is absolutely gorgeous! Love your mittenettes and hat as well!
Posted by Jennifer | November 19, 2004 12:49 PM
You are going to have an awesome time at her wedding! One tip about weddings, make sure you take her aside for a minute so she can pause and look around and remember that day. My wedding was a blast but everything happens so fast that it's easy to let the day go by without a moment to really savor it. BTW, I'm making the same mittenettes for my SIL! It looks like a fun little project. Congrats to your twin! And I want to see pictures!
Posted by Evelyn | November 19, 2004 12:33 PM
You two are so beautiful. Love the jewelry making gift, I'm just getting into that. I'm sure everything will go great tomorrow. Good thing you have your knitting for those nerves!
Posted by Vicki | November 19, 2004 12:31 PM
you two are fucking adorable. have a great time.
Posted by carolyn | November 19, 2004 12:09 PM
positive vibes! positive vibes!
Posted by karen | November 19, 2004 11:48 AM
I love the mittens...I just printed out the pattern! Glad you're still alive and such. I'll see you tomorrow!
Posted by Anne Marie | November 19, 2004 11:31 AM
Jewelry making classes? How fun! That's a great bridesmaids gift. The mittenette looks
terrific. as does the hat. and the sock.
Have a great time at the wedding and hanging out with your father!
Posted by elizabeth | November 19, 2004 11:23 AM
congrats to you all! weddings are so much fun! i just had mine in september and it was amazing :) have a good time at the jewelry class! take lots of pictures.
Posted by gleek | November 19, 2004 11:18 AM
Congratulations to the sis and to you for being a fabulous maid of honor!! xo MJ
Posted by mj | November 19, 2004 10:41 AM