Dawn Brocco's Life & Design Blog

Well, Jo-Ann's didn't have any clasps, when we went there on Saturday, so I ordered clasps and some neat celtic buttons from JHB. Am just about done figuring out the 3 sizes for the aran cardigan and need to get it into the laptop today, print it then begin proofing it.

I also need to get the front bands and collar knit then do that part of the pattern. Fortunately, when using clasps in a design, one doesn't have to torture over the exact # of sts to pick up and knit and worry about buttonhole placement. It's also unusual. one doesn't *expect* to see clasps on an aran, only on Norwegian-style sweaters! But I think they are great closures. More costly than most buttons, but more elegant and stylish and much easier for the knitter to deal with.

It's our first white day outside. It began yesterday, on our anniversary, and is just enough to coat the grounds and trees. But rain is due today and all the end of the week, so it's not to last.

I'm also working on a wholesale ordering page for shop accounts. I began yesterday but it will be a few days at least, as it's a lot of shopping cart codes to write for each item, then go online at night and enter them all into the system, as well as resizing photos for each item and making sure the ordering rules are clear.

Hubby picked up my US stamps yesterday, so I can get them all stamped and ready to send. Then he's gotta stand in line at the PO and weigh/stamp the 20 or so Canadian Gazettes and dozen or so European and Aussie/NZ Gazettes. What a guy!