Well, thank you to everyone who kindly sent in a name for 'the bear'. We didn't quite get around to pulling names out of hat or to voting on his name in Libertys the other day. Mostly because I arrived really late and left really early for various reasons and, being somewhat on the talkative side, was too busy nattering with everyone to get around to it.
But... we do have a winner. I decided that he was going to be called Arthur. Mostly because the husband actually went on to my blog and posted a comment, which I thought was quite cool. And then, what with the bear being Welsh and 'Arth' being the Welsh word for bear, it all seemed rather suitable.
Oh and the husband has been referring to the bear as Arthur for the last week so the name is kind of sticking.
What does the husband get? Yarn!
Yes, I now have rather a lot of cotton DK with which to make him a sweater. I promised it a long time ago but Xmas knitting got in the way and so, I now have the yarn and shall be swatching soon.
Admittedly, that meant buying some more yarn. And I did say I wouldn't because I really wanted to destash a little. But it's for a good cause and it's not like I had enough yarn in any given colour to make a sweater for the husband (go figure, the man has a 46" chest...).
Oh, and look what I got in the post today: my welcome kit for Debbie Bliss: the club.
I'll be chasing down the mailman every day now until my welcome kit arrives! Thanks for the preview,Amelia! :-)
Posted by: L-B at January 17, 2005 10:35 PMI just ran into your blog and had to bookmark it right away. Love that scarf!! I'm going to try to make it using some Dale of Norway Ara in green. Hope it turns our half as pretty as yours. Your haircut looks beautiful.
Posted by: isel at January 17, 2005 03:25 PMgorgeous alpaca silk my dear.
bises to arthur and if you click over on my own blog in a day or two you JUST might se a copy cat act :)
Posted by: stinkerbell at January 17, 2005 01:25 PMOoh I can't wait for mine to arrive now, although me and berets do not get on, I end up looking like Benny Hill!
Posted by: Tracy at January 17, 2005 11:48 AMNice gift! And I'm sure this colour will fit you very well, and it looks perfect with grays and black, too!
Are you going to knit the pattern sent with?
And about the scarf - i had it already copied on a word sheet. I love it too...
Fab ! Now I know I should join the DB club - that looks like a great membership gift and Emma's right, that colour will suit you : 0)
Posted by: Heather at January 16, 2005 10:50 PMYour scarf is fabulous ! I've been passing that pattern around too.It's great - you should go tell the blogger [whose name suddenly escapes me] that you knit,and loved,her pattern.She'd be thrilled.
Your DB yarn will help you branch out into colour ! I think that colour will really suit you.