How are you? How’s it going? What are you up to?

Dear users, dear authors,
how are you today? Did you have a nice weekend?
What's for lunch?
What are you up to this week?

Despite the not-so-great weather, the weekend was really nice. I finished knitting a set for my grandbaby—socks, mittens, a hat, and a shawl collar.



And today I finished knitting a sock for my friend—it’ll be a Christmas gift. She only wears knitted wool socks. The second sock is already on the needle.

Monika: Those things look totally cute. I love the color combo.

We were at a construction site again today. And Anton actually got to sit on the excavator driver’s lap and operate the excavator for a bit. My kid was incredibly happy.

So cute 

Thanks, Sandra! I love that color combo, too.

Wow, you really ran into a nice, kid-friendly excavator operator there. That was definitely a great experience for Anton.

Yes. That was really special. We’ve been by the construction site a few times before, and today the excavator operator spoke to us :-) Really nice.

I had a similar experience with my grandson, too. We were visiting my friend, and they have their own excavator (his parents were farmers). Jax could have taken a ride, but he didn’t dare. Admiring it from the outside—that was fine. But getting in… and with a stranger… no way. I wonder if he’d react the same way today (he’s already over 5 years old now)? I don’t think so—he’d be right in there digging with it in a heartbeat.

I’ll definitely still be busy with my granny blanket this week. It’s time to sew the granny squares together and weave in the ends. I’ve put the bottom ones away. It’s now going to be 5 granny squares high and 6 granny squares wide.



Otherwise, I’m unfortunately spending a lot of time at work (currently 9 hours or more), so not much else is happening around here all week. But by the end of the month, the program switchover will be over and I’ll be back to my normal work hours, which means I’ll have the whole afternoon for my hobbies.

Sandra, that was such a great experience for Anton!
Monika, your set for Juna is so cute!
Petra, your granny square blanket is turning out great—what a labor of love!
I unexpectedly got Thursday off and am devoting myself entirely to my crochet bag. The front and back, as well as two little pouches, are done; now I’m working on the edging and handles. So the basic structure is almost done—all that’s left are the finishing touches.