We took a little trip last week to the Lexington VA area and went to the Virginia Safari Park in Natural Bridge.
Here's Bran laughing hysterically as an emu puts its head into the car and plunges its beak over and over into the bucket of animal food that he is holding. Among the various animals, there were numerous eager llamas, all types of deer, zebras, camels, emus and similar flightless birds, pot-bellied pigs, wildebeasts and even giganormous watusis. We were told not to feed the zebras because they bite, but this did not stop one in particular from chasing our car along with the other packs of animals, and chewing on our side-view-mirror when we denied him food. We also hand fed a giraffe with such a sweet face that I now understand why Toys-R-Us uses one as their mascot. Lots of fun for those who don't mind getting very close to very large animals. But I only recommend the drive-thru for those who are not anal retentive about the cleanliness of their cars - I think ours still smells like camel a week later. And they do have a wagon ride if you would prefer not to take your car through the jungle.
I haven't been knitting very much this past week, but I have been reading. On Beauty and Life of Pi - two very different books both worth reading.
I have two knitted items to show that are from a few weeks ago.
I gifted this potholder/trivet to a friend for her birthday along with this awesome cookbook. The pattern is from Felted Knits and I used Patons Classic Merino.
The pattern for this jacket, also a gift, is from Minnowknits. I used Patons Shetland Tweed. Hopefully it will fit the newborn recipient well in about 2 years.Other than that, I have been working a row here and there on Clapotis and also on the FBS, but neither is compelling me to sit down and finish for once and for all. I would like to make something special for my sister since she is turning 30 in January. This cardigan from Vogue Holiday 2006 is a real possibility.
