Update on "Ugly Stocking"

For Your Viewing Enjoyment.............I know Right....................

No laughing matter.......

I didn't realize I was such a comedian, my mom kept laughing at me hysterically and my sister too.  Willow said " Auntie Beautiful, I like your stocking, it's soft and pretty."  Yes, the dreaded "Ugly Stocking" is coming along.  Let's put it this way, Guoda is not getting it, but I am finishing it to see exactly how wrong this whole project went.  It looks more like a funky dress with a tutu rather than a Christmas Stocking.  I added so many extra stitches, the heel will be bigger than the whole foot of it.  The opening, well, anybody need a basketball hoop?  Not kidding, it is certainly big enough and has enough holes.  Sage told me it was soft and pretty too.  Thanks girls,  as a matter of fact, as we were having our living room picnic, Willow suggested we turn our backs to Grandma and Mommy cause if they can't see us they can't laugh at me.  GOOD IDEA WILLOW! So Willow, Sage and I promptly grabbed out sandwiches and turned our backs to my mom and my sister as we ate, for some reason they only laughed harder..........It's hard being Bubba........... And to think, I am just trying to get acceptance from my Mom and my Sister......

Knitting the "Ugly" stocking........

I think I make it look more difficult than it actually is, I am Bubba, therefore when I knit, it is not pretty, it is , picture this......as Bubba would knit.  I started a stocking for Guoda, yes a Christmas stocking, the pattern I chose is an intermediate pattern, and I decide to be frugal and instead of purchasing new yarn, I would use some Chenille yarn my sweet little sister gave me for free..........she later told me she gave it to me because it was so hard to work with.  My mother has seen me knit, it is not pretty.  But I try, the stocking has 3 rows of shingles that attach to the base then you knit the 3 needles together.  I followed the directions and special ordered the double ended needles and when I got to Madreadoptiva's house, she said.."No, no, no,  put those down!"  then went and got me her needles on the round and said, "You are going to love me for this!"  Boy what a difference!  I didn't look like I was going to snap the knitting needles in half.......(and yes you can do that, I have) I was so proud of my achievement that I proudly held up my stocking to show my loving husband and he looked at it and said......"That is ugly." then tried to fix it by saying..."well, it's not exactly pretty....."   Just like when my mom saw the fabric I chose for her bathrobe and said, "I hope that fabric isn't for me, that is hideous ."  Does anyone see a pattern here? My family is so proud of me........I can tell.  Maybe I should quit while I'm ahead, but I will not be defeated so 'BRING IT LOVING FAMILY, BRING IT!'  Because there is no crying in knitting.......It takes a lot of balls to knit like I do..........