Out With the Old...

In with the new...



We finally got ourselves a new living room set. Most of our furniture is hand-me-down or forced-loaner material. And by forced loaner I mean the brother in law moved and couldn't take his vintage worth something furniture when he moved up north so we were left with it. We also can't throw it away or sell it off because he wants to keep it, eventually... It's nice stuff but we have to work around it rather than be able to choose what we want. It's ok though I don't mind too much.

We did however (as you can tell) need a new couch. The one we had again was a hand me down and unbelievably painful to sit in. It was beginning to sag very badly and the cats had their way with it and tore the hell out of the corners. The previous owner's cats did a number on it as well so ours aren't 100% to blame.

So we were off on a mission to find something the cats couldn't totally beat to death and something that fit with our personal style (we're really into that 50's-60's retro Hawaiian/tiki theme).

I have this developed hatred for Ikea but the price is right and as it turns out, they had what we want. We got two end tables, two foot rests, a sofa and a rocking chair for just over $500. I couldn't even get a decent couch by itself for that much anywhere else!

The corners are wood so that the kids can't use it as a scratching post, the cushions are removable and washable so fur will stick, but it won't stay forever. On top of all that I've been knitting in the new chair and my back and butt don't hurt!!! That was a key feature...

The other couch was sagging at the back so your butt sank into it and you were folded in half practically. I was in so much pain last weekend I couldn't move right for 2 days (excessive knitting, sunburn and just general over-worked muscles from washing the car by myself).

But this is what I've been working on...



I feather and fan pattern baby blanket I found on Ravelry. There will be eventually 2 of them, one for each girl at work. My boss is sooo jealous... she knows how to knit and brags that she knows how but yet she never picks up the stix. She claims she's just soooooo busy with life and just never has the time for it... but a real knitter knows that you can make time for it.

It's just so funny how she keeps telling me that it's such a sweet gesture and she never would have thought about it... so bossy boss, IN YOUR FACE! :P

I'm so glad the people I talk about don't read this thing. LOL!