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Cornish Cream Tea

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The fourth pair of socks in The Handmade Sock Society II, Cornish Cream Tea, are finished and ready to be gifted.  These were done before our vacation but I didn’t have time to post about them.

I’ve enjoyed all of the socks in this series so far and the fifth pattern was released about two weeks ago.

The yarn is Knit Picks Stroll in a tonal color called Thunderhead.  I love all the subtle shades of greys.

For some reason, the number of rows knitted between the end of the gusset and beginning of the toe decreases just wasn’t long enough to fit my foot as with the other three pairs of socks.  Same needle size, same brand and weight of yarn.  Perhaps the pattern down the front of the leg and foot doesn’t stretch as much as the previous ones.

But my SIL will love them!

 

 

Last weekend

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Our hotel

Wolfies Pub for wine and Bavarian pretzels before heading to the Rivers CasinoRivers Casino

Time to celebrate my S-I-Ls winnings (beginners luck???)  at Andy’s Bar in our hotel.  The coasters showcased different Andys.  BTW the shoestring fries with aioli sauce are fantastic! Andy Warhol and Andrew Carnegie

Our spa morning…this isn’t either one of us

Lunch at Molinaro’s after our spa morning

 

Molinaro’s Restaurant, Chicken Romano

Because I just don’t see a fish hanging off the side of a building every day…

Have you guessed where we were for the weekend?

Celebrating my S-I-Ls second big winnings with a fun drink called “I’m right on top of that, Rose” in the fl2 bar in the Fairmont Hotel

Ready for the theater

The show was amazing!!!

A nightcap at Primanti Brothers

One thing we didn’t drink.  Seriously, $8.00 for a bottle of water?

We had a wonderful time in Pittsburgh.  Fortunately, it wasn’t that much of a drive for either of us.  Mr. Aitch spent the weekend with his brother. Spending time with people we love was something that we just don’t often enough.  I’m so grateful that my S-I-L suggested this trip and more importantly that we scheduled it!  This might be an annual thing.