sophy's knits, notes, etc.

i know you're probably bored with this by now (i do have knitting to show!) but i just wanted to finish off writing about the rest of my trip. and because the timestamps are all wrong, i'm not sure which day i took these photos... but it's either day 4, 5, or 6. i really managed to pack a lot into just 6 days.

outside of rosie's, once-upon-a-time my lys.

of course, a trip to Philadelphia wouldn't be complete without a trip to Rosie's Yarn Cellar. the funny thing is, more often than not, i get lost trying to find this place. i don't know why. i mean, i lived only a few blocks away from there. luckily, my sister was with me. (one twin has the better sense of direction, and it isn't me.)

i know i know. my yarn stash is huge! in fact, my sister gave me almost half her stash, so, i didn't need to buy any more yarn. instead, i bought a pair of circular needles to knit a plain and simple pullover sometime in the near future.

approaching rittenhouse square.

in case you couldn't tell, i spent a lot of time walking through and around Rittenhouse Square. in fact, when i lived in the neighborhood, i used to walk out of my way just to pass through this park. on this day, i walked along the perimeter on my way to meet a friend, whom i work with, at La Colombe. she returned to San Francisco before me, but is now back in Philadelphia until the new year. i'm kind of jealous, actually.

preparing dinner with my cousins.

there are so many places we went that i didn't take pictures of... guess i'm somewhat a bad asian tourist. but, i just wanted to mention some of them, and i encourage you to check them out as well if you ever find yourself in Philadelphia!

one night, we had drinks at National Mechanics in olde city (ask them to make a cider and rum drink for you!) before meeting friends for dinner at the Pub and Kitchen before heading to quizzo night at Doobie's. the next day, we grabbed falafal sandwiches at Maoz after a couple of hours of walking around downtown. another night, we met with more friends for delicious dinner and drinks at the South Philadelphia Tap Room, which i was surprised to find was just a few blocks from my parent's house. and apparently, their neighborhood has been renamed, Newbold.

friends of the forest mitts!

oh yeah, the knitting -- i finished this first side while watching tv with my mom and adam. i actually modified them a good bit because somewhere after the 15th row, the pattern didn't seem to line up correctly. it wasn't until i was on the flight back home and half finished with the second side that i realized i made a pretty silly error. can you tell what it is?

happy knitting!