Next time Daniel goes in for dental care, and I know he’s getting laughing gas, I’m bringing a video camera! Dan said it was HILARIOUS. He’s a pretty serious kid most of the time and dentists make his nervous meter go way off the charts.
Evidently, all he needs is a little laughing gas. He started out hollering, “Houston! We HAVE a LANDING!” He went on to sing, “Up on the rooftops, click, click, click” and at the end when they turned off the gas and were bringing him down he started softly singing, “A weem o wip o weem o wip…” and gradually got louder and louder until he was hollering ” O WEEE-eeeee oh oh oh oh ooooooh….” I’d give anything to have seen that. I just don’t understand how they got into his mouth to do the filling with all that singing and hollering going on!
Finished the baby sweater up on Friday night. I still need to get some buttons to put at the shoulders. I’m telling you. If you haven’t done cables yet, this is a perfect first cable project! Trust me. The yarn I used was some German wool (sport weight) I’ve had in my stash for about eight years. I bought it at a yarn shop in Würzburg when it was going out of business. The pattern is in Knitting For Baby:
LOVE the baby sweater! The yarn shows the pattern beautifully! Great job!
I really liked Taylor Hicks too. His eyes, as well as his voice are very soulful!
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Love the story about your son! I’m sure I’ll think of him when I hear that song…wheemowip!
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I’m sure that would have been a sight to see!
I wish the gas worked on me that way. I go in freaked out and stay that way no matter what. Maybe next time you should take in a boom box loaded up with some humorous songs.
Oh, what a funny story. Thank goodness it was all “good stuff” that was coming out of his mouth, hee. I love that baby sweater – thanks so much for posting it. I have just the recipient in mind, so now I need to get that book!
It must have done your heart good as a mother to hear Dan tell you of Daniel’s singing. Inside that serious little boy is a free spirit!
What lovely cables. I love that shade of blue. Nice work.
Thanks for sharing the laughing gas tale. I can do with a bit laughing gas myself some days.;)
Your sweater turned out great! It inspired me to seek out a new pattern and start a cabled baby sweater of my own with yarn from deep in my stash. Thanks, Jean!
I bet the dentist enjoyed his work that day. Beautiful sweater.
That one was on my list, but I started one from Adorable Knits for Tots. It’s going so fast, I just adore cables!
Cute sweater. I love cables and don’t knit enough of them.
Jean, I love the story! It made my day. Now that sweater is just gorgeous! I’m falling in love with it. What a lucky baby. Libby
Too funny about Daniel! I remember a few years ago when he totally lost it at the dentist’s office. Poor kiddo. (Poor dentist, too.) Obviously laughing gas is the way to go for him. What a hoot! And the sweater is gorgeous. I’ve thought about knitting that baby sweater. You know how I feel about cables…
When my son had his tonsils out at age 12 he made off colour jokes to the recovery room nurses. Don’t know where he got them from! Afterwards, the dr apologized that he had such a good time from the drugs.
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Those cables are gorgeous! Thanks for the funny story, too!
Hilarious! And the sweater is beautiful!
Wow, you’re an inspiration! Love reading your site. The sweater is lovely. I’ve been wanting to start an aran knit, I think St. Brigit from Aran Knitting if I can find it.