Cinzia and Janna joined me on my front lawn, or at least what's left of it, for an afternoon of knitting. Cinzia found some pretty gradient yarn in her stash so she cast on for a lace cowl. There isn't enough knitted yet to show you but I can show you...
The parts to a lace, bolero length sweater she made. It needs blocking and assembling but it's going to be a knockout!
Janna's scarf looks so pretty with the gentle changing of colors in her feather and fan style lace scarf.
I finished two hats in two weeks. The pattern is called Ephemeris and is an addictive knit. Since I belong to two charity knitting groups, I have to decide which hat will go to which group.
These were both lots of fun to make and took only about four days to complete, once I figured out how to knit the pattern. It required some concentration but not so much that I couldn't memorize the pattern.
This afternoon I worked on a personal project, my Northeasterly blanket. It is composed of all fingering weight yarns and knitted with a size 3 needle. This will be for me, if I ever finish it!
And I have an announcement...There's a new member to the Mason family. Meet Fozzie! He's a three and a half year old domestic short hair kitty that's as sweet as my son's kitty, Joules. He even looks a little like her. All during this pandemic I would surf the humane society page just to look at cute animals. But one day this adorable face looked into my eyes and I was a goner. We have a bit of work to do with him because his previous owner allowed him to grow to twenty-five pounds! But we have three staircases and lots of toys for him to play with and he's already trimmed off five pounds since he moved in almost four weeks ago.
He understands that he is not allowed to touch my yarn or knitting and so far, so good. It's also my responsibility to remember to keep the door to my knitting room closed when I'm not in there. So I might not have as much time to devote to knitting as before but I'll certainly have fun with my new furry companion. Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!
