This afternoon felt a little closer to normal for all of us Chicks.
Janna, Debbie, Barbara B., and Cinzia joined me on the deck for a breezy knitting session.
Janna continued to work on her lace scarf as we talked about the importance of blocking a finished item to open up the lace stitches.
Cinzia found out last time she met with us that the yarn she was planning on using to knit a pair of socks, while the correct weight, was not spun tightly enough to make a sturdy sock yarn. So Plan B was put into effect and she's making a shawl instead. It's a lovely gradient yarn from Mini Mochi.
Barbara frogged those troublesome socks from last week and turned them into this darling pattern for another shortie sock from a tried and true pattern. Those vertical stripes are a corrugated ribbing made by using one color yarn for a knit stitch and the second color yarn for a purl stitch, creating this effect.
Debbie's cabled hat is looking great! That stitch definition really brings out the beauty of the cables.
And my shawl is from a pattern my daughter designed. She and I worked on it way back in 2018 and I misplaced the project bag it was in. When I found it recently I couldn't remember the pattern and neither could she. I thought I would have to frog the whole thing and knit some other pattern. But after a thorough search, I found I had actually written the instructions in a small notebook and so the day was saved! Or should I say "shawl was saved"?
Fozzie continues to grow more bossy comfortable in our home. After seeing my first hummingbird in over 30 years in our yard, I purchased a feeder to put right in front of this window so he can have "Cat TV" entertainment.
I suspect the weather will be on the upswing now so you will see many more deck knitting sessions in the coming weeks. One of these days Fozzie might even feel comfortable enough to join us. Until then, keep those needles clicking!
