It was a scorcher of a day

Thank goodness I have a two huge maple trees in my front yard. In spite of the temp reaching 89 degrees, the breezes through the leaves kept us comfortable. I'm not a big fan of summer so coming from me that's quite a statement! If I had my way, I'd live inside the Arctic Circle! LOL! I must have been a polar bear in a previous lifetime.

Jan A. like Barbara B's Exordium shawl so much, she hunted through her stash for two perfect yarns to combine for this shawl. Her stitch work is beautiful and tension so nice and even.

Cinzia arrived armed with FO's galore! She's modeling the scarf she knitted on size 15 needles using railroad or ladder yarn...that's the yarn made by connecting two fine strands of fiber with small ribbonlike pieces of fiber to make a novelty yarn that is very open and airy. It's not her favorite yarn to use but she couldn't let it go to waste.

She also completed this adorable baby dress with lace insets. And when it gets too short for a sweet cherub she can use it as a tunic over pants.

And lastly, Cinzia designed her own cowl pattern with a lovely diagonal lace motif.

Maureen continued to work on her Bankhead Hat. The tension in her knitting is just beautiful.

Barbara K. kept plugging along on her Hepsi's Neck Warmer with that pretty turquoise yarn. I think she plans to keep knitting until she uses up all the yarn. Getting close to the end of the ball of yarn, Barbara!

It's been a couple of weeks since my last post and in that time I've been trying to use up some superwash yarn that my daughter donated to the group. All of the next four projects are from the same dye lot of yarn but because of the different locations in which they were photographed, they look like completely different colors. This basket weave cowl is a pattern I designed when I was inspired by another pattern for a shawl.

Every baby needs a teddy bear hat, right?

And this Hannah Hals Neck Warmer is from a pattern for a child's size but I sized it up for an adult.

And finally, the Pixie Throwback Hood was for Maureen's new grandson who is only 3 weeks old. The mittens are thumbless and connected with a cord to go through the jacket sleeves.

It's supposed to rain here tomorrow so the temps will come back to a bearable state for the next few days...just in time for me to do some painting of deck railings. I put the first coat on this afternoon so now I'm going to veg out in the AC with my knitting. Until next week...keep those needles clicking!