Some FOs and WIPs

Jan A. brought a bunch of FOs this week. She started Show and Tell with this scrappy scarf. Love it!!!

She used Caron Simply Soft for this Basket Weave Cowl. It's a soft acrylic that shows great stitch definition.

Another cowl with pretty sage green yarn.

And two hats and a scarf. Love that touch of rose on the edging!

I was inspired by Dorah's Helix knitting last week so I dove into the stash for leftovers and come out with two hats!

Jan continues to work on her Exordium shawl. 

Barbara K. finished the ribbing on her Beloved Hat.

We had a good laugh as I approached Liz because she exclaimed, "Don't Ask!" when I saw her project. She ran out of yarn (how does that happen?:) ) and had only white cotton so she started a diagonal baby blanket.

Barbara B. finished one shortie sock and is making progress on the second. I think she said the yarn is from Knit Picks and is called Gumball.

I enjoyed making Easy scarf so I started a second. I forgot how long it seems to take until you get to the halfway point.

And this is Maureen's version of her Easy scarf. Beautiful blues and greens.

Well, my grands and the bridal couple just arrived to complete the plans for their wedding on Thursday. I'll be busy teaching the boys how to knit once things quiet down around here. Enjoy your week and keep those needles clicking!

 

It's a hot one today!

It was a day to put up the drapes to keep the sun off us while we knitted.

And we had a full house today too!

Bless Carole for being a good sport and model the hat she made for our inventory. It's the Mistake Stitch Hat which makes a warm, thermal fabric for keeping warm.

She made The Shift Cowl for herself. 

The hardest part is choosing compatible yarns and she was very successful with her choices. Beautiful!

Dorah and Carole contributed to the inventory with hats and cowls. Lovely work ladies!

Liz added a baby hat and a Mistake Stitch Scarf as well.

She's made good progress on her cowl and made the executive decision to continue to knit until she runs out of yarn. Then this can be pulled over the head for a hat too!

Barbara K. started the eyelash yarn portion of her golf club cover.

She'll be the talk of the golf course with her unique, cute covers!

Jan A. looked for a missing stitch and found it but then found an extra one as well. She decided to wait until she gets home to do a recount.

Carole found a pretty green yarn in her stash to make the Close to You shawl. A few of us have made this pattern and it's unanimously voted a favorite.

Janna started That Easy Guernsey Hat with a pretty purple yarn.

And Margaret chuckled because she seems no further along on her scarf. But she has a valid excuse...there's a wedding for her to plan and another upcoming one to attend so she has her hands full.

Dorah chose three pretty yarns to start a Helix Hat. She finished the green one which I showed earlier in this post.

Maureen had started the Easy Scarf with another yarn that wasn't to her liking so she went stash diving and found a perfect one for this pattern. Look at those vivid colors! 

Cinzia worked on her Basket Weave cowl using a variegated sock weight yarn which shows off the woven effect nicely.

And I'm making the same cowl with a bulky weight yarn and a more ombre colorway.

It's 90 degrees right now so I'm going to sit in front of the AC vent and try to remain cool. Until next week, keep those needles clicking.

 

Protected from the raindrops

Dorah, Barbara K., and Liz, in that order, joined me on the deck today. There was a slight drizzle, just enough to change the humidity in the air. But with the overhead fan going, it was still a pleasant afternoon.

Barbara found an ombre yarn in her stash and decided she needed a new golf club cover.

She progressed quite a bit in the two hours of knitting with the Chicks.

Liz had planned to knit the Beach Pebbles Cowl from my pattern but it was proving stubborn to work. It turns out the culprit was her needles! Those wooden needles with very blunt tips are a bugger to knit with acrylic yarn! The yarn was splitting and difficult to knit two together. For something like what she was knitting, a good pointy metal needle will make the knitting easy on your hands and your heart. All along she thought it was her lack of skills that made it difficult. Glad I could clear that one up for her.

Dorah reached the length in her hat where she can begin the decreasing to close the top. And if it seems to be a bit long, then it's a slouchy hat!

My Martina Behm "Easy" shawl is in the final rows. Another couple of hours of knitting and it should be complete. I love how the stripes run perpendicular to each other.

I just had to throw in a picture of my Fozzie. It cracks me up that he sleeps with his tongue sticking out.

And he is such a good kitty. He never touches my knitting. 

Mostly because he's always either sleeping or eating! LOL!

Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!