Quiet music and clicking needles

Our background music, courtesy of Spotify, was peaceful, easy listening on the Daily Mix 2 station. It was quiet enough not to drown out the gentle click-click-clicking of our knitting needles which always calms me. And it's quiet enough not to interfere with our conversations which sometimes can be quite animated. Today's topic centered around downsizing all the stuff we've collected over the years.

And how sometimes when we sift through the stash we can find some very nice yarns that were forgotten. Dorah came across a package of mini skeins a while back which were enough for her to make a lovely shawl.

She spent some time down the "rabbit hole" on Ravelry looking for her next project.

And ultimately decided to add a fourth color to the yarns she used for the hat she worked on last week. You'll see the finished hat below.

Barbara B. finished one sleeve and is now completing the other on the Top Down Raglan Baby Sweater which is free on Ravelry.

Janna started this blanket which used left and right twisted stitches to make the wavy lines of pattern.

 I think she is using one of those 60 Quick Knits books that is published by Cascade Yarns.

She started the bordered edge today. That red box on her thumb is a battery powered row counter. They come with multiple rings to a package because the battery cannot be replaced and it's so inexpensive that when one dies out, you can reach for a new one. They come in different colors so sometimes you can match the counter to your yarn. If you're like me, you have more than one project going simultaneously so each project can have it's own counter.

I was inspired by yet another YouTube video to make a Knit Round Turtleneck Dickey. And thankfully, this one was in English. Do you remember that tangle of yarn from last week? Well, I tried one more time after everyone went home and was halted in my tracks by the same mistake as I had made earlier. Rather than try one more time, I listened to the yarn and searched for a totally different pattern. And LOOK! No mistakes! The yarn must be happy. ;)

Maureen is getting tired of this pattern. It happens to all of us. 

I take it as a good sign that the project is big enough. 

Margaret is using a colorful, quick color changing yarn to make a basic beanie. She knew the yarn was too busy to try to incorporate a textured design. It would just get lost in the colors.

Jan A. is working on a spiraling textured hat. I forgot to get the pattern but maybe she can leave a comment with a link.

Barbara K. is making another Ex's and O's hat with a lighter colored contrast yarn. 

Cinzia has made great progress on the silk and merino blend t-shirt called Panopeia. The color is a nice buttery yellow which doesn't quite show up in this picture even with editing.

Here is Barbara K's Ex's and O's hat completed and ready for inventory.

And I think Cinzia made this hat which reminds me of the copycat hat. It's not quite exactly the same, but close.

And here is Dorah's finished jogless striped hat. She learned a new to her technique for changing colors that doesn't leave a bump where it shifts to the new color.

Barbara K. finished her mobius ring cowl. 

We've both decided it was fun to make once but once was enough. If you want to take a look at the video which inspired us to try it, here you go.

The sun just peeked out from behind the rain clouds so I might squeeze in a quick walk before I start dinner. Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!