Another hot and humid day

I was forced to get a new computer when my trusty Asus would no longer update and crapped out on me. Everyone I mentioned it to said I would love the new Surface. It's not that much larger or heavier than my I-pad but I'm still learning the ropes so bear with me. 

Oh, and if you hear screaming, it's probably me. LOL!

The six of us enjoyed a quiet afternoon in the cool air from the AC. 

Even Fozzie joined us for a little visit. He's been getting braver about hanging around when the Chicks are here. And his favorite person is Dorah because she knows where we keep the "cookies" and he knows she'll sneak a few to him on her way through the kitchen.

 Barbara B made sourdough peanut butter banana chocolate chip muffins so she is the humans' favorite person. ;)

Barbara B finished the Watering the Trees hat, a freebie on Ravelry. The stitch definition highlights the cables beautifully.

I started the Frost Ridge Beanie using Plymouth Encore, a machine washable wool and acrylic blend.

By the end of the two hour meeting I had this much knitted. It has a 5" cuff for folding so I should be almost there soon.

Dorah designed a pair of fingerless mitts using colors from the Helix Hat she finished last week. She used a free pattern from Ravelry that is my go-to mitten pattern. The hand is complete and now she will knit a contrasting ribbing on the thumb.

Maureen is almost finished with her Close to You Shawl, a very easy pattern, also free on Ravelry.

Another freebie is the sweater that Carole just started.

The Oh Baby! Cardigan will be adorable and she has yarn left for a hat too.

Barbara B told me the name of this hat pattern and I thought I wrote it down but darned if I can find it! I'll let you know next week. Edited: the hat is called Back Seat Driver!

The Country Rows Shawl that Barbara K started today is a pattern I wrote many moons ago.

She bought the yarn on one of our yarn festival trips and it spoke to her for this pattern.

Well, I managed to write this whole thing without screaming, although I did not use the photo storage method my son suggested. It was just too complicated and the computer kept telling me I ran out of storage! I hate those "in the cloud" storage things! Just let me do it my way and everyone can go home happy. LOL! Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!