Back inside this week

I knew it was too good to be true that spring is here! Last week it was 80 degrees and we sat outside. This week it's cold enough to wear the cowl I just finished (pics to follow).

Barbara B made sourdough animal crackers for today's treat.

She has specialized cookie cutters to make perfect little animals! And they're great with a glass of ice cold milk! Ask me how I know. 😉

     

We talked about houseplants today. I have a golden pothos that my daughter received as a gift on her 6th birthday (about 39 years ago) which has spawned so many clippings that it's still going strong, well, cuttings from the original plant are still growing. Dorah has one of the offspring plants. This is a Chinese Evergreen, I think, that was about 6 years old when it started looking sad. So I hacked off a few of the stems of the healthiest looking shoots and just shoved them in some fresh potting soil and now it looks like a brand new plant! 

The colors of my new Grid Gambit are similar to the plant. I used Terri Bartosik's Whole Knit n' Caboodle Woo-Sport for the pretty pink variegated and Malabrigo Arroyo for the deep green contrasting yarn. This is my third one, two for me and one for my good friend in Pennsylvania. There might be more in my future. You never know!

I finished the Twisted Headband/Earwarmer that was started last week. It ate up yarn like crazy and I finished with only inches of yarn left. It was a tense game of yarn chicken!

And Barbara K finished her vibrantly striped scarf and because it's still cold here, she was able to wear it before next winter.

She started a hat with some bulky yarn and has enough yarn at home to make a matching scarf.

Jan called me over the weekend for a "private consultation" on a pattern that was confusing her. The Frid (Serenity) Scarf directions were a bit confusing in the way it worded the increasing stitches. But...

she is smart and left lifelines every so often so if she has to frog it, she will know what row she's knitting.

Dorah's 2x2 hat is growing longer. I recently read an article by a professional knitter who says she often gets requests from friends for her hand knitted items as though she can whip one off the needles overnight. Non-knitters don't have any idea the amount of time it takes to knit a garment.

Maureen spent the last week visiting her grands so she really didn't have the time or energy to add much to her 1898 Hat. But it's getting there.

Nancy's Dupont Street Hat is a little longer but she's been knitting something special at the same time.

This is her Tintype Cowl. The pattern says it can be worn as a cowl or shawl. Nancy is our Queen of Short Rows and there are plenty to satisfy her in this pattern!

Tina's hat is nearing the decrease portion. Even though she is using a Navajo Plying technique, it doesn't seem that the ball of yarn is getting any smaller!

Barbara B made great progress on her Zomboni Scarf/Shawl. It has a nice decorative purled edge that give it a little ruffled look.

I'm working on a Braided Headband which is from a YouTube video I came across. The yarn is a soft baby alpaca, perfect for keeping ears warm.

Margaret started the Roxana Reversible Beanie in a pretty persimmon color yarn.

And guess who jumped on the chair as soon as the Chicks left for the day! He times his appearance perfectly, just as they open the door to leave.

Now he's sitting beside me, staring holes into my brain, hoping I'll feed him. It's a good thing he can't speak English. Although, he might as well. I can read his body language as if he was speaking! LOL! Well, gotta start cooking dinner. See you next week and keep those needles clicking!