FO's galore!

There's a story that goes with this hat. I saw a Youtube video of the knitting of this hat but unfortunately, it was being knitted by someone who spoke Polish. So I watched the video about 10 times so I could write down every step of the process and translate the pattern into English. And now we can all make this hat. I'm sure you'll see some more in the future.

I knitted this beret called Slice of Pie beret. It's a thank you to a friend who gave me some yarn to use for our charity knitting. 

Maureen finished her sage green 1898 hat and it's warm and cozy.

Jan. P. brought four finished objects to add to our inventory. They are both lovely sets. I didn't catch the name of this pattern but...

this is the Irma hat she worked so diligently over the last few months. And the matching scarf is called Outlaw, designed by someone we both knew.

And here are some of the patriotic blankets in all their glory. I think a couple of more will be added soon. It's so nice to see everyone's differing interpretations on a theme.

Maureen continues to work on a pretty triangular scarf using a self striping yarn.

I tried using up some of the yarn left from the finished blanket so I'm making a watchman's cap.

Cinzia picked up her crochet hook for her second patriotic blanket.

Jan P. worked on her 1898 hat. First step is making the ear band.

Barbara B. is making the cutest hat!

It's even the same color as the one in the pattern.

Jan just started her newest project, a hat. She learned a valuable lesson too...never try to cast on and count stitches while talking. LOL!

This pattern will be teaching her how to make baby cables without a cable needle.

Barbara K. is making the Antler Hat from TinCanKnits as a gift for her son. Oops! I hope he doesn't read this! Maybe it's not a surprise.

I decorated the hearth for the season and noticed I didn't have a stocking for my daughter's fiance so Mike got his own stocking this weekend. It took me about 3 days to make this giant sock based on a basic top up pattern.

I'm not knitting any gifts this year to make life a little less stressful. Deadlines freak me out! So I'm going to sit back, relax, and enjoy the month of December by knitting only when I feel like it. (cough,cough, always, cough, cough) LOL!!!

Keep those needles clicking!

We're back inside

The cold air hit this morning so we had to knit inside today. Janna bought some gorgeous yarns at a trunk show last week so she stood in the background on the right, winding them into balls so she could start knitting them.

Jan A. brought her finished 1898 hat and did a darn good job making it!

Margaret's turned out nice too!

Barbara B. wore her new lovely scarf that we saw her working on over the summer. I know it's a Lisa Hannes pattern but I need a sec to remember the name...Nope! It's a Dee O'Keefe pattern called Anisah.

But this is a Lisa Hannes up next on her needles called Quiet Journey.

It's going to be a beauty too!

Jan A. started The Age of Brass and Steam scarf and learned how to make a tab cast on with the help of Youtube. I can't state enough how wonderful it is to have video tutorials at the touch of a finger!

And here is her first shawl started all by herself and a little help from Youtube.

We're so happy Jan P. is back in the flock! She worked on her Irma hat and is nearing the finish line.

Barbara K. finished her first 1898 hat and is starting another.

And Janna has begun the decrease section on her 1898.

I could have been finished with mine had I not miscalculated the row count, causing me to frog back about 20 rows! I'm back on track and making the decreases now.

 It looks like all future get-togethers will be indoors for the rest of the season unless we get a freakishly warm day. All the more reason to keep those needles clicking!

Lovely weather for outdoor knitting

I love Tuesdays! I get to meet with my Chicks. The hot topic today was bears! Oh my! The knitters were disappointed that the day a juvenile bear decided to visit my yard about 30 feet from where we all sit, was not a day when we were out here knitting. I know bears visit the neighborhood around here at night because many neighbors have hard evidence what with broken fences, droppings, and crushed bird feeders. This particular day was a shocker because “Yogi” strolled by at 1:30 in the afternoon! Let’s hope he found a nice den somewhere way away from the population.

Janna’s Totally Biased cowl is coming along nicely. And check out how nice it looks against her shirt.

Debbie’s hat has a few more stripes added to it. She doesn’t have much leisure time for knitting since her grandchildren live nearby.

Jan’s Irma hat is slow going. She, much like me, has multiple projects going at once so they take a little longer to finish. But it’ll get done.

Cinzia’s Workday Scarf looks so pretty in this tonal color yarn. Tonal yarns are great for patterns where you want a bit of interest without it interfering with the lacework.

Im using the same stitch pattern from a shawl I made but using the basic pattern from emPower People cowl by Casapinka’s to make an asymmetrical triangular cowl.

Cinzia’s daughter Sofia visited today. She’s working on a nice, cozy scarf using a variation of the Mistake stitch.

Here is Barbara K.’s Mistake Stitch Scarf in a rich raspberry color. The thick fabric it creates makes a warm scarf.

Margaret’s Sightseer cowl is getting longer with every row. Since it’s a slipped stitch pattern technique, it takes a little longer to make progress but it’s looking great.

 Another week gone by which brings us closer to the end of summer. Hopefully we’ll be able to sit out here on the deck well into an Indian summer. Keep those needles clicking!

Outdoor knitting

It was a warm one today but the humidity didn't kick in until everyone had gone home.

Liz made a lot of progress on her cowl.

Carole worked on a beautiful royal blue hat.

It's called the Meshy Squishy Toque.

Jan worked on her Irma hat. She had to hurry home before the thunderstorms so she could comfort her poor pup who is terrified of storms. There was one predicted to hit right around the time she would get home.

Maureen took two identical skeins of Noro yarn but started one ball from the outside of the skein, and the other from the inside to make the Noro Striped Scarf, an oldy but goody.

Barbara B. worked on a shawl for herself called Anisah that has cables running all the way up the edge.

Janna made good progress on her Totally Biased cowl. The colors are changing in the most perfect way.

I'm working on a shawl for myself in between charity knitting. This is called the Cheri Chevron Shawl. I'm using a mohair and a sock yarn and I love how it looks.

Knitting brings us such joy and we all feel as though it helped us get through the toughest times in life. I hope you feel this way too. Keep those needles clicking and look for us next week.

95* but if feels like 100*

The heat and humidity are stifling here in the Capital District. Jan, Margaret, and I had no choice but to sit inside today.

Margaret's Sightseer Cowl is starting to show the mosaic stitch color work. This is a free pattern on Ravelry. 

Jan's Irma Hat is giving her a bit of a challenge. Sometimes we all talk more than pay attention to our work and get carried away with the knitting. We all have to take a step back and make sure we are on the right track.

I bought this pattern called "Beloved" from TinCanKnits and I'm so happy I did! It was a joy to make and took very little time to finish this in a child's size.

I decided to cast on another one right away but this one will be adult size. The pattern contains all the stitch counts for sizes baby to adult. It calls for DK weight yarn or two strands of fingering weight held together so I thought I'd give it a try with the two strands.

Our weather forecast for the next few days shows nothing but rain, possible thunderstorms, and cooler temperatures. I can deal with that if it means no more heat and humidity. I'm not a summer person and tend to spend my days very close to the AC vent. I hope wherever you are, you're keeping cool. And keeping those needles clicking!