Sunny day but chilly

Cinzia and Janna joined me on my front lawn, or at least what's left of it, for an afternoon of knitting. Cinzia found some pretty gradient yarn in her stash so she cast on for a lace cowl. There isn't enough knitted yet to show you but I can show you...

The parts to a lace, bolero length sweater she made. It needs blocking and assembling but it's going to be a knockout!

Janna's scarf looks so pretty with the gentle changing of colors in her feather and fan style lace scarf.

I finished two hats in two weeks. The pattern is called Ephemeris and is an addictive knit. Since I belong to two charity knitting groups, I have to decide which hat will go to which group.

These were both lots of fun to make and took only about four days to complete, once I figured out how to knit the pattern. It required some concentration but not so much that I couldn't memorize the pattern.

This afternoon I worked on a personal project, my Northeasterly blanket. It is composed of all fingering weight yarns and knitted with a size 3 needle. This will be for me, if I ever finish it!

And I have an announcement...There's a new member to the Mason family. Meet Fozzie! He's a three and a half year old domestic short hair kitty that's as sweet as my son's kitty, Joules. He even looks a little like her. All during this pandemic I would surf the humane society page just to look at cute animals. But one day this adorable face looked into my eyes and I was a goner. We have a bit of work to do with him because his previous owner allowed him to grow to twenty-five pounds! But we have three staircases and lots of toys for him to play with and he's already trimmed off five pounds since he moved in almost four weeks ago.

He understands that he is not allowed to touch my yarn or knitting and so far, so good. It's also my responsibility to remember to keep the door to my knitting room closed when I'm not in there. So I might not have as much time to devote to knitting as before but I'll certainly have fun with my new furry companion. Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!

 

It’s been more than a year

 

Technique Tip

 Here is an alternative technique to knit two together for a neater right leaning decrease.

https://youtu.be/kOft9oe74x8

Now that’s power!

 

So true!

AHAHAHA!!!

 

 

First day in a long time

It’s been many months since my Chicks and I have been able to meet in person. Some of us have had all our doses of vaccine, some have had the first, and some are still waiting. But with our masks and at least six feet between us, we were able to take advantage of the gorgeous day on my front lawn. 

Cinzia started us off on show and tell with a pretty lace scarf using Mini Mochi gradient yarn. The long color changes work perfectly with the pattern.

Barbara B. made some gorgeous cables in her hat. The yarn is perfect for showing off the stitch definition.

I’m working on the Treppenviertel cowl using Lion Brand Wool-Ease, a machine washable worsted weight yarn.

My iPad won’t load the pictures in the order in which I’ve chosen them so the next two are Carole, Janna, Annika, Cinzia, Debbie, and Barbara B.

Carole is using up some yarn that “exploded” in her stash to make a Helix hat. You should try it. It’s fun and a good way to use up leftovers.

Janna has some Knit Picks gradient yarn for a lace scarf. She wasn’t too sure she liked how it was progressing but I assured her that when she blocks it, it will make all the difference in the world.

Annika’s scarf is an easy repeat which twists one stitch to create the spine down the fabric.

And rounding out the set is Debbie’s lovely cabled hat. She too has great stitch definition in her design.

 Hopefully, this will be the first of many outdoor meetings we Chicks can have.  It’s so nice to be able to talk to each other face to face, even if we cover it with a mask. Until next time, keep those needles clicking!

Counting cables!

I came across this valuable information and thought you’d appreciate it too. Now I’ll be able to count my rows between cables if I don’t happen to have my row counter available.

 https://youtu.be/4cO8ZClNdKw