Another hot day for knitting

It was another miserably hot day here today so we opted to stay indoors where the AC keeps us comfortable.

Barbara and Debbie were my only Chicks this afternoon but they were busy. Barbara's Country Rows scarf has grown by leaps and bounds and the ball of yarn is showing signs of shrinking. Debbie learned a new cast on technique for the hat she is knitting and here she had to refer back to the YouTube video to make sure she performed the steps correctly.

 Maureen's Squarshy Hat is a few inches longer than last week.

 Margaret started another Squarshy hat because....

 she finished the one she was working on last week.

 Beth is back from her vacation to Scotland and a day at Wimbledon (which she said was wonderful). She brought a few finished objects with her tonight. This lovely stranded cowl is as soft as a cloud.

 Her socks are self striping yarn. I love the pattern they make.

 She also added a reversible stripes scarf...vertical stripes on one side and horizontal on the other.

 Beth started a baby soft alpaca hat, also the Squarshy hat.

 I'm almost finished with a Fisherman's Rib cowl using a reversible brioche stitch. The yarn is Debbie Bliss Rialto, a soft, superwash merino.

 Because it's superwash yarn it won't felt which makes it difficult join a new ball of yarn. So I had to separate the end of the strand into equal parts and braid one strand from the old ball of yarn to the separated two strands of the new ball of yarn. It makes a very neat join which is the same thickness as the original yarn. I'm still confused about how that happens but hey! It works!

See you next week. In the meantime, keep those needles clicking.