We had a visitor today

Cinzia's daughter Elena spent some of her holiday break from college with us and brought her crochet along. That's Elena, third in from the left. 

She received a crochet pattern book for Christmas from her Dad and is trying out 

one of the patterns for a cowl. The book offers patterns written out and as graphs.

The stitches look great! 

Janna is making another That Easy Guernsey Hat using up what she hopes is the last of the pink superwash merino yarn. There were whole skeins donated to the group which someone must have planned to use for a larger garment so she has been able to make quite a few items with it.

I just started a hooded head covering which was listed as a helmet liner but it's really useful in any cold weather situation.

Dorah is more than halfway through her Close to You Shawl. She was working on something else but hit a snag along the way so it's in time out for now.

Carole lost her favorite winter hat so she made herself a new one.

It's called the Rhinelander Hat and she finished it in time to model it for us.

Margaret finished the Orchid Mantis Hat and used the chart for the Fair Isle portion to make matching fingerless mitts. One down...

One to go!

Cinzia started a Morton Cowl with a gradient fingering weight yarn paired with a bulky weight.

Here is Carole's finished Morton Cowl along with a hat she added to our inventory today.

And Dorah added a Helix Hat as well.

Our family celebrated Christmas this past weekend when everyone was available. I thought the table looked pretty with the red cloth and planned to leave it out for a bit. Unfortunately, SOMEONE had ideas of his own. He is usually really good about not getting on tables or counters but he loves a good tablecloth bed. 😸 It's a good thing I was planning on throwing it in the laundry anyway!

Time for me to get back to my projects. Have a good week and keep those needles clicking!