A delightfully cool 70 degree day

It was the perfect day for deck knitting today. A cool breeze complimented the gurgling of the waterfall as a backdrop to our activity.

Dorah completed her Helix Hat using sock weight yarns. She consulted one of our other knitting friends who recommended 112 stitch cast on which turned out to be a bit too small for our current inventory so she graciously offered it to my Friday group, Delaware Avenue Stitch Angels, whose current project is for babies and toddlers. Dorah's choice of colors made a beautiful hat!

She also showed us her Changing Staircases Shawl that she made for herself. We all fell in love with the colors. And when Carole arrived...

we made her model it since it looked so nice with her sweater.

Carole is working on the same shawl pattern with a slightly softer blend of colors in her sock weight yarn. Dorah and Carole both recommend this pattern for its simplicity and easy to memorize repeats.

Carole brought along her Raven Beanie which she saves for "waiting room" knitting. The pattern makes a thick fabric to protect against winter winds.

Barbara B. started a new project, with a pretty coral colored yarn, today called...

The Silver Cardigan. It's a free pattern on Ravelry sized for a baby.

Dorah's Easy Shawl is coming along nicely. We discussed possible variations of yarn color selection so Dorah might try using a variegated yarn for the first half of the scarf and then using a solid or tonal in a complimentary color scheme.

I'm still working on the Lexis Hat. There is one more complete eight row repeat to finish, then row 1-6, and then I can begin the decreasing section of the crown. So I'm beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel.

Margaret is using up the last of the Kool Aid hand dyed yarn from my daughter's stash to make a Helix Hat too. Someone said these hats are like Lay's Potato Chips, you can't make just one!

The smoke from the Canadian wildfires has finally subsided so I'll be able to resume my daily walks. It was a real hardship for me to stay inside and knit all day! Now, I have this bridge I'm looking to sell...

Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!