You know that rule?

We knitters have an unwritten rule...we knit so we won't eat. Well, when Barbara B. aka the Queen of Sourdough, comes to our Tuesday get-togethers armed with her homemade goodies, we can't refuse! Look at those happy faces. 

This is why everyone is smiling! Barbara used some of the discard of the sourdough starter to make brownies. And boy! They were good! So we all had some nibbles and then got down to work.

Janna used Knit Picks Chroma fingering weight yarn to make this lacy scarf and brought it in to see if any of us remembered the name of the pattern. After some searching, she was able to find it to share with Annika so she could make one too.

Janna is smiling here because she has finally used up ALL of the pink, green, and blue yarns on the last Helix Hat in a long line of pink/green/blue hats.

She also completed her Dissent Cowl, a design to honor RBG.

Her newest project is the Easy Scarf from Martina Behm. Janna reminded me that this is the yarn she bought when we visited WEBS in 2018 and she's finally getting around to using it. Sometimes you have to wait for the yarn to speak to you so you know what it wants to become.

Barbara K. is loving this pleated scarf with the soft pastel yarn's lovely colors. The slow changing colors make a nice transition throughout the length of the fabric.

Carole's newest granddaughter, Ruby, has outgrown the first hat she knitted for her. So this will be the next size up for her.

Carole chose a Sirdar Baby Yarn in DK weight and a size 5 needle to make the self patterning cap with a rolled edge.

She finished it up before we were done for the day. The Simple Baby Hat is a freebie on Ravelry.

Earlier in the post you saw the Easy Scarf that Janna is starting and here is mine which I started over the weekend. My hubby and I had a lunch date on Saturday in Red Hook, NY and made our way home through Chatham where there just so happens to be a yarn shop called The Warm Ewe. I found this Lang Mille Fiori superwash merino in fingering weight and it called my name. By the way, lunch was fantastic at a Greek restaurant called Mazi. They just opened last year and I hope they are successful because I would love to go back and try many more of their menu options.

Annika finished the hat from last week and started what will be the last of the Icelandic Wool hats as she has reached the end of the stash.

Barbara B. is working on the Moose Balaclava, another free pattern on Ravelry. The original pattern calls for two weights of yarn held together to make the equivalent of a bulky weight but you are the master of your knitting so you can do whatever your little heart desires as long as it fits. ;)

Nancy's Dot Shawl by Casapinka is coming along beautifully. It uses fingering weight yarns and each dot looks like a bobble but is actually made by purling 2 stitches together so there's no annoying turning back and forth with each one.

You might remember Carole's Helix Hat from last week when she was worried she might run out of the green yarn before reaching the finish line. Well, I'm happy to report that because the rounds get smaller with each decreasing round, she was able to complete the hat with 10 inches of yarn to spare! 

Whew! That's cutting it close!

And you have seen Nancy's gossamer cowl in progress in the last few weeks. Today she wore it and it's gorgeous! The colors compliment her blouse perfectly!

We're going to spend a few more weeks knitting for ourselves and then it's back to knitting for a cause. The upcoming recipient will be the Alpha Pregnancy Center. We will be knitting for babies and their mommas so you'll be seeing wee little items in the coming months.

 Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!