Smoke and Heat

Had it not been for the Canadian wildfires and the heat today, we would have been knitting on the deck. However, when you can smell the wood burning in the air, it's best to stay inside with the AC. There were just seven of us today but that didn't mean there was any shortage of conversation. We've broken our own rule about no political talk so many times already that we just start off with it so we can get the venting done early. We moved on to knitting patterns, grandchildren, books, and of course yarn.

Dorah said she put herself on a strict yarn diet until she uses up what she has. But she was drawn in by the pretty colors of this variegated yarn from Purple Lamb. It was the name of the colorway, Texas Bluebells, that put her over the edge since her oldest lives in Houston. She is planning to make something for her but needs inspiration.

 

I forgot to show you Jan's purchase from her recent vacation to Nova Scotia where she saw cute little puffins in their natural habitat. So naturally she had to buy the yarn that is dyed and named for them.

Margaret is working on a Helix Hat. You can see the first stripe peeking out from under her needle.

Nancy is working on a Fair Isle Hat. She felt confident that she could work on it while socializing until she noticed she repeated a mistake four rounds back. We tried to talk her into calling it a design element but it would have bugged her so she tinked back to reknit it. I'm right there with you Nancy. I would have done the same thing. (It turns out this isn’t a hat, it’s a cowl.) http://papersensei.blogspot.com/2011/04/cowl-for-japan.html

Jan's shawl is coming along nicely. Sorry I didn't catch the name of the pattern.

Maureen added to her Reversible Stripes Scarf and questioned her choice for knitting it in a social setting. I didn't hear any sighs so I guess she's good with it.

Barbara K said she didn't like the first color that was showing up on her shawl so she frogged the whole thing, cut off the offending color, and started over.

Dorah started the cuff of the second mitten. She got as far as the thumb gusset with the gray yarn when I looked over and made her promise not to be angry with me for pointing out that she forgot to knit the palm with blue yarn to match its mate (see next photo). Been there, done that, bought the T-shirt!

I had to tink back four rows because I forgot which project I was knitting and started the edges incorrectly. My last two scarves and this headband all had I-cord like edging but made 3 entirely different ways. Sometimes I have to remember to turn off the automatic pilot in my brain. 😉

This is one of those scarves with the I-cord edge. It's called Ottilie and I'm using Crystal Palace Mini Mochi fingering weight yarn, my absolute favorite gradient yarn! But I heard it's been discontinued and possibly the whole company closed. Bummer! This will be added to the inventory for The Falcon Boutique at Albany High School.

This is the other scarf with an I-cord edge knitted in yet a third style. And you wonder why I'm confused! I followed a YouTube video and wrote down the instructions as I followed along. About halfway through I had to abandon what I had written and just follow my instincts and I think it turned out pretty nice. If you'd like to try it, these are the links to Part 1 and Part 2 videos.

 https://youtu.be/Vm0q8e7rvUY?si=TSCabttVzscPRgRy

                                          https://youtu.be/cE4UkCbYZnY?si=0kusye4CmV4B9xLi

If you hadn't already guessed by the color, this one is for me.😉

There were no treats from Barbara B's magic kitchen this week. It was a close call but we survived.😂

Now I'm off to finish this project so I can choose a new one. 

Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!