Red Velvet Cookies and knitting

Barbara B. made sourdough red velvet cookies for us to munch on today. They were moist, chewy, and chocolatey good!

You don't see any knitting on the table because we were so busy talking and snacking that I almost forgot to have my husband take our picture.

 Everyone had packed up to leave when he was summoned to be on duty.

Barbara brought two FO's today. The Bella cardigan is a lacy little sweater with sweet details on the sleeves and button bands. It's a purchased pattern on Ravelry.

Her second FO is the Twig Bonnet, a free pattern with a size range from newborn to 2 years old. It begins with flat knitting and then is joined in the round to close the back of the hat. 

The I-cord ties are knitted on last.

Currently on her needles is the Tiny Isla cardigan, another freebie on Ravelry.

She's using a DK weight yarn and will have a sweet ensemble when this is completed.

Last week I showed you a cowl which Nancy had started using two pastel yarns. The further she knitted, the more she was dissatisfied with the result. So she frogged it and decided to use the yarns, combined with other colors, to make two Helix Hats.

She is much happier with these two projects.

Annika is working on a project for her church bazarre.

 It looks like a variation on the Feather and Fan lace scarf.

Her friend gave her the yarn to make it. 

There is a sparkly strand that runs through the yarn that adds a bit of pizazz.

I started the Sweet Pea Cardi because the pattern said I had just the right amount of yarn to make the smallest size. But the more I knitted, the more I realized there was a problem. It turns out I read the description incorrectly or confused it with another pattern. Instead of 300 yards of yarn, the Sweet Pea uses a minimum of 400 yards. Ooops! So what you see here is no longer on the needle. 

Plan B will have to be consulted.

Maureen started the Totally Biased Cowl which begins with a provisional cast on that is later grafted to the last row, completely hiding the seam in the stockinette section for an endless infinity cowl.

Jan picked up her Changing Staircases Shawl. The short color change of the yarn moves along the pattern of lace and stockinette sections.

Janna is finally nearing the end of her Someday Baby Blanket. 

This ball of yarn is all that is left as she nears completion.

Sending you all best wishes for a safe and happy Independence Day. And keep those needles clicking!

 

Summer is here!

I put one foot out on the deck and made the executive decision to gather inside today. It was much too hot to expect anyone to knit with wool on a day like this. We saw pictures of Nancy's newborn granddaughter. What a precious baby! Dorah regaled us with the adventures she had with her children on their trip to London where they attended a Mets game. And then we shared our FO's.

Barbara B. finished her baby ensemble. The sweater is the Simple Toddler Cabled Cardigan. She made a hat to match using Marianna's Cabled Hat pattern which comes in multiple sizes from baby to adult. The hat is knitted flat according to the directions but Barbara didn't want to have to sew a seam so she converted the project to be knitted in the round.

Carole finished the Wee Bean and found cheerful yellow buttons for it. She's going to give it a steam blocking and sew the buttons and it will be ready for inventory.

Dorah is hooked on the LOSY hats! 

She added one to the inventory today and immediately cast on for another.

Carole finished the Totally Biased Cowl. She used James C. Brett Marble Chunky yarn to knit it flat and graft the short ends together and still has enough yarn left over to make another.

The mail was delivered while the Chicks were here and I opened the package my grandsons sent from Pennsylvania. It contained a skein of 100% Baby Alpaca yarn in my favorite colors. They know me so well! We all had a chance to pet it before I decide what to make with it.

Dorah finished one sleeve on her baby cardigan and started the second before she decided to frog it back so she can make it match the other one.

I worked on the sleeves of my Oh Baby! Cardigan.

By the end of the two hours we met, the sleeves were done. It needs a steam blocking and then I have to either look for buttons or make my own.

Barbara K. cast on stitches for a scarf. We'll have to see what pattern it is next week.

Margaret added some rounds to her original design hat using bits of yarn left from bigger projects.

Janna's Someday Baby Blanket is a slow going project but the yarn and pattern are beautiful together.

Nancy started the Slip Stitch Cowl, a free pattern on Ravelry.

She chose two lovely, soft pastel colors for it.

Barbara B. is working on Bella by KnitsDuNord, a paid pattern on Ravelry.

It has a sweet little lace front. 

She's using a Cascade superwash fingering weight yarn that is soft as a cloud.

As everyone got up to leave we noticed we had company the whole time and no one knew he was there. His bed sits in the corner of the dining room where we meet and no one saw him sneak in. I think Fozzie is finally warming up to my Chicks and likes to be a part of the action.

It only took three years! LOL! 

Stay cool while you knit and crochet, have a good week and keep those needles clicking!