A snowy afternoon with my Chicks

 The snow stopped long enough for the Chicks to walk down the driveway on the path that my husband rushed out to clear for "The Girls". Once everyone was settled in, the snow started again. So now there is a clean coat everywhere, looking so pretty and pristine.

Our treat today was a sourdough chocolate chip banana bread, two of my favorites combined! And I have a doggie bag for later 😉

Barbara B finished her Alter Eco Welt Beanie which was a WIP last week. Her knitting skills really highlight the stitch definition of the pattern beautifully! 

I forgot to show you my FO last week of the scrappy hat that was in progress two weeks ago. I hate to see yarn ends go to waste so it's easy to incorporate them into a small project like a hat. There is no pattern as I made it up as I knitted along.

Right after last week's session I completed the Celtic Feather Cap. This pattern gave me plenty of opportunity to master cabling without a cable needle.

I had just a tiny bit of red yarn left and couldn't bring myself to toss it so I made a teeny weeny Melt the Ice Hat. Carole said it would fit a Lego figure so I gave it to her for her grandchildren to use during playtime.

I found some worsted weight red yarn in the stash and decided Fozzie needed a Resistance Hat too. I followed this pattern to knit it in one evening.

I'm not sure Fozzie agrees with me though. He was very tolerant and humored me just long enough to take a picture. I wonder if I can do this again with Ron and me wearing our hats too. I better wait until Fozzie recovers from this trauma before I try taking pics for our annual Christmas card. Can't you just hear him saying, "What I tolerate for food!"

Jan spent last week learning how to knit magic loop technique so she can knit a pair of socks. So far she's doing an excellent job! It definitely is a learning curve but it's doable.

After a few rows she needed a project that required less attention so she went back to her pretty shawl.

Barbara B is knitting the February Socks for herself. The original pattern is for shortie socks but she has extended the cuff to fit above the ankle.

I started a pair of mittens using Claudia Krisniski's pattern for Mittens for Children and Adults. It's very easy to follow and easily adapts to multiple sizes.

Nancy is making a Benjamin Matthews hat called Flight Formation Beanie. She said the pattern reminded her of fir trees so she picked out a nice evergreen colored yarn.

Margaret started a Mosaic Stitch Beanie using her favorite weight yarn, bulky!

 I think this is the pattern for it.

By the time we were ready to call it a day, she was on to the second color.

This is the hat she worked on last week but she said it required a bit more attention than she could give it while still being sociable. It's the Dupont Street hat.

Carole searched her stash and found some discontinued, one of a kind Periwinkle Sheep yarn to knit the Squarshy Hat.

She is also working on rainbow hats for her grandsons. They told her they didn't like ribbed cuffs or rolled cuffs because they are for "babies". So she is going to fold the edge and sew it to make a stockinette cuff.

The snow is still falling but I understand the temps are supposed to be in the mid 40s tomorrow so it won't last long. I'm not a summer type person so I will miss the cold temps and the opportunity to wear my hand knits. But it will be nice to see flowers and green grass soon. 

Have a great week and keep those needles clicking!

Sharing plans for Thanksgiving

Everyone is making plans for Thanksgiving next week. Some of the ladies are cooking and some are guests and some are doing both! Some will stay home and some will celebrate while on vacation. Nancy said she is not known for her cooking prowess but her SIL loves her carrot cake so she's making it for him. I'm waiting to hear what my kids are doing before I put my plans on the calendar.

We had some FOs this week. That hat that Barbara K was knitting for the last few weeks is ready for the inventory, the 2x2 ribbed hat.

Barbara B finished the Flight Formation Beanie, a pattern from our favorite hat designer, Benjamin Matthews. His patterns are so well written and easy to knit.

I finished the I-cords on the Kitty Toy Hat which was a modification of a pattern for a toy hat. The headband on the right is something I just played with until I liked what I got. The pattern is written on my Ravelry page.

 I had leftover yarn that was too much to just toss but was just enough for a baby headband.

I knitted almost nonstop for five days to complete my Grid Gambit Cowl and loved every minute of it. This was so easy to knit and easy to memorize and for me to say that is high praise! I like it so much I set aside two lovely colors to start another one someday soon.

 This is Tina's Grid Gambit for which she is using the yarns she trusted me to buy for her at the last yarn festival I attended. We all swooned over the colors and how beautiful it looks!

Barbara B and Jan are knitting the same Simple Sideways Triangle Scarf. Barb's is knitted in DK weight yarn with a size 6 needle and Jan's is fingering weight with a size 4 needle so they will be slightly different in dimensions. Ravelry still lists the pattern in the files but it is unavailable unless you printed it out or saved it digitally.

Barbara is using Whole Knit n' Caboodle sport weight yarn for hers...

in a pretty autumn fiery variegated yarn.

and Jan's is a souvenir yarn she picked up in Canada I think she said. 

It reminds me of roasted autumn root vegetables! Pretty!!!

I had some left over Plymouth Encore yarn and decided to make a jogless single stripe hat using 

Grace O'Neill's technique.

Dorah is still working on her corner to corner baby blanket. Great colors!

Carole's 1-2-3 Baby beanie is for her newest grandson. The pattern has two versions available so she's making the first option.

Maureen's baby cardigan is getting the lower ribbing and then she'll pick up the stitches to knit the sleeves.

I don't know how Margaret does it but she's following a charted design and talking at the same time! I have projects that are strictly "alone knitting" and this would fall under that category!

Nancy is knitting a 1-2-3 Baby Beanie too.

I could have sworn Barbara K said she found this pattern on Ravelry but I'm not finding results. Anyway, she said she'll turn this into a scarf since she doesn't tend to wear cowls. 

Edited: Barbara B found the link to the pattern on Ravelry. Thanks Barb!!!

Her yarn choice is lovely!

She has good taste in colors as you can see by the pretty scarf she wore today. 

It's the Country Rows Shawlette which I designed in 2009.

Barbara B's treat today was a sourdough hand pie. We had our choice of filling, fig or blueberry. 

Mmm, mmm, good!

We haven't decided if we're meeting next week since it's so close to Thanksgiving. So if I don't get to say it then, here's wishing you a blessed Thanksgiving and keep those needles clicking!