Finally Finished Friday

Cowls for the Girls Holiday Bash again for this week's finished Friday.

Purl Ridge Cowl # 5 from Briar Rose Fibers, Fourth of July
This is also doubling as a swatch for an EPS sweater I want to knit out of Fourth of July later next Fall.

Liberty Wool Cowl #1 from Liberty Wool
This yarn is sadly no longer since Classic Elite is no longer, but with the gifts of some friends, I am knitting some of it up for some cowls too.  I only had one and a partial skein of this color way, so it is a shorty for those who don't like long cowls.

Have a great weekend!

The Weekend's Progress

It was a very nice relaxing weekend, despite, the rain and the sun who fought for attention.

I planned a nice weekend with no obligations, and that is pretty much what we have had.  I haven't went anywhere since coming home last Friday.  I managed to get most of the laundry done on Saturday, so the rest of the weekend, I could do a bit of cleaning, picking up and planning next projects. The weather cooperated a bit here in there so I could get a sweater washed and a couple of cowls blocked.

Sunday was the Indy 500 and is my tradition, I plunk myself down in front of the t.v. with my knitting and some coffee.  No one bother me during the race!  It is a tradition I have had since the 70's since we stopped going to the race.  As a kid, I wanted to be a race car driver in the Indy or the very least in high school, I wanted to get a job at the track.  So, it is a tradition that I observe every year.

During the race, I felt the need to cast on another project for the Girls Holiday Bash, just for fun.  

This was is not a cowl or a scarf but rather a triangle neck scarf that was so much fun to knit.  The fluffy little mohair in it, is so dang soft!

I didn't get a whole bunch done during the race, but enough.  It is back in its own bag for now, and I'll bring it out in a couple of weeks to knit some more on.  For now, it was just fun to knit a bit on it.

Yesterday, we had more clouds, rain, sun, rain, sun, wind, clouds and a bit more rain, so I tossed around a few ideas on something to knit with these four yarns.

I really thought that they wanted to be a wrap.  I seem to be having a love affair with wraps these days, but someone on Instagram raised a possible knit for them, and so, well, you know me, I am game.  I'll show more as it evolves.

And finally, remember that project I said I was going to knit on during the holiday weekend.  Yes, I did, in between wandering back and forth between fluffy yarn and summer colors for a shawl.  I am a little more than a third of the way done, so with a couple of more weeks to go, I should be able to have this one done.

Today, it was back to work, but, there are only three more work days left, I think I can make it through it.  Have a great last week of May!!

Plans For The Weekend?

Our local weather has been so rainy lately, a bit of sunshine, rain, then storms and it looks like that is what is on tap for the long weekend! Bummer.  I have plenty of indoor projects to keep me busy, though, so all will be fine.

The worst is that my peonies are in full bloom and every time the rain comes, it makes for a short time to enjoy them.

My knitting project for the weekend, is to make some progress on this baby blanket.

I put a progress keeper in it last night, so I can show myself the progress I have achieved come the end of the weekend.

I have two baby blankets that I want to finish before June 19th so they can be in the hands of the new mommas before I head out to ZK.  Hence, the lets take the weekend and knit on this one.  The yarn is Jelli Beanz from Plymouth.  I have had it sine K4 Together went out of business several years ago.  I love working with it!  It is nice and squishy and a perfect base for a baby blanket.  When I finish this one, I will still have plenty for another blanket and possibly for a Hospice Blanket, so I may use this same pattern again for Hospice.

Since there doesn't look like there will be a whole lot of the weekend to be outside, my plans are to get some cleaning and laundry done, while I watch lots of knitting podcasts (I already have been enabled by one this morning) and knit on my blanket.

What are your plans for the weekend?

Have a safe one, and I will catch you on the purl side!

Finally Finished Friday

I can't believe I haven't shown you Purl Ridge Cowls #2, #3, and #4 for the Girls Holiday Bash!

#2 out of Universal Uptown - yarn is stash yarn and leftover from Sweet Pea's Blanket from last year.

#3 is out of stash Eco Duo.  This yarn has alpaca in it and was a dream to knit with.  It is short version of the cowl, because I only had one skein, but still a nice size cowl.

And #4 is out of Splatter Dash, a simply so soft yarn.  This too was stash yarn that someone gave me to use in my cowls.

And a cowl, not for the Bash but for me.  I bought a top with splashes of denim blue, orange and blue for Spring/Summer wearing and it just needed a little something to go with it.  This one skein Ultra Pima cotton was in my stash and was a perfect match.  The Sanibel Cowl is a free pattern on ravelry and is a quick knit up and I can see me wearing it all Summer and into Fall!

Rain Rain Go Away

Yep, we had quite the rain storm again this afternoon.  But, with any good, lengthy rain, there comes the good side, a nice curl up in the chair, blanket over the body nap!

Then, you wake up and decide to tackle that pesky German Twisted caston that so many patterns are calling for these days.

I've attended Meg Swansen's Knitting Camp for years now and I know several times she and others have demonstrated it.  I just never got it or maybe I just didn't want to get it?!

But, today, I decided to search on You Tube so I could see it on the big screen being demonstrated and no pressure.  I happened upon two links that I thought I would give a try.  The first was Very Pink  Knits demonstrating it in Slow Motion many many times.  You can find it here

Then, right next to it was one that Andrea Mowry did. You can find it here It is not in slow motion, but for some reason coupled with Very Pink Knits Slow Mo and Andrea's version, I was able to cast on 94 stitches while watching, and by George I think I've got it!

Just Kickin Back

This was me yesterday.  Just kicking back on a Monday, in my jammies and knitting a bit on my Sunshine Coast after a weekend of

playing with this doll babe that is so happy, most of the times.

And watching Mona Lisa in her gymnastics mini meet.

Then today, I got to spend the morning at Fiber Universe knitting with friends, and this snake came home with me. 

The nice kind of snake.  These are going to be turned into cowls and scarves for my 40 Months/40 Cowl project.  But, for now I am just going to enjoy looking at them!

Tomorrow it is back to work for just three days, I think I can handle it.  Have a great week!

Happy Mother's Day!

Even if you are not a mom, I will bet someone sees you as a mother figure!  Enjoy your day.

Finally Finished Friday

Yesterday was Hospice Prayer Shawl Day.  We had a fantastic amount of knitting and crocheting come in, sadly none of these are mine, but there were some amazing shawls and blankets!
We even have some that a 94 year old sister knit!!

And if you have nothing to do, Episode 24 of the pjknits podcast on You Tube is up and can be found
HERE

Have a great weekend!!

It's A Good Weekend For

Finally Finished Friday

Yes, after the second try, Veronika is finally done.

The first one way too short, and I think the second works much better.  I ended up knitting the second size and went up one size on the needle.  I also alternated skeins.  The yarns in the hank did not appear to be a lighter and a darker, and there is no dye lot on the YOTH Father yarn, but still it was so obvious on the first sweater.

It was an interesting construction with just a bit of sewing up on the bottom side ribs, which was an easy finish.

I am not sure how much it will get worn this Spring yet, but it will be great in the hotels this Summer at ZK and Knitting Camp, since it can feel like Winter inside at these things.!

Have a great weekend.

What A Shawl!

A non-knitting friend on Facebook tagged me on this shawl.  Isn't it drop dead gorgeous?!

Which today had me totally looking at their website to buy one of the kits to make it!

https://shop.thebluebrick.ca/collections/knitting-patterns/products/wingspan-kit

I have not jumped on it yet, because there are so many other things in my queue for knitting, but still, isn't it just unbelievable. 

And of course if someone wanted to knit it for me, now wouldn't that be quite nice too!

Happy Thursday!