Mail Call!

 There have been a few packages making their way to Chez PJKnits this week, and today, I am going to share the one from Lost City Knits.

As long as you are going to order, one might as well add several things to the order. (Side note, it was here in a flash, so I didn't have to wait long.)

Does Denise know about my favorite color or what?

Denise posted about this new book in the last couple of weeks and a sweater that she is working on it for Spring.  I'm going to hold off knitting out of it until later this year, but rest assured, there are several I want to knit from it.  

I also put two skeins of Granny Smith Apple Foothills fingering in my cart.  For this year's Summer of Shawls, I want to cast on another Hap Shawl and use the green for the center.  I have third skein and the rest of the colors for it that I picked up at Knitting Camp a couple of years back.  

PS - Foothills Fingering is my most favorite of Lost City Knits yarn, and I vaguely remember it is not going to be around forever, so I may need to stock up.

And of course, one has to have a tote to put your Lost City Knits project, so I finally have one of those. Unfortunately, I missed out on the turquoise handle one, but I'll adapt!

And finally, I got my second Covid vaccination yesterday, woohoo! Hope you all are well and enjoying the start to Spring!

Scrappy Sunday - March 21

 Most Scrappy Sundays, I start with my mitered square blanket, but this Sunday, I felt the need to change it up a bit and do some on my Habitation Throw.

It is all out of scraps of Caribbean Blue Sock Yarn, some gifted, some from my scraps and some from minis I have bought in the requisite color.

I am using this cute progress keeper to keep track of which is the right side so I can tell when to do the rows of increases/decreases.  I probably should use something else now that Winter is officially over; I am sure that I have something more fitting Spring.

I finished up the day with a mitered square.  Most of the squares in this blanket is made up of scraps from others.

Today's yarn is particularly thin.  You wouldn't think that a size 3 needle would make a difference in gauge, but the hand of the fabric was definitely less soft than others in the blanket.  But, I used it anyway.

It was another sunny shiny day here, albeit a tad windy, which made the 64 degrees temp not as nice as yesterday, but, hey, I will take sun shiny any day!

Have a sun shiny week!

There Is Nothing Like the First Day of Spring

 There is just something about the official day of Spring, isn't there?  

Especially today, when the temps were pretty decent and the sun was shining full all day.  Just makes you want to put your tennies on and go for a walk.

Even our little starts of tomatoes and shasta daisies realize it was a good day to sprout some more.  

So, have you started your Spring sweater today for the Top This 2021 KAL that is running all year long, here on the blog, on instagram with #topthis2021kal, on Ravelry in the pjknits group and on the PJKnits You Tube Channel?

I'm knitting this cute little top, the V-Back Tee out of Three Irish Girls Sock Yarn.  Isn't the perfect knit and color way for the first day of Spring?

Hope you will join us on this year long adventure into sweater knitting and adding to our knitted wardrobe!

Monday Musings

 Seven years ago, Linda, Debbie and I posted for this pic at the Washington Knitting Pipeline Retreat.  How fast 7 years goes by!  And if there was a follow up pic today, I think I could say we all look the same...from an unbiased opinion.

After sunny days and warm temps last week, another dose of Winter hit us today, but at least it was rain and a bit of sleet and not snow.  I'm not complaining though, I do like rainy Mondays, where I can sit and knit in the semi dark, with my cuppa and watch it rain.

Yesterday was scrappy Sunday, and I put another square in my blanket, which just so happened to matc h my cuppa and the progress keeper in the first square of the year.

I've been doing a bit of thinking and planning my Spring sweaters for the Top This 2021 KAL the last couple of days.  Anyone else thinking Spring knitting?

Friday Finds

I've had some fun stuff come my way the last week.

A new mug from my friend and fellow knit wit, Brenda.  This mug is gettin a lot of use right and will all the way through Easter.

Back in January, the day after the inauguration, I ordered a special yarn from Desert Vista Dyeworks who was going to use this photo as inspiration.

It did not disappoint and  cannot wait to cast it on.

And yes, another bag, I could not resist.  When I saw these on Instagram from Black Mountain Yarn Shop, I knew I had to have one.

They are nothing like I already have and, well, the colors, how could I resist.  I just need to put a Summer Sweater in it to knit on.

And finally, the Tall Guy surprised me with a new clock for my sewing area downstairs. He's a peach, what can I say?

Hope you are enjoying some great weather this week, wherever you are, Spring is coming!

 

Sunny Days

 We have had some amazing sunny days tis past week, with some actual 50 degrees temperatures that are so very welcome.  I've been enjoying some wonderful short walks, even if it is only around the yard.

There are some sure signs Spring is definitely coming.

Robins

Flower Sprouts

Ornamental Grass Sprouts

Tulip Tree Sprouts

In honor of all the sun, I've been knitting away on my V-Back Tee in this sunny Three Irish Girls colorway for the Top This 2021 KAL.

And since it's Scrappy Sunday, another block has been added to my mitered square blanket.

Here is hoping your day is Sunny and that it won't be long and we will be back knitting on the porch!

Episode 55 - Building A Sweater Wardrobe

 Episode 55 is up and can be found by clicking here!

Here is all the stuff I talk about.

We are building a sweater wardrobe for 2021.  There is so much knitting to be done, isn't there?! And I can't wait to show you everything I wish I could knit.

I'll show me mine, you show me yours!