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 Hi Dear Blog Readers...How is summer treating you?  So far so good here. We have had the air conditioning on this week.  The flowers are so pretty.

You would think I would have more knitting done after  two weeks, but just half of a sleeve.  

Ruth has all of the pieces of her sweater knit. Now she's blocking and waiting for it to dry.

 

She and Martha stopped at Green Mt Spinnery on their travels last week. She got this nice yarn:

Look at the sign on this general store marque they passed in their travels...it literally has everything!

 Martha is traveling again this weekend. She has a lot done on her sweater. Working on the collar now.

 

In other news:

We had kids here a lot this week which was fun. Here are a few pics:

Jack and Charlotte spent the night Friday.  They are eating popsicles I made.  It was fun till Jack put his in the bottle of bubbles! 

 

They love playing outside

Matching earmuffs 

 

 I had an opportunity to go to a in indoor birthday party with Mason  Of course my kid was the one at the top.  This thing was high! 

I took the boys to a carnival...so hot that day.

Have a good week dear blog readers...stay cool!

Bust

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...

The blog is a bust this week.  I have only knit a few rows on the 2nd sock.

Ruth and Martha are traveling together to see Martha's daughter in Maine.(reminder, they are sisters).

We had a lot of family time this weekend which was wonderful.

See you next week. 

Preparing for Summer

 Hi Dear Blog Readers,

How can it be the last day of May already?  Time is a strange thing.  Especially as I get older.

I finished up the body of Jayce's sweater on Monday and ordered more yarn for the sleeves.  Still not here, projected tomorrow.  In my opinion, yarn should always be rush, overnight to your doorstep delivery. But, that is not real life...hahahaha  I'm not binding off until fall when he will actually wear it.

Worked on the sock while I wait for the sweater yarn.  Notice the ribbing on the bottom of the sock, per Jane. 

I will take a proper picture when both are done but I have to say the fit is really nice.

 Ruth was away last week.  She sent this picture of her sweater sleeve. The purling is on the outside so she has to get used to it.

Martha joined the sleeves on her sweater. Looking good!  I always forget how much knitting is left after sleeves are joined.

 That's about it for this week dear blog readers.. we are spending time getting ready for summer.

 

And the heat is on.....

Hi Dear Blog readers.

Our heat is literally on today...Memorial Weekend.  We had highs near 90 this week and were sweltering, and it went down in the upper 30's the next day.  Today is 50 and damp. We got 3-4" of rain yesterday. Joe had a bucket outside that twas empty and now full so that is how we know how much we got. 

Jayce was here this week and tried on this sweater.  Fits!  So I am zooming down the body. I think I will need another ball of yarn for the sleeves. We'll see.  I didn't work on the sock at all.

 

Ruth is done with both fronts of her sweater. She is away for this week now.

 Martha has her sweater on a lifeline.  She is really zooming along.  Love the color!

 

 

In other news:

Jayce came to help me get flowers on Friday.  I didn't get to see the boys after that this long weekend.

 

We saw Joey's kids yesterday. So cute.  I'm glad I finally got a picture of Jack smiling. He is quite engaging  now.  They are having brownies with whipped cream.  

 I read a good book this week.  Go Gentle - an Oprah book club pick. I would  give it 6 out of 10 stars. It was engaging but the plot got a little long and dragged out for me..  I think the author is brilliant though. This was really a work of art...

 

Short and well...short

 Hi Dear Blog Readers,

It's Sunday night and I'm exhausted so this will be a short post.

Finished kntting the baby sweater. Now to find buttons. 

My blog friend Jane adds  little ribbing to the bottom of her sock to snug it up a little, and switches to a smaller needle for  the bottom...so I'm trying it.  I looked in my sock drawer and one of my purchased socks has ribbing on the bottom.

Start of a sweater for Jayce.  He picked the colors  I put it on a string to try it on him and he wanted no part of it.  sigh.  LOL

Ruth is working away on her sweater.  She has made good progress this week.
 

Martha finished up the sleeves and is now working on the bottom band of her sweater.

 In other news saw the kids today:

 

Have a wonderful week dear blog readers.

Happy Mother's Day

 Happy Mother's Day Dear Blog Readers!

It's a beautiful sunny day here in Holley, NY but oh so cold.  The wind!  

I worked on the sock a little this week and the baby sweater. I took the pictures the same way I always do and they are sideways.  Whatever. :)

 

 

Ruth has a lot done on her Tinder Sweater already.  I saw it yesterday and the yarn is a little  heathery.. Very pretty.

Martha had to totally redo the sleeves on her sweater..but she is back on track...has gauge...and zooming away again.  I love this color!

 

In other news:

I saw the kids and grands today. All so cute!

 We had a busy week. Joe and I went to see Olympic Stars on Ice Tuesday. It was soo good.  He even liked it.  LOL.  We watched the Olympics faithfully this year so we knew the back stories of the skaters.  Made it more interesting.

I hope you have a nice week dear readers.  

Starts and Stops

 Hi Dear Blog Reader!

This was a much quieter week here...yea! I think we had lots of rain.  I was able to get a couple of longer walks in.  Joe and I are watching the Buffalo Sabres hockey and loving it.  First time they have been in the playoffs in years. 

I am zooming down the foot on the first sock:

I wanted something else to knit too.  A sweater.  Joe's niece is having a little boy in September so I looked at some patterns. Didn't want to purchase anything.  Finally just asked Co-pilot for help.  I told it what yarn I had from deep (very deep) stash:  Rowan Pure Wool Worsted superwash.

I said I want size 3-6 months, top down, raglan, I want to add buttons and a collar.  I said I want a cable. And this is how it looks so far.  It had me do kbl for increases. I wasn't sure if I liked that or not but now I do.  I am adding only five button holes.  From top to bottom it will be 8". I have about 3 to go.   

The first time the numbers it gave me were not right, but it fixed it pretty quick. I am really liking this yarn.                          

 

Ruth finished up her hat!  Look how cute it is! It’s the Roadside Beanie. The Shetland Wool Week pattern of 2019. Jamieson & Smith Shetland wool. She made one before and gave it to me! 

 You can see she has already started a new project.   Tinder Sweater. It’s from Brooklyn Tweeds pattern collection. Yarn is Harrisville Watershed. Granite color.  It will be pretty. Love the color.

Martha was busy at work this week. Here is the progress on her sleeves. She has to  redo them and make the decreases every 6 rows rather than 8.

 In other news:

I saw three of four kids this week.  Jack was taking a very long  nap when I went to visit yesterday.

Mason was riding his bike until it started to rain. 

Jayce was helping grampa clean up from winter. He works for pennies...literally!  And he is a lot of help. Joe  has trouble bending over so the kids do that stuff for  him.

Charlotte was helping mom and dad and grampa fill sand bags yesterday. They live right on Lake Ontario and it's expected to reach flooding stage in two weeks if the stars don't align and the water level goes down.  It's very scary. Happened back in 2017 and it was disastrous for everyone along the lake for miles.

 Have a good week dear blog readers....enjoy spring!