Summer Lovin...Had Me Some Fun...

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...

Remember that song from the movie Greece....Summer Lovin Had me some fun..that is how I felt this week.  Work was work. Not as bad as last week but so so busy.  I had Friday off..more on that later.

Here is the hat of the week. I'm pretty sure I'm done with hats for a while..at least scrappy hats.

Got a few rows done on the sweater. 

Ruth finished up her beautiful sweater.  I love the fit!  Pattern is Seaglass from Wool & Pine. Yarn is Jemiesons shetland. SheStarted a hat. Tulip Tam by Beauxknits. Still using leftover shetland yarn

 

She started a hat. Tulip Tam by Beauxknits. Still using leftover shetland yarn.   Cute huh!

Martha has a lot done on her vest this week. She is worried she may run out of the blue yarn. She even undid her swatch.  I hate that feeling. Let's all cross our needles and hope it works out. the knitting is lovely.

 

 

 In other news...I saw all four kids this weekend.  

I took Friday off and we took the boys to the Carousel park in Olcott NY with my cousin Denise.

A few pictures of the fun.

Jayce would not go on the rides. Mason did. Then we went to the spray park across the street. It was a long drive.  I hope it was worth it for them.

 

Jayce helped me pack a picnic lunch. 

 

Saturday I got to take Charlotte and Jack to Springdale farm.  They loved it !

 

The boys came over swimming today.  My heart is full (and tired).

Have a good day dear blog readers....I hope you are enjoying summer...not much time left.
 

Don't Stop Till You Get Enough

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...

Short post today. It's almost past my bedtime.  The boys were here and we had great fun playing outside.

I had a week at work that I hope does not repeat itself too soon. Simple knitting. No brainpower.  I did mange a couple more rows on the sweater yesterday.

I knit two more hats.  Smaller for a youth size.  I can't stop with them.  They are fast and totally brainless, and I love seeing how the colors appear.  I hid the yarn out of site so I can concentrate on other stuff for a while.

 Ruth finished up the first sleeve on her fun sweater and started the 2nd.

 

Martha has a great start on her new vest.

 In other news:

The pool has been beautiful!

 Have a good week dear blog readers. I hope you have had a great summer week too!

Catching Up

 Hi Dear Blog Readers!

It's been a busy week. I love vacation. I would love retirement but would have to be careful not to spend money like I was on vacation!  Ha!

A little knitting happened!  I cleaned a closet out and found a lot of yarn I won't really use for anything.  I don't know what came over me, but I started a hat.  40 stitches.  They are so fast and it's fun to see how the colors turn out.  This is Noro Kureyon - four strands.

Adult size

This is two gray DK that are the dullest gray you ever saw.  Mixed with the other colors, it's fun.  Four other colors and two gray.  When I run out of a color, I just add a  new one, no matter where I am in the row.

Knit a little on the shawl while we were away.  This was my main knit project.

I started  Everbloom sweater before we left.  I had a lot of angst with my gauge and the sweater gauge. I put the info into CoPilot and it helped me figure out the size.  I did not upload the pattern, just the gauge and size specs.  We "chatted" about what would happen if my gauge changed, and decided it will be fine.

 There was an article on Modern Daily Knitting this week about fake patterns.  I think it's important to check Ravelry page and see if there are others that have knit it.  Jane and Karen, my blog friends, have a pattern page for every project.  I need to start doing that to help others.  Even if my info is boring.

I used AI to help me create the boys football sweaters. But I knew I wanted a basic raglan.  It just helped with numbers.  And for the scarf, I knew what I wanted, and again it just helped with numbers. 

Remember last post I said I wish Ravelry could search by gauge? Well my blogfriend Jane replied with the info that it can!  Thank you so much Jane!!

 In the pattern search on Ravelry, you can search by gauge. Choose Advanced Search and then scroll to the bottom of the filters. There you find a list of "More Search Options." Gauge is one of them. It is a little confusing because you enter ____ to ____ which means you can either enter the same number in both blanks and search for one specific gauge or enter two different numbers to search a range like 4 -5 stitches per inch. Hope this helps. I use that feature often as I rarely knit to gauge. 

Ruth blocked her SeaGlass sweater to check for fit.  It's beautiful. I love how the colors are playing out.  She is starting the sleeves.

 Martha finished her shawl! She said it's really big and she loves the size.  Blue Jeans Wrap. 

She is swatching for this vest right now.

 In other news:

We are getting rain all day today.  We don't really need it, but I wont have to put water in the pool this week.  The pool has been beautiful this summer.  YEA!

Here are a bunch of pictures from vacation in no particular order.  We were there four nights and not really sure which day most of this took place.

Mason stayed over the firt night and we made oven smores. Tiffany drove home each night to take care of her dogs. 

Obviously my freckles got a good charge, even with sunscreen.

Sunset pics before they left for home.

Fun on the boat.

First fish!

Sunset boat ride

Searching for minnows in the creek

Tubing!

Thank goodness she got a keeper!

 

They brought this bike that has no peddles. It's supposed to  help balance. Well, It's too big for Jayce and he walked it all of the way to he park and back.  Drove it in the lake step by step.  

 We can't wait to go back next year. I think I will work on my sweater today while it's quiet.  Work tomorrow...BOOOOO

Gone Fishing

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...

We are packing up to head to the lake for a few nights so not much of a post today.

I spent a lot of time looking on Rav for a sweater pattern to match my gauge. I wish you could search by gauge.  I have one in mind, and I'm going to try and see if it works.

One thing I have learned from Ruth and Martha is that you may have all of the math right and it's just not going to work.  rip rip rip.  Start something new.

I'm hoping for endless hours to knit just sitting looking at the lake. We'll see how that works out...the boys will be there so playing with them will be a priority.  

Ruth has had her grandson here for the week.  She has knit but not her usual.

Martha has been quiet.

Stay tuned next week when we return to regular blog updates.

 

Summer

 Hi Dear Blog Readers!

Summer is going way too quick here!  This week was busy at work. Temps were high and the pool felt great.  Saturday we had possibility of scarey storms.  Luckily they went south of us, but I feel bad for those folks. We had over 5" of rain!  Same kind of storms predicted for Tuesday. One of the good things about western NY is that we only worried about snowstorms.  In recent years small tornados are becoming more prevalent.

When I did knit, I knit on the shawl. 

 

 

I started swatching with this worsted yarn I got at Rhinebeck in 2024.  Started with a 7 and it's  too loose  so trying a 6.  

Ruth has been working on her lovely Sea Glass sweater.  I love how the colors are working out.

 Martha is at the finish line of her pretty shawl.  We'll see the finished shawl next time!  It's such a pretty wrap around me Im cold shawl!

 

 

In other news:

Martha put together a fancy scrapbook of her daughter's wedding, which was over a  year ago already.

Morning walk
 

Tiffany sent me this.  They ran into a guy with a snake and Mason got to hold it.  yuck.

This is the best book!  I am 2/3 of the way through.  The story is sooo good, as is the writing.

First year with the hibiscus. Sooo pretty.

 We got to see Joey's kids this weekend. So cute.

Jayce got a nice haircut this week

Have a good week dear blog readers.