April showers

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...we have had a few rainy days this week.  Some flowers are out.  The gray skies can be a bit much this time of year...Bring on the sun!

I have ribbing done on Mason's Buffalo Bills sweater, and put it on a string.  A start on the sleeves.  I have to plan where to put a couple of red and white stripes.

 Ruth has a lot done on her Ranunculus sweater.  She is thinking of making short sleeves.

 Martha finished her stripey FUN sweater. Look at the sparkle on the buttons!

She is swatching with this yarn to see the gauge, and find a pattern to make with it.  So many possibilities!

 In other news:

Mason and I went to the Holley  Falls very early Saturday morning for a walk.  It was a little cool, but beautiful. 

Ruth made the hat he is wearing...he loved it.

These ducks were around the whole time.

Saw Joey's kids today.

Jayce being Jayce...silly!

 

Easter Sunday

 Hi Dear Blog Readers.

Gloomy weather for a Sunday but it was nice and cheery inside our house today.

I worked on the Bills sweater for Mason. We did another fitting today to make sure the body was not too wide.  It's perfect!  I love the plain stockinette and mindless knitting for a bit.  

 Ruth is working on her Ranunculus sweater. Yarn is Green Mtn Spinnery Skinny Singles.

 Martha is working on the sweater for her friend that she is creating!  Love the stripes!

 In other news:

We had a fun weekend.  The boys were here on Friday. It as nice out so we had a pizza lunch outside.

 

Then we colored hard boiled eggs using the cool whip method. They look like pea soup till the cool whip is washed off.

All of the kids were here for a nice ham dinner. It was such a nice day.

Notice anything?  Yep! M lost his first tooth!

C put stickers on her face...and decided I needed them more than she did.

We did an egg hunt and baskets.  All fun.  JJ was sleeping most of the time but he enjoyed the fun when he got up.

 

Stuff

 Hi Dear Blog Readers,

As I  write on Sunday evening, I'm tired from a full weekend - in a good way.

Friday, Ruth came over and we watched a recording of "Math for Knitters" on Modern Daily Knitting by the author Kate Atherley.  Interesting.  It was fun to catch up with  Ruth!  So fun!

I have knit and reknit on Mason's Buffalo Bills sweater.  I didn't like the raglan edges...too sloppy. So I ripped and restarted. Much better.  I was able to try on Mason a couple of times and decided the arms had too many stitches so ripped back and now on the right track again...hopefully.

 Knit a tiny bit on the ribbing for the sock.  I'm thinking of a brainless pattern. Hermione socks are a nice go to.  Or  maybe my favorite K3, slip 1.

Ruth is working on Ranunculus sweater.  Just a start. It will be pretty.
 

Martha is working along on the first sleeve of her sweater that she is designing herself.

 

In other news:

I went to a nice little store on Saturday and picked up these little sheep dishes. Right now they have jelly beans in.

 Have a great week dear blog readers.

 

Spring!

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...

We have all been waiting a long time for this...SPRING!  It has been gushing rain here all day, and it gushed all day on Friday also.  At least it's not snow!

Joe and I went on a mini vacation Thurs/Fri home on Saturday.  I like those mini get aways.  Not so overwhelming. We can share a suitcase. Everything put away 30 minutes after we are home!

I managed to finish up the 2nd sock while we were away.  

I love this yarn. Bumblebee Acres.  I wish you could feel it! 

Not blocked and a few ends to clean up.

I've never made Christmas socks before.  They are socks, so no one will know I am wearing a festival on my feet...but I will!

German short row heel. I did the first repeat in the color and 2nd repeat in the red.

I have a little start to Mason's Buffalo Bills sweater. I have a chart of a buffalo for the back, but it might be too big. And I would have to learn intarsia in the round.  Or, I can do a couple of white/red stripes and buy a Buffalo Bills patch.  I'm still noodling on that.

 We visited a little yarn shop on Thursday in East  Aurora NY on our travels. I got some soak, and an obligatory sock yarn. This color is so pretty. Not really showing up well.

If you took Ruth's favorite green, and Martha's favorite teal, and they had a baby--it would be this color! 

Ruth finished up her beautiful x 100000000 sweater. Dark Roast Smock.  I think she knit it pretty quick considering how complex it is.  Look at the perfect fit!

Beautiful!!!!!

 She is now knitting mice (cat toys) until she starts her next sweater which will be a  Ranunculus 

 

 Martha is working away on her stripey sweater!  Love the fun colors! One more stripe sequence, and she will start the bottom!

 In other news:

Martha had this flock of turkeys in her backyard yesterday!!! 

 This big air balloon was in our view from our hotel room.  It went up and down.  It's tied to not fly away. Fun to watch.

 We got to see the darlings today.

 

 

 

Have a good week dear blog readers!

The End ...finally

 Hi Dear Blog Readers,

The weather has been dynamic here this week. So so windy. More high winds coming tonight. Luckily, we have not lost power. Yet. Phew.  I hear it will be 67 tomorrow, and wind chill Tues am will be 2....huh?

Finally...finally!! I am done with the Waffle Pullover. I tend to make my sweaters too long.  I did not want that to happen with this one.  I like Raglan sweaters because I can adjust for my hips.  I have gained a little weight since I started way back in August.  (Thank you thyroid!).  But here it is and I'm so glad it's done. It wears like a sweatshirt...what I wanted.  Not crisp lines.  Just very very comfortable.  Springy.

Waffle Pullover -Size small, because my yarn is thicker than pattern called for.

Kelbourne Woolens Scout yarn - wonderful yarn.

Size 6 needle for collar

Size 7 needle for body.

Size 8 needle after waist shaping.

After waist, I used the raglan increase directions to add some stitches to the hips. 

 I worked on the 2nd sock this week and have a pattern to start the Buffalo Bills sweater for the boys. Co-pilot created the pattern.   Basic raglan top down, and Ill add some stripes.  

Ruth is continuing to work on her beautiful sweater.

 Martha is working away on her custom stripy raglan sweater for her friend.

 

 In other news:

I picked Mason up from school on Friday and we went to a diner for pie. He is very chatty after school and I love catching up with him.

 Jayce has worked very hard to be totally potty trained.  I have told him when that happens, we are going to Chuck E Cheese for fun and lunch.  Today was the day. We made sure to let him know how special he is.  (That is removable blue wax in his hair!)

Tiffany and boys, Joey and family and Joel and Vicky came for dinner yesterday to finally celebrate Tiffany's birthday.  We had a nice time.  I made lasagna so it was easy.  
 

Have a good week dear blog readers....