Pleased

So many things to be pleased about this week!

2nd snowstorm in two weekends...we are so lucky we knit,
right?  Never bored with knitting!

I have had a very slow knitting week, though.
Tennis elbow is pretty sore. I did not knit Mon,
Tues, Wed or Thurs. Friday when the snowstorm
was expected to hit late in the day, I knew I had to knit.
Why? Remember the ribbing I showed you last week...
it was actually a "helmet liner" for Joe

 Cascade 220 yarn. Ran out near the end so finished up with
Plymouth Superwash Select Merino . Size 7 needles. When he went ice fishing
last weekend, he didn't have anything to cover his mouth.

 That is so dangerous in -20 windchill. (Let's not talk about him
being crazy to even go out in it).  I searched on Ravelry, and found
this helmet liner free pattern.

 I contacted KnitWits like many other ravelors did and got the
new, improved updated instructions that did a few decreases
by the temple so wind would not blow in, and extended the
ribbing to 7".

I took a chance, because Joe is soooo fussy about hats.
Finished up  Friday night. Well, we were both so pleased with
the results.  He loved it. He could cover his mouth or not.

I know these look like mug shots....LOL

I love the look of the decreasing....

The real reason we are both so pleased.....here he is snowblowing,
actually using it. (he did not know I took this picture).

He liked it so much, I cast on one for Joey yesterday.
It is pretty quick...so not knitting much, and icing a lot,
I have this progress so far:

This is Berroco pure wool. I used two colors to stretch
the gray so I would not need to switch around the face,
but I don't think I needed to.  Oh well....

Joe modeled the socks I made him for Christmas...
He is pleased with the results....me too!

 I love the colors and so does he. He did notice they are
not twins though.  LOL

 Comfy for sure.

 Ruth has to rip a bit of her sweater front, but is back
on track again. This sweater is soo pretty and feminine. I know
I say it every week...but it's true.  She is so pleased so far.

Martha is almost done with her sweater...as in ....just needs sleeves
sewn in and buttons.
Look at her pretty  button band...

Directions, in her own words:
  I used a technique for the button band i learned from another knitting friend, in this way. Second row to the bind off row, on WS I purled. It made the smooth trough on theRS.  Then on the RS I purled and BO. The BO sits down in the trough, the BO I did in the same needle size as my knitting. It is not pulling the edge smaller, pulling the button band out of shape. This sweater is pretty tailored in design, so the look of the ridge works in this sweater.

She is so pleased with the final results..Who wouldn't be..it's perfect.

I need to rest my elbow again this week. I will finish up Joey's hat so
it's ready when he comes, but that is probably it..sigh.

In other news...
The sky was so pretty again today.

 After the storm of the weekend.
This is early morning.

 The deer came out in the field....

 here comes a 3rd one...

 The night sun on the field..so pretty

 Joe has been trying for 7 years to get Mickey to sit on his lap.
Mickey sits on my every day....

Joe has worked and worked with treats and patience.
He is so pleased it finally happened...

 (yes, those are his socks on his shoulders....)

 Mickey is sooo fluffy...he only weighs about 10 lbs...

That's it dear blog readers. I hope you can knit more than me
this week.....
Stay warm.