Blob

 Hi Dear Knitters,

I feel like my knitting looks like a big blob this week. Not much knitting time.  Very nice outside most days so more walking.  

I put the Peppermelon sweater on a string when the increases were done and tried it on.  More increases needed.  That is one reason I love  Raglan style sweaters. Just keep increasing or don't..depending on your fit.  I am using smaller needles so I expected it was not large enough yet.

Just turned the heel on the sock for my brother. Working on decreases.

Joe's niece is having a baby in February.  I sent her a note to see what colors she liked since she is not going to find out what the  baby is.  She wrote back that she was so excited to see what sweater design I would come up with. I was not going to make her a sweater...yet anyway.  I wanted to find out the gender.  Shower is Nov 2.  I better figure out something quick.  I have so many other things I want to do first, but I adore her and would not disappoint on purpose.  Sigh.

Ruth finished her Gus by Jenny  Wiebe.  Yarn is a combo of  Berocco and Cascade 220. It needs to have ends woven in and then a good soak and block. I’ll have to find some good buttons. She's  thinking about her next project…….It is sooo adorable!  

Martha is working away on her Big Y sweater. 

In her words:  

 I changed the decreases on the one side to skk so they’re symmetrical.  That makes me feel better and it was much easier than cables! 

This is a picture of the side band moving forward. I’m feeling very good re having enough yarn. I’m up to 10.5” on the underarm seam and have more yarn in the little balls. I was nervous when I had 8” left before so I’m doing very well. I’ll keep the overall length of the sweater to the two balls I have left, the A ball each for the sleeves. Possibly it might get done by. Rhinebeck!  Best in knitting gals

 

In other news:
We got a new monitor this week. The old one was...well old.  This one is much larger, and very bright.  YEA!

 Wednesday was Mason's first birthday. We saw him Wednesday, and Tiffany and Mark had a nice little party for him yesterday.  Here are some pictures.  I hope I never lose the vision in my mind of him        crawling at lightening speed across that floor to catch a ball.  He was just so happy all day.It was a farm party.
 

Mom dressed for the occasion.

His shirt has his name on it.

He loved it when everyone sang Happy Birthday to him

Joey and Casey with Mason

Rice Krispie treats to resemble hay bales

Tiffany made all of the cupcakes

Mason trying to get on the chair to see mom

My baby holding her baby

It was a great week to be a grammy!

I better get some knitting done so I can get another baby sweater whipped up.  

Have a great week dear blog readers..Knit on!

 

Knitting Season

 It feels like knitting season has begun.  Fall. Cooler weather. More reasons to be snuggly and knit. Yea!

I started a pair of socks for my brother. Yarn is old from my stash. I know it has Jojoba in it, and it has lots of yardage, but other than that who knows!

Plain knitting, and on the white rows, I K2, P2, wherever they fall.  Working nicely so far.

The Peppermelon sweater is coming along. It is very fun and I worked on it a lot this week. I am done with the increase repeats according to the pattern, but since my gauge is smaller, I'm going to do a couple more and then put it on a string and try it on.  I love this yarn, it's so so soft.

Ruth is coming along on her cute little Gus sweater.  She was away this week and still managed to get a lot done. Notice the cute pop of color on the pockets !!

Martha is working along on her sweater. She likes the fit much better after she ripped back a bit.

She will have enough yarn now, she thinks! 

In other news:

Mason met his cousins for the first time yesterday. They were pushing him all over in this little Fred Flintsone car and has so much fun.  Till he fell thru and had to be rescued!  LOL  He will be ONE year old on Wednesday.  How fast a year goes.

My flowers are still beautiful, and they don't know it's fall and they are supposed to stop growing. 

Joe and I made tomato sauce today with tomatoes, peppers, and basil from our garden. We just had to buy onions.  It was a lot of work but so worth it!

Have a good week dear blog readers.

Stay safe and be kind, and may you find time to knit everyday!

Beginnings

September is always a time of beginnings for me.  Start of school, end of lazy summer days, etc.  

Let's talk about endings first!

Finished up the Alaska Mittens.  Free pattern on Ravelry.

Size Medium - Size 7 needle

Plymouth Yarn Select Superwash Worsted & Valley Yarn Southampton held together.

Did the whole thing on One Needle - Magic Loop. Loved it.

I like the way designer did decreases at top

An the thumb increases. Very comfortable to wear.

Stacked on top of each other. Yea, I made them the same size!

I will say I'm glad they are done. They were not brainless, and I had to sometimes look at 3 papers at once to get the pattern, symbol and legend all correct.  I am sad they are not mine. LOL.  Made for  Tiffany's mother in law.

Finished and blocked the Intersections socks for my Sister in Law.  Yarn is Valley Yarn Charlemont.

I'm not that crazy about the pooling, so if I have time I may make her another pair before Christmas and keep these. 

I made a pair of socks since last post.  Shorty socks.  Size 8 with the Regia yarn.

These are for Casey for Christmas.  I love how the yarn does all the work and makes them look fancy.

I started the Peppermelon sweater for me.  I am really unsure of the fit. I'm going to knit a few more rows, soak, and then try it on.  I  may need to go up a needle size.  The math works now, but I am  kind of insecure about the fit of this one.

The yarn is Tess Designer Yarn, purchased at Rhinebeck 2019.  I have use this before.

Mohair/Merino blend.  Really nice. 

For Christmas presents, I still have:

Brother - just started socks for him

Dad - really warm large needle socks

Joe - ?? not sure yet

Joey - ?? not sure yet

Mason - socks and a sweater.  

Tiffany - ?? - Not sure yet.

I probably won't work on the sweater a super lot in order to get these gifts done.  

Ruth is working on the Gus baby sweater. Yarn is Berroco Vintage.  She made Mason a sweater in the same yarn.  So cute. Great stitch definition.

Martha has made great progress on her Big Y sweater by Von Hinterm Stein.  She is using two balls of yarn at the same time. I like how the colors are coming out.

A flock of turkeys across the road.  So cool!

Have a great week dear blog readers.  Stay safe and be kind.