Halloween!

 Happy Halloween Dear Blog Readers!  How can it be November already!  

This week I worked on the Double Rib Toddler Hat for Mason. I made several modifications.  Have ripped the ear flap out and started over. I will try on him again tomorrow for sizing before I start the 2nd one.    Valley Yarns Haydenville /  Size 5 needle

Making progress on the Peppermelon Sweater.  It's at 5" below arms now, I will try on again at 6".  I have to increase for the hips. Don't want too drastic of an increase.

Ruth has made great progress on her sweater since last week!  It is soooo nice!

 Green Mtn Spinnery yarn. Alpaca Elegance. Dragonwell colorway. Pattern is Catboat Cardigan by Amy Christophers. 

This week she took two sock yarns to Lift Bridge Yarn in Fairport, NY. They have a sock knitting machine.  She had them wind two yarns into sock blanks.  She striped sock blank is Uneek sock, color 60. The other blank is Knit Circus yarn. Lavish colorway.  now she has to add ribbing, heel and toe stitches. 

 Martha has a nice update.  Her sweater is done ! In her own words:

 I finished knitting and felted Emma’s mittens. They’re wet on a rack.  They fit like a glove so when they dry they’ll be perfect.  I just layed the leather I Bought on top.  I’m hoping these will be her dog walking mittens, since the alpaca ones were wearing too much, we can’t be having that! These will be tougher and match her coat too.   I bought her yarn to match the mittens if she wants to knit a scarf she can. 

Ok secondly and more importantly my sweater is DONE!!! .  This is the The Big Y sweater by Von Hinternn Stein, yarn is Charleston by Dancing Leaf Dyers.  It’s 100% Merino Superwash Wool. I saw in my notes I started It on July 25, 2021! Ok so if you don’t count July because it was at the end it took 3 months to make.  Oh well. I think this concludes the yarn I  bought at Rhinebeck last year!

 

Finally I included the swatching in doing. 

The top green yarn is Mooderna Heathers by Hudson Valley Yarns. I usually try to buy from them every year at Rhinebeck.  I’ve bought grey and black yarn in the past.  I think I’ll make a simple cardigan with this yarn because it is kind of dark.  Too dark to have textured pattern show or work it easily.  I’ve been hunting for a pattern….nothing so far.

Ok the second yarn is the Noro I bought I in NYC last weekend.  Tom seems to be allergic to it so I’ll make his gf a simple cropped sweater in it.  It should go quickly and be easy.  It’s super soft.  I think it was dusty from being at the shop.  I bought Tom some alpaca and acrylic from Webs.  In the past he’s tolerated alpaca very well. It has a little fuzz to it.  So should be snuggly which he likes. I haven’t recieved it from WEBS yet.  Finally the bottom is the camel combined with the Mohair.  I’m combining them because I think this camel yarn was processed in Russia, and has some guard hairs in it and will be itchy.  I’m hoping the mohair will soften it and will give it more structure.  I bought mohair that’s the same color and one ball that’s multi colored. I wasn’t sure which look I wanted. I think Im going to stick to the gold color.

In other news:

Mason was here Saturday and Sunday.  He is so funny. Has a BIG personality.

Tiffany too him to ZooBoo at Rochester Zoo today.

Mom and dad came to see him yesterday

Cutest cow ever!

He posed in front of my fall decorations.  

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

The Afterglow

 I am still feeling the afterglow of Rhinebeck that Ruth, Martha and I attended last week.  The show facilitators did a great job ob separating booths.  In the afternoon, there seemed to be just as many people there as always. We were lucky to get out of there by 1:30ish or so.  We had great weather. NO rain.  Shopping in T-Shirts!  We did have some terrible rain in the evening when we went to dinner and poor Martha was driving us. It was sooo hard to see...she did a great job keeping us safe.  I think the leaves have changed more here in Western NY than in the Hudson Valley, but still beautiful.

Since last blog update, I started and finished a pair of Wisconsin Socks for my dad.  Berroco Vintage Worsted and KnitPicks Stroll fingering yarns held together. Very big.  They are supposed to be.  Dad's feet are always cold so I think he will appreciate these in the winter when he's lounging in the house.  Fast knit.  On to the next Christmas present.  I still have:

Joe, Tiffany, Joey and  Mason to knit for.

Here is a picture of my Rhinebeck stash.  I did not get much, but got really nice things. The fleece has curly hair and I just love it.  The purple yarn will be a sweater. The blue yarn is Miss Babbs fingering. No nylon so will be a little shawlette.  The little dish is just lovely. 

Mickey has kind of taken over my fleecee. I have to keep it covered with a blanket. 

We saw these cute sheep at the event.

Here is Ruth's stash.  She got lots of wonderful things.  Her things are sitting on a nice wool blanket.  She has yarn for 3 sweaters.  NICE!

Her current sweater using the lighter green yarn from Green Mt Spinnery in above photo above.

Catboat cardigan. Amy Christophers. Green mountain Spinnery alpaca elegance DK weight.

Here are pictures of Martha's stash..she also got a lot of wonderful things:

 She looked and looked for green yarn and found this near the end. Her  stuff is sitting on a beautiful fleece she bought.  

Martha is in NYC this weekend visiting her son and was able to get to a yarn shop!  The last yarn picture is some yarn she is going to use to make her son an alpaca sweater.  They packed a lot of yarn into this little store!

And finally, our little trick or treater sat still for about 2 seconds so his mom could snap this picture:

Have a great week dear blog readers. Be kind and stay safe.

And Just Like That !!!!

 Hi Dear Blog Readers.....

And just like that, Rhinebeck Fiber Festival is next weekend!  There was no festival last year due to Covid. I must admit I'm a little nervous about the crowds, but I am vaccinated, and will wear a mask.  It will be so fun to actually feel and see the yarn.

Last week I shared that I needed a lightweight shirt with a collar to wear under the sweater.

I ordered this one from Amazon, and it will work great.  Not heavy at all. 

And just like that...a pair of socks are done.  For my brother.  Yarn is Austermann Step Sock Yarn with Aloe Vera & Jojoba Oil.  It is fast for me to knit a sock in a week - I started the 2nd one last Sunday...but I worked hard to get it done. I was home on Wednesday due to a cold and that helped.I held the yarn double in the heel. 

 

Phew, same size.  (one on top of the other)

I mentioned last week that I was worried I would run out of yarn.  I barely had enough....

Ruth is working away on her pretty sweater.  https://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/holly-43

So pretty and so complex!  

Martha is working on the first sleeve of her Big Y Sweater.  Soooo nice!

 

Next us she is going to make a pair of dog-walking mittens for her daughter with leather pads.

Such fun colors!

 She also wants to whip out a shawl....all of this before Christmas!

In other news:

I did a little decorating this weekend.

Joe trimmed the  tree so it would look better.  The leaves were touching the brick before he started!

The scarecrow is solar...so will light up

I left these flowers in the pots, because they are still so beautiful, but we dumped all of the other ones.  They needed to be cleaned up before the leaves start falling.

Mason got to "drive" the cart at Wegmans today!

NO Blog next week....stay tuned for Rhinebeck update on the 24th!

Stay safe and be kind dear blog readers.

Good progress

 Hi Dear Blog Readers....Rainy here in Western NY today. I took a break from walking today, and knit a bit!

I finally blocked the Fern & Feather Sweater.  I soaked the top quick, then held it out of the water so the white would not pick up the brown color.  

I'm mostly very happy with how it turned out.

CeCe's Wool - Local Cozy Corriedale.   I like the yarn a lot -- I was expecting more of a rust color, but I like the way it ended up.   Size 7 needle.

I've been waiting to block it since June.....not sure why.

I like the fit a lot.

I will  have to find a cream colored turtle neck to wear under it.  Problem is I'm always so hot lately, and the yarn at the top is double. 

Joe took these pictures for me today. :)

I finished up the first sock for my brother.  I am a teeny bit unsure I will have enough yarn left so I put the final stitches on different needles.  If I run out of yarn, I will tink back and make the toe a different color.  I will probably have more than enough yarn....but....just in case....

The Peppermelon sweater continues to grow.  I put it on a string on Friday and tried it on.  A few more increases are needed before I put the sleeves on strings.  I am just working on this part time.  My main focus needs to be Christmas presents. 

Ruth has a FUN update this week.

She finished up the Gus baby sweater for her grandson. TOTALLY CUTE!  Love the buttons....and the pop of blue. Cascade 220 and Borocco yarn. Thrift store buttons.

She is working on some brainless socks.  Yarn hero fiber Arts color mix sock yarn. Book club color

She started a pretty complex color work sweater.  I love the colors she is using.

Holly sweater by Marie Wallin.  British Breeds yarn.

Martha is working away on her sweater.  She is almost done with the body.  She told us she is working about 60 hours a week lately!  So not a lot of time to knit.  This is the Big Y pattern, and Dancing Leaf Rhinebeck yarn. 

Her dog Penny photo bombing the picture !  cute!

In other news....

I have been doing a lot of fall cooking this week.  No pictures.  Friday I made a cheese based soup.  Saturday and Sunday I made sauce and meatballs. I love when the sauce cooks for two days...yummy!

Have a good week and a great knitting week dear blog readers.

Stay safe and be kind.