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 Hi Dear Blog Readers!  How have you been for the last two weeks?

We have been very busy in a good way.  Joe and I traveled by car to Nashville last week.  More on that later.  

These socks are from Fiber Optics yarn that I started for mom the day before we left. The color is a really pretty red and black. Not sure where this pink is coming from!

The pattern is called Diamonds in the Fluff and is free on Rav. The pattern is PITA.   See the toothpick sticking out of the yarn ball? I use that for the cables.  It was interesting going 75 mph down the highway trying to do that!  So far I have done 7 pattern repeats. Tried them on last night and they are definitely too tight for mom. Dang!  She loves socks with patterns. I will gift these to my Sister in Law and do something different for mom.   Red, think red people!

This is the progress on the Daytripper sweater. The socks are actually more this color, though the sweater is more brickish red.  Gave it a little bath last night to figure out how long it will be.  Had to add 4 rows to ribbing.  I just started the first sleeve.  So far so good.

I used size 10 needle for ribbing, size 10.5 for body, and size 11 for yoke. I hope the yoke is not too lose. 

On the way home from Nashville we stopped in Milford Ohio at the Fiber Optics yarn store.   They carry mostly their own dyed yarn!  A full store of it!  It was so interesting.  I got this yarn in the Waterfall colorway, Kashmir sock base.  It as soooo hard to decide. I had three different ones in my hands before I picked this. 

Have you ever seen this before? These are their yarn washing directions.  I have never seen the white vinegar used in addition to the wash.

Trying to capture the color.

Meet David. He was working at the store when I stopped.  He is so interesting to talk to.

He was at Rhinebeck last year. They never know which employees are picked to attend.  He  gave me quite a tour of the store. They dye the yarn there also.  He went to a men's only knitting retreat last year and said it was so fun.  Said there is still a stigmatism about men knitting.  He does a lot of double knitting, and just finished his first sweater!  

Ruth finished up her Ivy Line Sweater while we were gone. Sooo beautiful, and feminine! And great fit!  What a lot of work!

 

Here is progress so far on her Daytripper sweater.  It goes so fast!  I suspect her sleeve is probably done by the time this is published.

Martha finished her socks. Sooo cute!

Here is the start of her Daytripper sweater.  She ordered more  yarn so hopefully it comes soon.

I like her colors so far!

In other news:

 Martha shared this picture of her spring flowers:

Joe and I had a great time in Nashville.  I did not take many pictures, but a lot of videos of the music. We LOVE the music.  

Tiffany sent this picture of Mason while we were gone, and they came to visit today. It's amazing how he changes in a week.

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