April showers...

 Hi Dear Blog Readers...

It is raining here in Western NY today...a good day to stay in and snuggle, and of course knit!

I finished up the Shady Grove shawl on Fridy. Not much time to knit this week.

Spun Right Round fingering weight yarn. Size 5 needles.

This was a thoroughly enjoyable knit.  Shorter rows, somethings things going on and sometimes not.

I started a baby bootie while I think of something "meatier" to knit.

Ruth is moving right along on her Haskell sweater.  She is ready to start the decreases for sleeve and neck.

Martha is working on the body of her Elisabeth Blouse sweater.  Soo pretty!

In other news...

Mason finally has the brother he has been promised for months now.

Jayce was born on Monday, a little earlier than expected.  He has red hair!  We got to watch Mason for a couple of days which was so fun!

Have a good week dear blog readers.  I hope the April showers bring more and more May flowers!

Quick Update

 Hi Dear Blog Readers!

I worked a little on the Shady Grove  Shawl this week.  Not  much more left...the rows are going quick now. It's a really fun knit.

 Ruth started a sweater this week and it's a beauty! Haskell by Gudrun Johnson  Part of a Brooklyn Tweedcollection. Yarn is hand spun from weavers guild of Kalamazoo. Color is wood duck. She has made quick work of the front.

Martha's sweater is coming along quick also!  Pattern is by Petite Knit - named Elisabeth Blouse

It has a placket and she had to figure that out this week (aka pattern is not that great at explaining it).

It will be very pretty!

Her little sock is coming along also,.

 In other news:

Ruth made peasant bread...and it looks so good I had to try it.

Here is hers:

I made some today with a little different technique.  Made in a loaf pan.  It's not quite done yet...and it takes longer than traditional Knead bread.

 

Today is our 40th wedding anniversary. That went quick!

We took a drive to Seneca Lake yesterday. Sat on the patio  at Ventosa winery and had a glass of wine overlooking the vineyards and lake.  It was so nice.

I took Mason to the playground on Friday.  On Tuesday, he will no longer be an only child. That nine months sure went quick!  Stay tuned for updates!

Have a good week dear blog readers.

OOOpppppsssss

 Hi Dear Blog Readers..

Welcome to spring!  The last couple of days have been upper 70's here in Western NY.   My flowers are all blooming!  Such a beautiful time of year. 

I have worked exclusively on the Shady Grove shawl the last two weeks.  

Last night I must have been sitting on it.  Pulled on the needle...and ooopppsss the needle came but the shawl didn't!  ALL stitches off the needle.  Joe just looked at me and said OMG you better wait till you're not so tired to fix that.  Luckily, I was able to pick up  most of the stitches, and then tink back a couple of rows.  The lace is only on 25 or so stitches...phew!

You can see where the increases stopped, and the decreases started.

Ruth is done with her socks!  Love the colors...so pretty with the sun shining on them.

Martha started a new pair of socks.  K3, P1 pattern

In this fun colorway!

And, Martha had time to look over the sweater pattern she stated a while ago and now has a good (re) start on it.  Very fun colors.

In other news:

Mason has a big boy bed and a new room with dinosaur theme.  Baby brother coming any minute so he will  have to give the crib up eventually.  Brother will sleep in the bassinette for a while.

Notice I didn't say he slept in there, I said he had a new bed.  I think it will be a process to get him out of the crib. Maybe he will start with naps.  

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

My Kind of Fun

 Hi Dear Blog Readers....

Sunny and cold!! here in Western NY today. Yesterday it was 60...today is is 30!   Welcome Spring!

I finished the Dancing T Rex Sweater this week.  

Size 7 needle.  Lettilopi Yarn.

Size 3/4

I'm so glad it's done...I was really sick of knitting it.  I tried it on Mason before it was blocked and it was really big on him. He is still mostly a size 2.

I dug thru  my stash and found the springiest yarn I had.  Spun Right Round Classic Sock yarn --color Shattered.  Spent a long time looking at Ravelry for a lace shawlette pattern and finally settled on Shady Grove.  Size 5 needles.

I wasn't  quite sure if the leaf pattern would show up enough in the sprinkle yarn, but I think it will be fine when blocked.  This pattern is a little complex because the lace pattern is not a muliple of x stitches so no markers.  It just is what it is. Good news is there are only max of  25 stitches. It changes with every pattern repeat of 20 rows.  Lace is MY KIND OF FUN.  I've missed it.

Ruth continues to work on the Tomten sweater. She has made great progress this week. It's sooo cute!  It's a different construction that she has mastered. I've never made one.

Martha is done with her cute socks!  I don't have the totally complete picture here. They will be fun to wear for sure!

She bought this fun yarn to knit. She is planning to make the shawl that Max the Knitter is making.

This is some Ann Hanson yarn she purchased. She is going to make the Florence sweater with it.  She jokingly said in 2024! She has a lot of fun stuff in  the planning stages.

In other news:  

I took Mason to the playground yesterday for a little while. We both had so much fun!  He looks so old in these pictures but  he is still a little peanut.

I read a really good book this week.  I had to wait a long time to get it from the library.  I read both real books and e-books...whatever becomes available first. This one was worth the wait in my opinion. The characters stayed with me after I was done. Not sure what I will read next.

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

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