I had the day off today, thanks to a lovely sister who was willing to cover the shop for me. Thanks Bec!
The day started with an early morning appointment for a bone density scan - gotta make sure I’m getting my calcium, which I am, but I could probably do with a bit more of the weight lifting. Despite my lack of exercise, the bones seem to be in good shape and I am clear for another couple of years.
With that happy news, I set out to enjoy the beautiful day. I had great plans to soak up the sun (great source of vitamin D, very good for the bones) and knit away on the pile of projects bursting forth from my bag.
Alas, the *free* time had plans of its own. Grocery shopping. Dishes. Cooking. Making apple pie with Alec.
Now that was worth giving up knitting time! He is quite the enthusiastic helper. And he recently acquired user rights to my old digital camera and insisted on documenting the entire afternoon.

I think we may have another blogger in the making.
Inspired by little man, I did accomplish a little knitting.

One sock done. One boy thrilled.
So thrilled, he wouldn’t let me try it on him until he had washed his foot! Boys do have a tendency to get dirty feet in the summertime and today was no exception. Little man disappeared in the bathroom, to be found later, soaking wet, standing on a flooded floor, with very clean feet.
To tell you the truth, I think the sock is a bit loose on him. I’d really like to take it back and reknit it on smaller needles, but I don’t think he’ll let me. Now he is wanting to know when he’ll have the second one.
Although I didn’t get a chance to work on them today, here are a few shots of those projects receiving the majority of my attention at the moment.

Let’s start with a recently completed project. Yes - Dad’s beekeepers are done!

Rogue sleeves. Still have trouble remembering which one I’m supposed to be knitting. That may be due to my listening to HP #1 on my iPod while knitting. Very distracting.

Peter’s sweater. Yes, I have been knitting away on it. One grey stitch at a time. Actually, I am very close to the arm shaping for the front which is quite exciting - something new to do!

Can’t tell you much about this one. Details later.

My Alpine Lace Scarf. Two repeats of the border done. One more and I start the center pattern.
Samples of new superwash yarns from Amy. I already love the colors and the feel, now I need to knit a few swatches and put them to the test. Makes me happy just thinking about it.