I remembered to bring home the camera!! And I have bunches of pictures to share.
The first repeat on Chart B of my Seascape Stole is done! The heat was making me very restless this afternoon, and I didn't think I could knit, but the lace just entranced me and soon I forgot about the horrible air, and had this:
Here's where I was on Thursday:
While very beautiful and graceful looking, the knitting itself isn't terribly complicated. The long repeats make you want to keep knitting to see how they develop.
Thursday's Knit at Night, and Saturday were filled with lace (and non-lace) knitters:
Peggy finished her Sprout. It is PERFECT! And looks wonderful on her. She humored my plea for a photo shoot.
Bridget and Mary Ellen had socks to show:
Bridget had also made this cool crochet sun hat. (I REALLY need to get back to the crochet resolution!)
Amanda was working on her very first sock, and this beautiful scarf from Oceans. She is using Spunky Eclectic Summer.
Anna stunned us all when she walked in wearing this:
Again, it is knit in Spunky Eclectic Summer and the pattern is from the Summer Interweave Knits. Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.
(And, yes, more Spunky Summer is coming! Amy is working on it now.)
Jennifer stopped in to drop off lots of knitted knockers (thank you!!!) and show this lovely lace scarf in Hempathy
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The pattern is from knitty.com, but I forgot to ask how many balls of Hempathy she used or what needle, or any of that important stuff. She is joining us in the Seascape KAL, and is back on track with her Sprout.
A few other really cool projects came through the door.
A pinwheel jacket out of Cascade Superwash:
A eco-friendly bag, made entirely from recycled bags!! I kid you not. The pictures don't do it justice. One of our younger knitters whipped this up and was sporting it over the weekend. I practically grabbed it off her arm to get some pics.
Diana brought me a special treat -
This is the shawl that she made in honor of a friend's wedding. It is a surprise. Lucky, lucky bride.
Since I had the camera, and it was unbearably hot in the house, I grabbed all my WIPS and took them outside for a project update. I figure it's been awhile since I've shown you all the active knits in my rotation.
You saw the Seascape. My love for it has in no way diminished my happiness when knitting the Phyllo Yoke. I'm almost at the lace portion of the body and will need to stop and make some arms before going further.
But check out this turned hem. I am very proud.
Many have asked about the sweater I mentioned for my newest niece, Madelyn. It's almost done! The body (knit in the round, from bottom-up) is complete, and the arms just need the cap shaping. Laziness has stopped progress since I need to do the math for the caps.
Sorry, no detailed pics until Madelyn gets it. Not that I think she is reading the blog already, but you never know, she is a very advanced little girl.
Because it is just one of those things that I had to at least say I knit, I cast on for a pair of Monkey socks.
I must admit that I am really enjoying the pattern. I could see myself knitting multiple pairs.
For completely mindless knitting, I pick up Connor's Harry Potter scarf.
The boy must be properly outfitted when the next movie is released.
And I have been spinning!
I told you about Pretty in Pink (Suri Alpaca, Merino, and Bamboo). It is now approx. 500yds of fingering weight yarn.
Now on the wheel... sparkles!!
Guess that's enough pictures for now. Tomorrow night is Amy's July design class, and I will be teaching someone to knit for the first time. I love that. Helping a knitter emerge, where there wasn't one before.