A small group of Castoffs carpooled out to Mary’s house on the lake. We were met there by Michele and Anne who had been kayaking near Mary’s bay. Mary’s grandson Moses, and daughter-in-law Rebecca were visiting at Mary’s house, so we all got to see Moses – a little cutie with fat cheeks.

Grandma and Moses!

Mary served us some yummy huckleberry cake – her husband Frank has picked gallons of huckleberries this season – and veggies with hummus. Thanks Mary. We also had her favorite New Age white with slices of lime. Very refreshing.

Yum.

We sat on the deck with the most wonderful view of the lake and the mountains beyond. Mary’s bird feeders were being bombarded by Evening Grosbeaks, mobs of them. It was fun to watch them fight over the seed.

Grosbeaks at the feeder.

Nothing’s prettier than the Flathead in summer.

I brought my triangular scarf/shawl that I’ve been working on. I got tangled up with a swarm of hornets who stung me in the face.  I was still a little puffy. One friend said it was like a botox treatment – smoothing out the lines with hornet serum.

Puffy me with my triangular shawl.

Michele had bought some suede soles for her felted slippers. We had a little discussion about which was the toe and which was the heel, but finally Michele just did what she wanted. Why did she ask us? I don’t know. Just being polite, I guess.

Michele sewing on her sole.

Anne brought her seed-stitch scarf to work on. We ‘re so glad to see her back with us. I hope she’ll be able to come a lot this fall and become a regular Castoff.

Anne’s scarf.

Joan, Carol and Linda came along but didn’t get a lot of knitting done – still on summer Slackoff time, I guess. They had fun sitting on the deck and talking and, hey, it’s more fun to knit in the winter. No deck time in January.

Michele, Joan, Linda and Anne enjoying the decktime.

Mary is nearly finished with granddaughter Aurora’s witch’s hat for Halloween. She’s planning to knit a pumpkin hat for Moses. Moses stood in for his cousin, though, and modeled the witch hat. It’s darling. Mary just has to put duplicate stitches around the crown to make a black buckle.

Witchy hat.

Next time the teachers will be back at school. We who are retired are trying not to smile smugly. We’ll meet at Deb’s house at our regular winter time of 4:00. Enjoy your last week of August, Castoffs, and keep those needles blazing!

The Castoffs gathered at Michele’s house and most of us were there for the first time in a long time. Only Julie was gone and we missed her. I got an email later asking what was going on that she had missed. Julie, Julie, Julie. Come back and find out what you’ve missed! We had the extra delight of welcoming Laura, Linda’s daughter. Laura and Linda had been in Colorado for Linda’s son’s wedding. We all saw the photos and it was a beautiful wedding in a stunning Vail location. Good to finally meet you, Laura. At one time or the other, everyone’s daughter has been to one of our meetings…except for mine. Oh, that’s right. I don’t have a daughter. I enjoy the other Castoffs’ daughters vicariously.

Linda and Laura.

Michele made her delicious chocolate cake with peanut butter frosting. Yummmmm. It is so good. Her daughter Erica made it for us once – good then, good now.

I hurried in to get a photo before it was cut.

Anne joined us too. Anne was actually one of the founding mothers of the group – before it was the Castoffs. Now that her boys are both in high school and busy with other things, Anne is thinking about joining us!  Yay!  She dug out an old knitting project that she started a few years ago – thinking that we would all be busily knitting. HaHa. She didn’t know what Slackoffs we are in the summer. She’ll learn.

Anne and Mary inspecting the seed stitch scarf that Anne brought.

I have been knitting during the Olympics and I finished my entre-lac scarf. I like the way it turned out using two different colors of NORO yarn.

Can’t wait for winter!

Michele and Leslie are in a frenzy of crocheting slippers. They keep trying to talk me out of knitting the same pattern because I would have to SEW the pieces together. Imagine. I guess I’m not as reluctant to sew things together as they are, so I’m considering buying the pattern to make felted slippers for Christmas gifts. I’ll have to borrow Castoff feet to felt those slippers that have to be mailed out of town. Leslie was just beginning one slipper.

Nice gray wool.

The felted Crocheted slipper pattern – love the button accent.

Marylane and Joan were there but had to rush off. Seems like Marylane has been doing a lot of rushing this summer – rushing to reunions, rushing to hikes, rushing to take Dick to the doctor for his bum shoulder. Hopefully, once summer is over, she’ll be able to be with us more often. We’ve missed her!

Not sure who the mustachioed Castoff is.

We’ll be going to Mary’s house next week. We’ll carpool down to the Lake and we’ll get to take turns holding Moses, the beautiful grandson! See you then, Castoffs, and in the meantime, keep those needles blazing!

I bicycled over to Joan’s house to join a relatively small group of Castoffs. It was a beautiful day – kind of hot – but hey! It’s August! Joan had a table of pretzels and cherries and later brought out the big guns – apricot pie with maple ice cream. Glad I had to bike back home to work off some of the delicious pie. We all enjoyed frosty glasses of margaritas, too. Yum.

Grace had her eye on the pretzels.

Almost forgot to snap the pie and ice cream. Well, I snapped it UP…

Betsy and Grace came with Francy and it’s a good thing because Betsy was the only one of us who had made anything. Granted, she crocheted her items but the rest of us were pretty lazy about knitting. The exception was Michele, who also crocheted some slippers and brought them to felt. I took some ‘before and after’ photos of several crocheted items.

Michele’s pre-felted slippers.

Michele’s slippers! They fit! I love the embroidery.

Betsy had crocheted a pair of slippers for her mom and herself and they re-felted them at Joan’s house. Unfortunately, Francy’s slippers felted down too much and they were too small for her. She decided to send them to a friend in Japan. I guess Betsy will just have to crochet another pair. Betsy’s slippers fit just right, though.

Betsy’s and Francy’s slippers.

To give some traction on the slippers’ soles, Betsy squeezed on some Puffy Paint. It’s a great idea for any slippers that need a little grip.

Puffy Paint.

Betsy had also crocheted a little bag to felt. After felting, she’s going to sew a zipper in it. Betsy ALSO crocheted a kitty for Grace.  Very cute. I’m not sure where she found the time in one week to do all of this, but she did. Betsy thinks crochet is faster than knitting. She may be right, but I’m not in the market for learning another craft. I can look and enjoy though.

Crocheted bag before felting.

And after felting.

And the darling kitty!

Okay, Castoffs, once Betsy goes back home, we’ll need to step up and actually bring our knitting to knitting. Otherwise, we’ll have to call ourselves the Slackoffs instead of the Castoffs. This is what we’ve done at our meetings this summer:

Eat and talk…

Lounge and drink…

I have really loved the summer, however, so I can’t be too tough on the Slackoffs, er, Castoffs. It’s been fun. I must say that we’ve loved having Betsy and Grace for a few weeks. Thanks and have a great winter, Betsy. We can’t wait to see how much Grace will have changed for your visit next summer!

Francy and Grace.

Next time we’ll meet at Michele’s house where, hopefully, we’ll at least BRING out knitting…Mary. Not that there’s anything wrong with not knitting, but we seem to have made a habit of it. Enjoy the week, Castoffs, and keep cool even if your needles are blazing hot!

I got to Carol’s house wayyy too early so I watched her vacuum the carpet and I talked to Shannon, Carol’s daughter, about the tumble she took on her bike. She broke her wrist and separated her shoulder – yikes. In four weeks, she starts a new teaching job in Japan so some Japanese doctor will take the cast off. I asked Shannon if seeing a doctor in another country bothered her and she said, “No, I’ve had surgery in Japan before. They have a good medical reputation.”  Ah, youth. I guess I won’t worry about her. Carol is helping her type her syllabai and curriculum notes.

Gotta watch those downhill trails when you’re on your bike, Shannon!

Carol laid out a variety of yummy snacks – Flathead cherries, chips, Kettle Korn (we devoured it) and almonds. She brewed some tea – Earl Grey with a licorice herb tea added – it was deliciously refreshing. Thank you, Carol! Carol is thinking about HER classes for the fall – she’ll teach the little ballerinas again.  They are so cute.

Yum. Food.

Betsy and Grace are still here visiting Francy and we are enjoying them SO MUCH at knitting. Betsy had made some very cool necklaces out of chunky yarn that she wrapped, in a couple of places, with contrasting yarn.  They are simple but very striking – Betsy thought they’d look good beaded. I agree.

Three generations of wonderful females.

Francy was beginning a cardigan for Grace so I got a photo of its start.  The pattern is adorable and I like the color.

At first I thought this was a picture of Grace!

Michele had seen some felted slippers that Betsy made and showed us at the last meeting, but somehow I missed them. Betsy crocheted them, then embroidered the toes and felted them down to size. They sounded so cute, and Michele obviously agreed because she is crocheting some. Can’t wait to see them at our next meeting.

Not just for knitting.

There wasn’t a whole lot of knitting going on – it seems like we’ve taken a vacation from serious knitting for the summer. That’s okay – summers are short around here and there’s too much to do outside.

Not a lot of knitting, Castoffs!

When Julie pulled out some knitting, Mary couldn’t believe it! Actual knitting in the summer! Julie’s knitting some slippers that look very hot.  I mean – too hot to wear for a few months – but it could take her that long to finish them, so no worries.

You’re doing WHAT?

Just to prove that some knitting DOES go on in the summer, I brought out my entre-lac scarf that I’ve been working on while watching the Olympics.  I love the Olympics and it’s soothing for me to knit while the competitors sweat. Better than me sweating, right?

I’m enjoying this pattern.

Linda shared a piece of local pottery with us that she purchased for her son and almost-daughter-in-law (the wedding is Aug. 11). It is a beautiful piece of artwork and is inscribed with lovely words: “You shall go out with joy and be led forth in peace.” I know it will hold a special place in their home.

Beautiful pottery bowl.

We meet next time at Joan’s house and she said that we could come at 3:00. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing – or at least, don’t forget where you put them for the summer. Enjoy the beautiful weather!

We met on another hot day at Leslie’s house. Inside was full of conversation crossing and recrossing, but it was cool because Leslie served us several great flavors of sherbert all together in bowls. The flavors blended wonderfully and were very refreshing. Add tea or wine and fig newtons and you couldn’t have a better treat.

Our lovely hostess.

Yum, tasty and colorful!

Francy’s daughter Betsy and granddaughter Grace joined us. We were all so surprised to see how much Grace had changed in just one year. Great to see you both, Betsy! We’re looking forward to your jewelry show next week.

Grace is enjoying her sherbert!

Lisa dropped by with her granddaughter Greta who is growing so fast! It’s hard to believe just how quickly the little ones grow. Grace had fun playing with Greta. Next year the playing will be a little more even.

Babyland. Adorable.

Marylane and Joan joined us for a little while but have been inundated with company lately so they had to rush away. Marylane did have time for a cuddle with Greta, though. No surprise, is it? She loves Greta and so do we.

Joan, Marylane with Greta, Francy and Grace.

With all the baby commotion, I was surprised to see that Julie and Linda had actually taken out their knitting. I took my scarf out too, just as a pretense that I might really knit.  We all decided that it’s just too damn hot! No fun touching wool in 80+ weather, is it? No, it isn’t. That doesn’t mean that I can’t take a few photos though, just to make you think it’s still a knitting group.

I have knit a few more inches on my entre-lac scarf – mostly during the British Open.

I’ll probably knit more while the Olympics are on. Seems like knitting makes the time pass more quickly and pleasantly. Also keeps me from snacking so much! (Diet tip!)

Julie showed me the socks that she’s been slowly working on. One is finished and one is nearly finished. Perhaps one day she’ll be wearing them. What do you think, Jules?

One sock, two sock, both are blue sock.

Linda is still working on her fern patterned scarf but discovered a boo-boo. It’s hardly noticeable though, so she’s going to keep on going instead of ripping out six inches of intricate pattern.  Don’t blame her one bit!

Linda’s pointing out the mistake. Hardly noticeable.

Mary found a darling pattern for a baby sweater and bought yarn for two – one for her grandson Moses and one for her granddaughter Aurora. Little bear ears make this sweater really cute.

Blue for Moses – Pink for Aurora.

We’ve narrowed our road trip down to two dates, so I’ll be polling everyone via email for the best time for us to trek up to Eureka. EUREKA! Sorry, couldn’t resist.

Next time we meet at Carol’s house – ahem, that’s Mrs. Sullivan now. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing but try not to catch your yarn on fire.

On a VERY hot day, the Castoffs met on Julie’s patio, sat in the shade of big umbrellas and, uh, cast off all notion of knitting. Not a stitch was stitched. Not a knit was knit. Not a purl was purled.  Instead we sat inert, rousing ourselves only to sip wine and eat Julie’s deicious homemade ice cream. Oh. My. God.  It was excellent!

Best ice cream I’ve ever had, Julie.

Francy came riding in on her new hobby horse. Not really, but she could’ve. She showed off the hobby horse that she made for her granddaughter, Grace, who will be staying at her house (with Francy’s daughter Betsy, of course) for FOUR WEEKS.  Francy is over the moon to have them for such a nice long visit. The horse turned out so cute and, although Francy didn’t say, I’m sure that Grandpa Harry made the stick.

Grace will love this stick horse!

Francy was soliciting advice about how to make the reins. Finally Deb showed up and told her. I guess none of the Castoffs ride much.

Linda is excited about her son’s visit this week and, out of respect, we are cancelling Mojito Monday next week. That’s quite a sacrifice, ya know. We’re all moms, so we get it.

Deb and Linda in the shade of the giant umbrella.

Carol came by for a little while to update us on her son, Duncan’s, new job in Flagstaff. Carol is so happy to know that he will be closer than Alaska. Not to mention a lot warmer!  Carol will be able to see her granddaughter Mabel and the new baby who is due in a couple of months. Carol had just slammed her finger in a door (OUCH) so she was carrying around an icebag. She looks happy though, doesn’t she? Well, she IS a newlywed.

Julie is admiring Carol’s modelling skill in spite of her finger injury.

I took out my entre-lac scarf that I am slowly knitting. I love the way Noro yarn blends their colors. It’s going to look great when it’s finished. I might have to buy a new coat to match it! My husband didn’t seem too surprised when I told him my plan.

Beautiful colors and I love the pattern!

After a little more lackidaisical chatter about summer plans, hikes and family stuff, we decided it was just too damn hot to continue on. Mary and I were sitting on a rocking chaise and as the sun crept closer to me on one side, I kept inching closer to Mary on the other. We decided it was too hot for me to crawl up onto her lap, so we called it an afternoon.

Next week we meet at Leslie’s house where we look forward to seeing photos of her new granddaughter, Mira. Maybe it’ll be cooler then…right.  Until then, Castoffs, stay out of the blazing heat and at least think about using those needles.

The Castoffs met on a VERY hot day at Linda’s cool condo. Mary and I came in together as Linda was adjusting the shades on her living room window to keep out the heat, and to block the blinding whiteness of her sunbathing neighbor. He was beached on his patio and wiped the sweat continuously. Ugh. Yeah, let’s adjust that shade.

Linda served us beautiful cheeses with baguette slices, chips and salsa and candy-coated sunflower seeds.  Everything was yummy.

Ah, summer treats.

Linda also served one of my favorite red wines – Simply Naked Unoaked Reds. She also had lemonade and iced tea, but I made a beeline for the wine.

Pretty!

Francy brought her daughter-in-law Heidi who was the only one who knitted. Go figure. She thought we were there to knit! Ha. Well, we do knit too. I pulled my knitting out of the bag, at least. Heidi is knitting a tunic-type sweater from a pattern that she got online from a company named quince & co. She loves the patterns from this company and found this particular one on Ravalry.

Not real easy to see, but it was beautiful.

The stitch is a row of rib knitting followed by straight knit stitches. It gives the appearance of an interrupted, twisted rib stitch. Very interesting.

Deb is still having an issue with her lavender sweater. She wants to have something around the neck, but isn’t sure if she wants the i-cord that the pattern calls for. We got a view of it and gave our 2 cents’ worth, of course.

Halloo! I’m a model!

Wonderful detail on this pattern!

To prove that I brought knitting, I pulled it out for a photo. This is an entre-lac pattern scarf using Noro yarn.  I love the pattern but the yarn is drying out my hands. At least it will be warm in the winter. I really do like this interesting pattern using short rows.

Entre-lac pattern with Noro.

Linda showed us her gorgeous mother-of-the-groom dress that she’ll wear at her son’s wedding in August. It is stunning – silvery taupe with a lace overblouse. We loved it, Linda!

We loved the mom-of-the-groom dress.

I looked around at one point and nobody was attempting to knit.  It’s just too damn hot to knit, I guess. I have to say that I knit a lot more in winter when I’m held captive inside by the cold weather. Summers in Kalispell are too short and wonderful to stay in and knit. Of course, taking the knitting outside is an option and one that we’ll explore when we discuss a Castoffs Road Trip.  Next time that will be on our agenda.

Not much knitting going on here, Castoffs!

We want to send a big Congratulations to Carol who married her sweetie, Mark. We got a card together for them with some surprises inside. Best wishes to you both, Carol and Mark!

Thanks, Francy, for being our artistic guru. It’s very pretty.

Next time we’ll meet at Julie’s house, hopefully on her new patio. We heard all about laying down the pavers, so now we need to see it. In the meantime, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing and enjoy the summer!

Summer is finally here and, boy, are we happy to see the sunshine. We gathered at Marylane’s house and admired her beautiful garden and yard. Marylane and her husband Dick are gardeners extraordinaire!

Marylane’s big garden.

The rest of Marylane’s back yard and part of the deck.

Marylane picked some pretty lettuce from her garden and arranged it around a bowl of tabouleh for some lettuce wraps. Topped it off with hummus and pita triangles. Yummy!

A summery treat.

Michele and Leslie are knitting the same cowl in different colors, but both are stunning. They are using a lace pattern with a beaded lace inset. So beautiful. Michele knitted hers as a gift for her sister. I know she’ll love it.

The lovely soft cowl.

A better look at the beaded portion of the cowl.

Leslie is knitting her cowl as a gift for her daughter, who is about to deliver her first child at any moment! Wow. Leslie thought at first that she would knit the scarf while Sienna is in labor, but after thinking about the stress involved with waiting for her new granddaughter, Leslie isn’t so sure she wants to be knitting an intricate beaded pattern just then. Can’t say that I blame her.

This shows the beaded part of Leslie’s cowl.

Another view of Leslie’s cowl.

Leslie is using her grandmother’s teeny tiny crochet hook to put the beads on the yarn. It is really VERY small. But it’s better than stringing all of them on the yarn before you start, which is the only way I knew about. I might have to try that method.

Michele was knitting a bi-colored sweater. She ordered the yarn online from Knitpicks (I think) and wasn’t as pleased with the trim color as she had been when she viewed it on the website. We all liked it.

Michele’s sweater.

I think she thought the edging yarn would be more burgundy and less brown, but I think these colors will do nicely.

Michele’s friend Betsy was visiting from Oregon, so she brought her along. Betsy had joined us a couple of years ago while visiting Michele and brought along the same project that she was working on then. She isn’t a knitter ordinarily, but she was knitting away on her poncho. Good to see you again, Betsy!

Betsy showing Marylane her poncho-in-progress.

Francy’s husband Harry joined us for a while, but when Lisa appeared, Harry went to her house to talk to Lisa’s husband. Guess Harry just wasn’t as enthralled with our knitting projects as we are! That’s okay because we were all interested in seeing little Greta Grace. Especially Marylane. When Lisa’s daughter-in-law asked what day Lisa wanted to babysit, Lisa thought of the Castoffs and said Thursday. Thanks, Lisa. We need a baby boost.

It’s GRETA!

We talked about the chair, of course. Julie brought an interesting pattern for the seat that is a pattern of circular I-cords joined in a spiral. Julie took some yarn and is going to knit a practice gauge for us to see next time. We were all excited about that kind of seat because it looked more substantial and less stretchy than the chevron seat that we liked last week. It’ll all come together eventually and the fun will be in the planning.

I decided to use some Noro yarn that I had in my stash to learn a new technique. The pattern is an entre-lac design that uses short rows to make a series of diagonal squares. It’s an interesting design and once I mastered the pattern, I like knitting the interlocking rows. Noro makes the scarf more interesting because it is a self-striping wool. Sometimes it’s good to try something new.

My Noro Entre-lac scarf.

Next week we meet at Linda’s house. Sounds like it’s going to be a hot, hot week in the 90’s so stay cool, Castoffs. Hope those blazing needles don’t set your yarn on fire!

A small group of us met out at Francy’s house on the lake. Linda and I drove out together and Marylane and Joan brought Lisa and little Greta Grace, who made a happy addition. It was a beautiful day, sunny and warm, and we couldn’t have been in a more idyllic setting.

Ashley Lake and Francy’s dock from the upper deck. Gorgeous!

Francy made enchiladas and served them with chips, dip, veggie plate and some of the best mustard/horseradish dip that I’ve had in a while. We ate and drank well. Thank you, Francy! We sat in the sun to eat until we got too warm, then moved around the house to the shade. It was a rather lazy sort of day, following the sun which has been such a rarity for us this spring and summer.

Joan contemplating the meaning of pretzels.

Wonderful food!

We look stunned by the bright sunshine!

As soon as Marylane finished eating, she snatched up Greta to get her Grandma fix. What a beautiful baby Greta is! I have to admit that we were all pretty taken with her smiles.

Marylane and Greta communing in the great outdoors.

Lisa and her darling granddaughter.

You might have noticed that I haven’t mentioned knitting once. Well…there’s a good reason for that – nobody knit a stitch! We did, however, pull out some of the yarn that Marylane brought to compare colors for the yarnbomb chair that we’re planning for the ‘Loud at the Library’ fundraiser in the spring of 2013. We’ll get a lot more done on the chair-planning when more of us are together.

A whole lot of yarn. Marylane sorted it by color and type.

We threw ideas around about the chair. Should we make the seat a double thickness? Should we ask Francy’s daughter to make beads to embellish the bottom rung? Should we only use wool? Of course, we had few answers to our questions, but it was fun to sit on Francy’s deck with the summer stretching before us when the possibilities seem endless. It was a wonderful afternoon and we missed our sisters.

Next week we meet at Marylane’s house where, hopefully, we can sit on HER deck and look at her beautiful garden and make more plans for the summer. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing (if you can in this wonderful weather – I have a problem staying inside and knitting when the sun shines) and have a great 4th of July!

Aaah! Finally summer.

On a beautiful summer day, finally, the Castoffs came to Marsha’s house and sat in the shade of a huge cottonwood tree. It was so peaceful (except for the screams of the neighborhood children) and we sat and feasted and had a good time.

Talking, eating and drinking. Yay! Summer’s here!

Carol was getting married the next day…MARRIED THE NEXT DAY! She told us that she had had a meltdown the day before, but she looked pretty cool and collected to us. Best Wishes to Carol and Mark!

The bride-to-be sitting next to the grandmother-to-be. No relation.

Leslie is knitting a portable, beaded scarf that she plans to work on while her daughter, Sienna, is in labor. It’s a beautiful lace pattern that, unfortunately, will show spit-up, so Sienna will have to wear it away from Mira.

A special scarf to remind her of a special time.

Francy is kniting a slouchy hat for little Grace. She found a great pamphlet full of slouchy patterns. They look fun to make. And Grace will be very cute in this hat.

Pink slouch hat and pattern.

Francy joined me inside my very large cowl. It wraps around me twice and thrice – and around two people once. I love how soft it is, but I kinda wish I’d made it smaller and wider.

Once!

Twice!

Thrice!

It’s time to start working on our yarnbombed chair for the “Loud at the Library” auction and fundraiser next spring. Francy brought the chair and some of us brought various yarns from our yarn stashes. I spread out a quilt so we’d have lots of room to CREATE!

Yarn? Check!  Chair? Check!  Horse head? Check!  Wait, horse head?

Uh, Michele and Francy and Leslie were secondhand store-hopping last week and Francy found an antique hobby horse that caught her eye. Michele convinced Francy to borrow the horse that Michele had made for her daughter Erica. Long story short – Michele dropped off the horse head for me to give to Francy. He made a nice addition to our group.

And the horse ya rode in on…

Leslie, our resident Color Nazi, or CN as we affectionately call her, got right down there on her knees on the blanket and started sorting the yarn by color and tone.  It was amazing to see. She quickly discarded about one third of the yarns and kept similar types and weights. Before we all left, we had decided to knit a chevron pattern for the seat out of neutrals with pops of color. Our assignment for next week is to investigate different chevron patterns and to bring any neutral yarns that we still have in our stashes. Black, brown, tan, white, gray – whatever neutrals you may have – wool is preferable.

A knitter in yarn heaven.

Next week we are invited to Francy’s house for lunch. Ah, lunch at the lake. Always a treat. We’ll meet at Albertson’s to carpool out to Francy’s so we’ll be there at noon. If summer is here, can a Castoffs road trip be far behind? We’ll discuss it at Francy’s. Until then, keep those needles blazing, Castoffs, and enjoy the beautiful weather.