We had a full house at Carol’s house–good thing she has a new, enormous couch for us. Even still, there wasn’t enough room on it for all the Castoffs. It was great to have so many of us together.
And this is only HALF of the couch!
Little kitty was very needy, so we tried to give her a lot of attention by enticing her to model some of our projects. By ‘enticing her’, I mean Julie and Francy held her down while I took the photos. Good kitty!
Little kitty modeled the scarf for my great-niece that I finished. It’s really adorable, but I didn’t enjoy knitting with this lace-strip yarn. Turned out cute, though.
Oh la la, Little kitty!
Here’s another scrunchy cowl in a bulky yarn that I knit for a Christmas gift. I like it, but I’m not so sure about Little kitty.
Little kitty tried to use the cowl as a skirt. Saucy kitty.
The hat that Mary knit her granddaughter was a tight fit, although Little kitty rocked it.
A hat! A hat! Cats don’t wear hats!
After the fashion show, Little kitty sought refuge with Michele. Good thing the kitty is declawed, or Michele’s sweater would be shredded.
“And they dressed me up like a doll!”
Marylane felted her knitted slippers. Looks like her feet will be cozy this winter. This is a great pattern. You can add rubber or leather soles, or go with the doubled bottoms.That reminds me to find mine. It’s getting cold in the evenings at my house, too.
I like the contrasting trim.
Leslie is knitting some ‘non-felted’ slippers. No, really. That’s the pattern name. These are for Leslie’s grandson, knitted in Seattle Seahawks colors. (Ick, ptui! Just an editorial comment from a Broncos fan). The slippers are knitted in a bulky yarn in one piece. Sounds easy, and once they’re finished–they’re finished. No pieces to sew together.
Great slippers, even though they aren’t my colors.
Deb is still knitting her skirt–round and round and round–it’s not very challenging and even though she’s tempted to cut it short, she probably shouldn’t. It would be very short indeed.
Yes, the photo is slanted on purpose.
Julie is praying to the goddess of pink yarn. No, I think she’s just showing us her latest project. It’s round–it’s pink–it’s a senior moment because I can’t remember what she’s knitting. Sorry, Jules. It’s pretty, whatever it is.
Cowl? Neckwarmer? Baby hat? Ya got me.
And now comes the hand model portion of our show. I’m modeling a fingerless mitten that I’m halfway through. Looks like I have piercings, doesn’t it? I’m afraid I annoyed our resident hand-model, Leslie. Sorry.
Fingerless mittens.
Francy is modeling a swirl hat–on her hand. It’s not big enough to fit on her head yet–without losing the dp needles, that is. Love this hat.
Nice swirl hat, Francy. Just noticed that we were both wearing red.
Mary knitted some tiny little mittens for her tiny little granddaughter (she of the pink hat above). They really do look small! Marylane has a similar pattern for mitten ornaments.
To be strung through tiny coat sleeves.
Linda is working on the metallic-hued cowl for her daughter. I think she’s planning to take it with her at Thanksgiving if it’s finished.
Wonderful holiday yarn.
That’s it for now. We had a lot of fun and next time, we’ll be at Julie’s house. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing and have a great Turkey Day!
