We met at Deb’s house on a cloudy day. Although we didn’t have our Chair to work on anymore – boohoo – we all brought something to knit. We all had projects that we’d either been working on in between the Chair stuff, or projects that we just started. Deb was baking cookies when we arrived, to go with crackers and dip and lovely wine. Thanks, Deb!
Chocolate chip cookies, crackers and dip. Yum.
Before I show you the projects that we’re working on, let me show you what we looked like last week when we turned in the Chair to the library. The library director, Kim, took some snaps of us with the Chair. The only Castoff missing was Francy, whose road was icy and too mucky to drive into town.
The Castoffs! Minus Francy…
Growing to the Sun!
We had so much fun knitting our ‘Growing to the Sun’ chair. Our wish is that someone bids on it who will be delighted to see it in their home every day. Now, we release it to its new owner.
Meanwhile, back at Deb’s I pulled out my alligator that I’m FINALLY finishing for my brother. Mary pulled out two darling bunnies for her grandchildren, Moses and Aurora. For a while, it was a menagerie in Deb’s living room.
Don’t turn around, Alphonse! You’re being followed by bunnies.
Close up of one of the bunnies.
Alphonse the Alligator has eyes now.
Deb is knitting a beautiful cardigan. She likes a challenge and has always done an excellent job on the patterns that she has chosen.
Deb with her sweater back.
Close up of Deb’s sweater pattern. Great color!
Congratulations to Heidi and John, Francy’s son and daughter-in-law who are expecting their first baby! Yay! Not long ago Francy was moaning about not having any grandchildren; now she has one beautiful Grace and two more on the way! I know whose knitting needles will be blazing now.
The brightly colored bootie is a mockup that Francy knitted. I think she’s using more pastel colors for the real thing. Although, I kind of like the bright ones.
This hat is for a friend’s child who has outgrown the smaller hat of this pattern that Francy knit a while ago.
Linda went back to an old standard – the prayer shawl – that she put down before Christmas. Here it is again! We still like it.
Pretty prayer shawl.
Julie is knitting a PINK vest for herself. It didn’t seem so pink the last time we saw it, but it’s very pretty and pink. She was getting some help on interpreting the pattern but I know it’s going to turn out great.
PINK!!
Next week, many of us are going to the LOUD at the LIBRARY fundraiser to see how our Chair gets along with its new owner. This fundraiser is always a good time. I’ll be in Florida, so I’ll miss out on our meetings for the next two weeks. However, week after next, we meet at Julie’s house. Have fun, Castoffs, while I’m out of town. I’ll be thinking of you while I’m sipping a Mai-Tai on a beach. Keep those needles blazing, and have a wonderful March.
