What a beautiful summer day! The sun was shining, the temperature was a balmy 78 and the Castoffs were all back from their summer fun and ready to knit. Well, some of us were anyway. Many of us were happy to sit on Deb’s deck, eat Kahlua Creme pie, drink a glass of wine and catch up.
Great to be back among knitting friends, isn’t it?
Aah, kahlua creme pie and a nice cabernet.
When I pulled up to Deb’s, I saw Marylane, Joan and Leslie hauling the chair and boxes of yarn up the driveway. Oh! the yarnbombing project! Summer drove everything from our minds, but now it’s time to hunker down for the winter and knit, knit, knit. Leslie and I tried to remember where our discussion left off and we came up with a bunch of neutral hanks of wool to use for the seat. Then we’ll add pops of color. I think we got reinvigorated just looking at all the yarn.
Different neutrals and textures.
Izzy was interested in the boxes and bags of yarn. If she was a cat, she’d be in that box!
Marylane must have decided that lugging all that yarn wasn’t going to be for nothing, so she and Joan picked out some yarn that popped and started casting on. They’re going to knit a section and see how it looks on the chair when we have more sections knitted. Good thing Joan doesn’t have to do anything except knit on her section – no purling! We all insisted that Joan’s work be represented. We’ll take lots of pictures for you, Joan, since you’ll be heading back to Arizona soon. Boohoo, we’ll miss you!
That’s Joan – hands and heart. Didn’t get her head in the frame, though.
Marylane jumped right in and started our yarnbombing project.
Michele is working on her two-toned sweater. She has another project that she would like to finish, but it’s too complicated to bring to knitting. We just don’t do well with complicated knitting when we’re talking and laughing.
Michele is soaking up as much sunshine as she can before it disappears for the winter.
Leslie had brought her crocheted slipper and was sewing an inserted innersole into each foot. After she does that and sews a button band on the toe, she’ll felt them and viola! Slippers! Oh, and she’ll add a decorative button to each slipper. Whew, almost forgot. Leslie, please take a photo!
Making the sole thicker.
Deb was wearing her stunning vest that she finished this summer. It fits her beautifully and looks great! I love the color.
Absolutely STUNNING, Deb!
Next time we’ll meet at Marylane’s house. I’ll be on vacation in Oregon, so I’ll really, really, really miss the Castoffs. But I’ll be at the beach, so that will help ease my pain of separation anxiety. I’m taking my knitting so my needles will be blazing, Castoffs. Hope yours will be, too! Until we meet again – enjoy the rest of the summer.
Girls just want to have fun, right Izzy?
