The Castoffs met at Julie’s house on a sunnyish day, snow on the ground and more in the forecast, but we’ve had an exceptionally mild and dry winter so far. Julie fed us snackies and wine and we were happy knitters.
We’ve been lugging THE CHAIR around for months now – well, not really but it seems like it – and we’re finally beginning to share the same vision. I brought the sun swatch that I knitted this past week and Leslie brought her fabulous ideas to attach it. We talked a lot about plans for the Chair and I feel, for the first time, that THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN! We still have until the first of March to finalize all our bits and pieces. Here is our in-progress work:
The sun, the seat and ideas to attach it all.
Rungs in front with detail we don’t want to cover up.
I can’t wait to see what’s next. Leslie is working on strips of sky to go behind the sun. Francy and I are working on strips of green for the side rungs on the bottom. Mary is working on pieces for the arms. Stay tuned…
Leslie showed us the chunky, knitted cowl that she had started last week. It’s very dramatic, and it takes a lot of, uh, neck. That’s one big cowl!
Yes, I thought it was Leslie playing peekaboo.
Leslie also brought her work-in-progress, a knitted tie for her granddaughter Grace’s American Girl doll. All this daughter and granddaughter stuff is new for me, but fun to see. It’s like a glimpse of a foreign world, but it gives me ideas for my brother’s granddaughters.
“I’m an American Girl. Whoohooo.” Oops, wrong song.
Speaking of granddaughters, Francy is knitting HER granddaughter Grace a sweater. Grace wanted a blue sweater, so a blue sweater is what she’s getting. It’s really cute, with details at the cuffs and around the (future) yoke.
Cute little sweater for Grace.
Last week I told you about the sweater vest that Julie is knitting for her mother…well, my bad. The vest is for Julie. Sorry, Jules. I need to start taking notes. My head is full of other stuff and information leaks out sometimes. I wrote something incorrect about Mary’s hat, too, but I’ve already forgotten what it was. Duh. Sorry, Mary. Maybe everyone should give me a little written blurb about their projects. Nah, I’d just get those mixed up. Maybe it’s more entertaining this way.
JULIE’S sweater vest.
Mary brought her Duffer slipper that she’s knitting for…someone…and loves the way that it’s all finished when the pattern ends. No sewing together, no adding a second sole. Ready to be felted! I’ve gotta try this.
Ready to be felted!
Michele dropped by after her yoga class and showed us her sweater that she’s returned to, after the Christmas rush finished. The yarn is from Knitpicks.com and feels incredibly soft – and it’s less expensive than in some of our local yarn shops. We miss you, Michele, but we realize that yoga is good for you. Come join us whenever you can.
It WILL get larger, I promise.
Next week we meet at Marsha’s house. Sure hope she gets the place cleaned up. The Chair is already sitting in front of the stove waiting to be dressed. In the meantime, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing and enjoy the sunshine!
