Aaahhhh! A new year and the Castoffs are meeting on a new day – Monday! We loved meeting at the church – thank you so much, Glen and Deb! – but we have gone back to meeting in each others homes now that we have a day when our old pals, Michele and Leslie, can rejoin us. It was great to be all together again.
Julie hosted and we were excited to catch up on what we’ve been doing and knitting during the holidays. Carol began knitting little stuffed Christmas lights, but thought they looked funny. We liked them and encouraged her to keep on and make a bigger string.
Carol’s knitting dishcloths with the yarn that she got during our Christmas present exchange at our party a couple of weeks ago. She also got the nifty yarn container that she can thread her strands through while she knit.
Speaking of nifty containers, Mary got a fabulous one for Christmas with slits in the top to thread yarn through. It has a lot of handy pockets and is very roomy. I like it!
Marylane has been knitting mittens and hats. At our last meeting, Francy mentioned that we should all knit an Olympics themed pair of mittens. When I saw Marylane’s navy mittens, I wondered if she was going to embellish them with Olympic rings, or with other colors. Well, Marylane? Are ya?
Leslie is into hats. Big hats and little hats with very cute flowers. The little hat is for a newborn – friend’s baby. I didn’t catch who the big hat was for, but it’s quite fetching.
Francy has been knitting winter attire, too. She’s knitting a scarf with a very interesting twist:
She’s knitting ‘stop and go’ mittens for Grace:
And I think that this was her hat. If it’s not, I’m sure someone will let me know:
Julie was knitting a pretty neck warmer. Love this yarn. I think it’s the same yarn that she used for a baby sweater in December.
I knit a market bag for a friend for Christmas and took a photo before I wrapped and gave it to her. I like the way it turned out.
I was working on a sweater that I started months ago. The farther I went, the less I liked the pattern, so since our meeting, I’ve unraveled it and am looking for a new pattern for this yarn. Sometimes, you just have to start all over again.
Deb was still working on her sweater, Michele was knitting a beautiful cowl that I’ll photograph next time and Linda was working on her scarf – you know, the same scarf that I’ve put into the blog several times. She always begs me not to take another photo, so this time, I didn’t. I did snap a couple of photos of Castoffs at play.
It was such a wonderful way to start the new year – with good friends. I can’t wait for next Monday when we carry on with our knitting, talking, laughing…Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing and enjoy the playoffs!
