A small group of Castoffs met at Linda’s house, but we were excited about our current (and finished) projects.
Julie brought her completed baby kimono and matching hat that are adorable. I love the buttons up the side. Very cute. The yarn is Cascade – a DK weight, I believe. At first I thought it was sock yarn, but Julie said no.
I love this yarn.
Now Julie is knitting an asymmetrical scarf. She tried the scarf that Leslie made – with short rows – but it wasn’t her cup of tea. She’s making good progress on this one.
Narrow at the ends.
While I’m waiting for my last skein of yarn to come in – for my never-ending poncho – I decided to knit a sweater for myself out of some yarn that I bought from a friend’s estate. She – Leslie Meyers – and I liked to knit together and when she passed away, I bought some of her yarn stash. I tried to knit a sweater using this yarn a couple of years ago, but I didn’t like the way it was knitting up, so I ripped it out to start again. Here is the pattern that I found. It has a garter stitch yoke and a stockinette body and sleeves. I think I’ll be happier with it than I was with the last one. I hope.
Top-down yoked pullover.
Deb joined us and is working on Glen’s top-down sweater. Hopefully, she’ll finish before hiking season gets underway. I know there’s not much desire to sit and knit when the mountains beckon.
Deb and Julie sittin’ and knittin’.
Thanks to Linda for hosting our little gang. I’m not sure what she was knitting. Hmm. Maybe I’ll catch up with her next time before she goes on her trip to NYC. Sounds like she has bigger things on her mind.
Have fun in the sun, Castoffs. The weather is certainly beautiful – but the dryness is troubling. I hope we have a wet May. Keep those needles blazing and have a great May Day!
We meet at Marsha’s house next time!
