All of the Castoffs except Marylane met on a snowy day at Linda’s. The white stuff was piled deeply on the edges of the streets and we gingerly made our way to Linda’s door. What a relief to be inside, warm and cozy with our knitters.
Linda had finished her mohair shawl – whisper light and fluffy. It was beautiful! Unfortunately, the only photos I got were fuzzy. Bad Marsha. Take my word for it, it was a lovely shawl. Instead, I got a candid shot of Leslie, Deb and Linda talking and knitting.
Linda’s scarf is on the back of Deb’s chair. Pretty, deep red.
Deb wore her finished skirt that she labored over for weeks. It turned out great! Love this, Deb.
She looks happy to be wearing it, doesn’t she?
Carol was so inspired by Leslie’s squishy blanket that she decided to knit one for each of her kids. Leslie brought hers to show those Castoffs who weren’t at knitting last week. We all loved the way it feels.
Big, beautiful Squishy Blanket!
Baby Squishy Blanket!
They chose similar neutral background colors, but have different pops of bright colors. The green is one of Carol’s accent yarns
Francy grumbles about the asymmetrical scarf that she’s knitting, but I really like its striking design. I think it’s too much knit, knit, knit to suit her. Hang in there, Francy, you’ll love it when it’s finished.
No, that’s not a studio portrait of Carol on the wall, it’s a mirror.
I understand what she means, though. I’d like to knit one of these, but after my knit, knit, knit poncho, I’ll be ready for a more challenging project.
Speaking of challenging, Michele has started her jumper and it looks very intricate. Lots of cables and twisted ribs. She’ll look great in it.
There’s Michele, peeking over the top of the bottom.
Julie was knitting a Montana hat with earflaps – only she hadn’t got to the earflaps, yet. She used a super chunky yarn of two different colors. This is another pattern that has made the rounds of the Castoffs. Marylane was working on one recently.
Almost ready for the flaps.
That was it, Castoffs. I’m having some issues between my camera and my new laptop. Hmmmm. Perhaps a new camera is called for, ya think?
Until we meet at Deb’s next week, keep those needles blazing and go snowshoeing! It’s a great workout.
