The Castoffs assembled at my house on a rainy, overcast day – chilly, too! We were glad to be together though. Mary got the call and rushed down to Denver to see her brand-new grandson, Moses. She sent a couple of very cute pictures, one with the beaming grandma. Congratulations, Mary! You get to do it all over again in July when Larissa has her daughter!
I served some yummy cheese and crackers, strawberries and – the best yet – frosted animal cookies. You know the ones with the little colored dots of candy. YUM! And of course, wine.
Brie and animal cookies. Yum.
Francy is still on her German adventure, but the rest of us trickled in. Joan will be back with us next week. Yay! It will be so good to see her again. Welcome home to Montana, Joan! We can’t wait to see what you knitted over the winter! No pressure.
I must apologize ahead of time for the very few photos that I took. I guess the excitement of hosting drove everything out of my head. I didn’t even start to knit until the meeting was nearly over. Just can’t do that many things at one time.
Michele is nearly finished with her vest and it is beautiful. She only has a few inches to go and then will sew the two pieces together. I think her next project will be baby-related.
Michele – almost ready to seam the two pieces.
Leslie finished her kickbag. I like saying that – kickbag, kickbag, kickbag. There, I got it out of my system. Her granddaughter Mira will love kicking freely.
Imagine a darling baby kicking in this bag.
Marylane is knitting an awesome vest with all of her leftover wool. It’s turning out beautifully. She’s knitting all three pieces simultaneously so that the striping will turn out the same – coming and going. I love it.
Such beautiful colors, Marylane!
I finished my red afghan that I knitted for Jonathan, grandson of my sis-in-law Sue. I’ll mail it off this week. I dragged out my basket of unfinished projects to show Leslie. My green vest, the Alligator, my blue vest and my friend Michelle’s scarf. Yikes. It’s a catalog of my life. I move through the days leaving a trail of unfinished stuff behind me. Well, it won’t last forever. I’ll finish these things before I’ll let myself start a new project. I have a LOT of new ideas to knit, so May is going to be the official Finishing Month. I’ll keep you posted.
Carol was working on her baby hoodie and telling us all about her root canal and the insurance woes that she is facing. We hear ya, Carol. We all added a few of our own. Julie had advice about insurance and then rushed out to go get a massage. Julie is leaving to visit her mom this week and needed a massage to help her get through the plane ride. Carol, the hoodie is adorable. The other stuff – well, we can’t help you but we can listen and nod in sympathy.
Carol – tooth and all.
Linda was working on her green lace scarf and Deb was looking at her vest. Can’t remember if she actually knitted anything. We were all so focused on talking and eating that the time slipped away quickly. Or maybe it was all that wine I drank…
Nevertheless, it was a fun time. Next week we’ll be at Leslie’s house where, I hear, there will be CHEESECAKE! No pressure, Les. Until then, enjoy the summertime weather that is FINALLY here and keep those needles blazing. It’s the lovely month of May, Castoffs.
