We all carpooled down to Mary’s house in Wood’s Bay for lunch on a cloudy, rainy Saturday. By the time we had got there, the rain had stopped, but it was much too wet and cool to sit on the deck. Boohoo. It’s such a beautiful view from Mary’s deck.
Lots of clouds, but still beautiful.
Mary had made a delicious soup for us – Creamy Curried Chickpea – that was vegan and hearty. We all liked it so much that I promised to put the recipe on the blog. Here it is:
Oh! and wine. Lovely wine.
As if that wasn’t enough food, Mary served a rhubarb-strawberry crisp that I also got the recipe for :
I’m not sure we’ll ever convince Joan of the benefits of purling.
I learned a new skill from Francy. She showed me how to crochet an edging onto the sweater I’ve knitted for my cousin. Francy and Joan were watching me and commented that I looked like I was in pain while I was struggling through the learning process. Hey, it’s hard to teach an old dog a new trick! The sweater is going to be adorable when I’m through.
The other front edge, the sleeve edges and the hat to go.
Linda has come a ways on her lacy scarf. This is such a great pattern. It can be adapted to any needle size or yarn. It’s very dainty in this size.
Really pretty color, too!
Marylane is knitting cabled mittens – we all want the pattern, Marylane! These look great for gifts… or for ourselves. Marylane was asking for donations for an Audubon Bird-a-thon here in the valley. We were glad to oblige. She’s a ferocious birdwatcher!
Oh, Marylane. You’re so cute.
Mary finished a pair of ‘Duffers’ felted slippers for her daughter, Larissa. She felted them the last time they were together in Denver, but Larissa didn’t have room in her luggage to take them back to Las Vegas – too much baby paraphernalia. Mary’s going to take them with her on her next trip – this week. She just can’t stay away from those babies. Speaking of, she emailed me a photo of the sweater that she finished recently for Moses.
Duffers for Larissa.
Sweater for Moses.
Mary’s next project is a summer dress for Aurora – sleeveless and embroidered with flowers. She showed us the yarn.
Cute pattern and yarn.
Leslie sent us a great photo of her dog-in-law, Mila, wearing Leslie’s granddaughter’s first birthday crown. It looks great on Mila, but I bet it’ll look better on Mira.
Queen Mila
Julie was knitting another white cabled pillow. Mostly we all sat around after lunch and talked and drank wine – doing what the Castoffs do best. Besides knitting, of course. Here are a couple of photos of Castoffs in action.
Francy and Joan catching up.
Julie and Mary backlit during dessert.
We were sorry that our other Castoffs couldn’t come – Carol, Leslie, Michele. Maybe next time. We meet at Carol’s house next week, so we know we’ll see her. Hopefully, the rains will stay away, but keep those needles blazing and make your own heat!
