I got to Michele’s house first for our meeting. And I really mean first. I beat Michele home from work. I didn’t have to wait long – didn’t even have to pull out my knitting! Most of the rest of the Castoffs arrived shortly afterwards.
Michele won the ‘intensive knitter’ award for the week (I just made that up). She finished her Swirl Hat which is a free pattern on Ravelry.com. After the meeting I looked up ‘Swirl Hat’ and found a couple of pages of them, but the first one looked the most like Michele’s pattern, so I downloaded it, bought some yarn and will give it a go. It’s cute and it fits closely but lightly.
Swirl Hat – sockweight yarn or fingering yarn and size 3 needles.
Michele is still working on a table centerpiece using pieces of wool from her stash. She’ll make it big and felt it down. Here is her progress so far.
Colorful and an interesting pattern.
Finally, Michele was knitting fingerless gloves to use on camping trips. We all know that even in the summer, mornings can be nippy in Montana. Good idea, Michele.
Fingerless mitt for those chilly mornings in the woods.
Julie chose a new project! Yay! It’s a throw/afghan for her brother (or brother-in-law, sorry but I forgot which, Jules). The yarn is a very soft acrylic that feels wonderful.
Feels like chenille.
Julie also finished her newsboy cap and modeled it for us. Very cute. The bill is smaller than I thought it would be. I like it like that. So does Julie so she’s keeping it for herself.
Newsboy cap.
I didn’t get a very good picture because the sun was pouring in through the window. It’s a novelty that I’m not used to yet this spring. Sunlight!
Mary is knitting a hooded bath towel for her soon-to-be-born granddaughter. She knit the same pattern for her two other grandchildren. She and Julie had wound great big balls of yarn. It was a ball-a-thon. I’m not sure who won.
We Castoffs have great big balls…of yarn.
Hooded towel for baby #3
Deb was home from her Mexican vacation with her daughter, Chelsea, and was back to work on her sweater sleeve. It’s gonna be great.
Sleeve #2. Nice suntan, Deb.
Anne joined us but forgot her knitting, so I included my Palm Fronds scarf in her photo. Good to see you, Anne!
Fun day with our knitting friends.
We missed the Castoffs who are still traveling (Marylane and Francy) and we hope Leslie feels better by next week when we meet at Deb’s house. Linda and Carol were absent, too. Hope to see all of you soon. Until then, keep those needles blazing and have a great week.
