We all met on 11/11/11. OOOOOhhhhh! The planets were aligned just right. Some of us took a silent approach to this once in a lifetime event.
Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil, go to a disco.
The rest of us took no approach at all.
Michele made delicious pumpkin bread and sparkling fruit drinkies. Yum. As usual, we don’t know how Michele manages to bake delicious treats AND work full time. My hero.
It was a time of skinny scarves. Leslie finished her triangle-directional scarf and modeled it as a tie. Cute.
Very handsome tie, ma'am!
Leslie then showed us the next scarf using the same pattern with Berocco yarn. It has a slight metallic sheen and is going to be fun.
Next scarf for Leslie.
Michele showed us her version of the same scarf with a different colorway. They love this pattern and want us all to make one…not really, it’s just their level of enthusiasm that’s infectious.
Michele and her directional scarf.
The triangles are made by knitting short rows, wrapping and turning. Sounds like an interesting pattern. I love the idea of multicolored, self striping yarn.
We welcomed Francy’s sister, Jan, who is on a visit. She modeled the fingerless mitts that Francy knit for her using the beaded pattern that Leslie gave her tutorial on. Leslie joined Jan in being a hand model
Mittens, mittens, lots of mittens.
Linda’s mohair cowl is beautiful. She’s still working on it and I can’t wait to see how it looks when she’s finished. I like the idea of using it as a head cover as well as a cowl. You can really see the gradual striping now.
Softly striped cowl.
Marylane finished her newsboy cap and it is very cute. She added a strap on the front with buttons. Adorable. Mary is still working on her newsboy cap that uses a cable stitch for the body of the cap. Can’t wait to see it.
Happy knitter with her newsboy cap.
Mary's cabled newsboy cap.
We Castoffs are all about helping each other. At any given meeting, you can find one or more of us asking advice on a pattern, stitch or yarn. That’s one of the reasons I love this group of knitting friends. We love to share information and help each other. Thanks to you all for being so wonderful.
Carol getting some advice from Leslie.
I’m sorry I didn’t get a photo of Francy and Jan together. They look a lot alike – well, duh, they are sisters. As someone who doesn’t have a sister, it’s hard for me to imagine some other female who looks like me. But, anyway, we were glad to have you with us, Jan. I didn’t get a photo of Julie, either. She was there? Yes, she was. See you next time, Jules.
I can’t wait to see what’s up with all the Castoffs next week at Carol’s house. We could have our first snow of the season in our futures. Brrr. Winter’s coming! Until then, keep those needles blazing and have a great week.
