It was so good to be back with the Castoffs! I shared my photos and showed everyone my new yarn that I bought on the Isle of Skye.
I wound these big boys myself!
“She who must remain anonymous” grabbed my balls and stuffed them in her shirt. Oh, did that sound suggestive? We all agreed that Les…uh, I mean the anonymous ball-stuffer was overcome with lust for yarn – foreign yarn.
Ooh, la la!
Michele had a pesky meeting that prevented her from getting home in time to set up the goodies, so Francy stepped in and helped out. Thank you, Francy for serving us dip and crackers, chocolate and nuts…and wine. It was great.
Yummy treats on Michele's deck.
Summer is waning, but Michele’s flowers on the deck were still beautiful. We must all take advantage of the remaining good weather because we know it won’t last forever.
Ah, the end of summer!
Francy started a shawl using the same pattern as Leslie’s shawl, but with a typical Francy twist…she’s inserting contrasting lines and using two different types of yarn. She wasn’t sure if she liked it, but Leslie convinced her to allow the yarn to do its thing and be what it will be. Sounds like the yarn needs its own cosmos. Nevertheless, Leslie has a way with good things unfolding, so we support her and the Zen of knitting.
Yup, the yellow comes from the greenie skein. Surprise!
Speaking of Leslie and her shawl, the second one is nearly finished and it looks just as beautiful as the first one. Looks gorgeous!
Will there be a third?
Mary’s sock is coming right along. She will have to make a slight adjustment to its mate because Julie got Mary confused…or Mary got Julie confused…well, somebody got confused and knitted the wrong way around the heel. It looks okay, but Mary will have to remember what she did on the first one when she gets to the second one. Clear??? Uh, maybe.
Does this mean you wear it backwards?
Carol just finished a pair of fingerless mittens for her sister and they are wonderful. She used a sock yarn and the color is very pretty. Good job, Carol.
Your sis will love these, Carol!
Julie is still working on her blue sweater and it looks great. BTW, we’ll meet at Julie’s house next week.
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Michele was experiencing burnout on the day, so she didn’t knit. She did, however, have her magic schedule book with her to jot down where we meet next – Julie’s – and after that – Marsha’s. Julie helped.
And then Julie's and then Marsha's and then...who knows?
We missed our absent knitters, Marylane and Joan who were working at the Friends of the Library Book Sale, Linda who is in Chicago visiting her daughter and Deb. Uh, where was Deb? Deb, where are you?? Hopefully, the lost will be found in time for next week at Julie’s house. Until then, enjoy the last gasp of summer and keep those needles blazing!
I’d like to say to Joan, we miss you already and hope we can see you before you go to Arizona for the winter! Joan, we haven’t had closure! We aren’t ready to Cast you off yet! We’d love to see you before you go, but if we don’t, you have your assignment. PURL LESSONS! Ta ta for now.
