When I got to the park today, I saw my circle of Castoffs and a huge flock – or several flocks – of geese and ducks converging on the hapless knitters. The birds stood their ground when I walked through them. Very Hitchcockian.
The Birds.
We enlarged the circle to accommodate more knitters and gradually the fowl dispersed – I guess they were looking for food, not yarn. I could still see them over Michele’s shoulder, lurking.
Michele, her scarf and the ducks.
Michele is staying in Helena this summer, so we won’t be seeing her as often at knitting. I suppose since her husband is working there, we’ll allow that. Hey! Road trip! We’ve never gone that far on a road trip, but there’s always a first time, right?
Mary has returned to her knitted slippers. She had a few questions for Julie, who has knit several pairs of this pattern. These aren’t felted.
She never likes her photos on the posts, but I like this one.
I can’t remember if this is slipper #1 or slipper #2. I’ll clarify next time.
The sisters, Marylane and Joan, were busily winding yarn into balls. Marylane’s was bright green and Joan’s was blue. The green will be the next color in Marylane’s Christmas stocking that she’ll felt for her daughter’s boyfriend. I love the bright colors. Joan is working on a scarf. Is this one for your grandkids in Colorado, Joan? It does get cold there.
Knittin’ sisters.
Deb dropped by to entertain us. I don’t think she’s doing a whole lot of knitting this summer. After all, she’s building a new house (not personally, but overseeing the building) and hiking a lot. Not much room for knitting, and as she said, “It’s too hot to hold wool on your lap in the summer.” Gotcha, Deb.
Deb is all about gestures.
Francy is amused.
I took a lot or pictures of the only Castoff who wasn’t knitting, didn’t I?
It looked like Francy is knitting a hat from the same yarn as the monster pants. I still haven’t seen the finished product on those pants!
Francy.
Julie complains about my photos of her, so I took one from the neck up, as per instructions.
Are you happy?
We had a lovely day in the park and hopefully we’ll have another one next time. Fingers crossed that we don’t get rain – although we desperately need rain. But just not on knitting day. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing and enjoy the beautiful weather.
QUACK!
