We were surprised with joy (thanks, Louise Penny) for the beautiful day – sunny, warm and reminding us that summer was giving up its last gasp. Several of our number were at after school meetings on retirement benefits. So glad I’m already there!
Joan joined us for her last meeting with us for the summer (boo-hoo! We’ll miss you, Joan!). She’ll be going home to Arizona soon for the harsh southern winters – HA. She made felted soap – that is, she wrapped roving wool around a fragrant bar of soap, put it in a sock and agitated it with hot water. Voila! Now she’ll have great gifts for her Christmas list.
This one smells like cloves. Wonderful. There’s Joan’s head at the corner.
Joan was still knitting her ‘knit-only’ scarf. Almost out of yarn, so that’ll be the end of it. Marylane brought a lot of tomatoes from her garden to give to us. Yum.
End of the vine tomatoes.
Marylane is working on her bulky sweater vest – she needed some help from Francy, who is a wonderful knitter.
Marylane’s vest – the back.
Francy has about a foot to go on this beautiful tubular scarf. It’s for her daughter Betsy, and Francy assures us that it’s easier to knit than it appears…sure, Francy, sure it is.
Such a gorgeous scarf!
I’m toiling away on my asymmetrical poncho. It’ll be a long (rather boring) slog – stockinette stitch. I think it’ll be worth it though.
8 inches down, 42 to go.
Julie has returned to her mauve sweater. Winter must be coming.
Pretty yarn, Jules!
I wanted to share a photo from last week that I didn’t post. Leslie finished her entre-lac cowl, blocked it and modeled it for us. Blocked, it’s much less puffy and has a completely different appearance. I really like it this way. The one I did was left puffy, but I might revisit it.
Love it, Leslie!
That’s it, Castoffs! We’ll try again in the park next time, and hope that the weather continues to be glorious autumn. Until then, keep those needles blazing and think winter!
