It was chilly, but bearable in the park for our knitting. I had finished my sweater vest, so I kept it on and was very comfortable.

The back of my half-seed stitch vest.

…and the front of my vest.

I had planned to begin a wool poncho, but was tired of big projects, so I found a cabled fingerless mitt pattern and started a pair. I finished this one while I was nervously watching the Broncos play the Colts. Broncos won by the hair on their chinny-chin-chins.

These knit up quickly.

Linda finished putting together the strips of squares for her grandson’s blanket. She was adding an I-cord edging all around it. Looks great! She hasn’t decided if she will face the back.

Hooray! A baby blanket!

Leslie entre-lac scarf is coming along. I love that the multi-hued yarn makes each square pop with its own color.

Beautiful shading.

Michele has just about finished a roll-neck sweater for her friend’s baby. I believe this is a top-down pattern that some of us have done in various sizes.

Cute sweater!

Deb joined us. Now that school is back in session, our teacher/guidance counselor/writing room teachers are glad to come to knitting once Monday is over. Whew! Working is hard — but I wouldn’t know that. Ah, retirement!

Deb’s working on her sweater and talking.

Mary wasn’t knitting – why is that, Mary? Larissa and Aurora joined us. They’ll be going home soon, so it was fun to see them again.

They’ll be heading back to hot Las Vegas soon. Bye-bye!

Julie returned to a sweater that she started a few months ago. Summer isn’t conducive to knitting – too hot and too much fun stuff to do.

Hey, what’s so funny?

Marylane picked up a bulky sweater that she was working on earlier in the year. She needed some help, so Leslie gladly obliged. We’re eager to help each other – guess that’s why we’ve stayed together as a group for so long. Oh, and we’re all delightful companions, of course. As well as excellent knitters!

Castoffs in their natural habitat.

We’ll see if the weather cooperates for next time. The forecast says yes, but the sky might say no. If we can’t go to the park, we’ll meet at Michele’s downstairs knitting room.

Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing because winter’s coming.

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