One good thing about meeting at the church downtown is that I can walk from my house. The trees were turning and the sun was shining, so I took my knitting and my camera, and crunched through the fallen leaves to meet the Castoffs. Everyone was present except for Michele and Leslie. In January, they will be able to join us on Mondays — and hopefully, we’ll see Ann as well. She is one of our Founding Mothers, after all.
Mary is back from her travels to visit the sunny south (Arizona and Colorado) and spend some time with her grandchildren — oh, and her children, of course. She is knitting a cute little owl hat. Darling pattern, Mary!
Who?
I mentioned a hat pattern that I downloaded for free. It’s called the Downton hat and it’s really pretty. Here’s the link as promised, Castoffs! And here’s a photo of the hat.
Julie is knitting a felted hat for her mom, who loves hats.
For Julie’s mom, the Hat Lady.
Deb fixed the problem on her sweater, so it’s full steam ahead. She had put the cabling on the wrong side, but it’s all better now.
Whew! Fixed!
The back of Deb’s sweater.
Francy is working on a chunky scarf and Marylane is knitting mittens. These two women and their husbands, plus Joan and her husband, are leaving for a trip to the Amazon (river, not website) and Machu Picchu in a week. No, we’re not jealous. Not at all.
They’ve had their shots and are armed with high-altitude and malaria pills. All set to enjoy the monkeys and birds of the tropics. Have a wonderful time! We can’t wait to hear the stories and see the pictures.
She won’t need this in Peru.
No mittens required while floating on the Amazon — unless the mosquitoes are BIG.
I started another purse to felt for another great-niece. It’s the same pattern as the first one I knitted, but I didn’t like the braided strap. I’m going to improvise. It’ll be fun. Maybe.
It’s just a start.
I’ll end with a candid shot: Linda is frantically trying to find the pattern for her scarf (which, unbeknownst to her, is on the floor at her feet), Deb is slurping down her usual latte, fortifying herself for knitting, and Carol is explaining how great her mother’s visit was (while knitting a fingerless mitten). These are wonderful women.
The Castoffs in their natural habitat.
See you next time, Castoffs. Keep those needles blazing and enjoy the beautiful fall weather. Looks like it’s going to be with us a while longer.
