On a beautiful Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a small contingent of the Castoffs met at Deb’s house – for the final time. Oh, I don’t mean that we’re disbanding – Heavens NO! – I just mean that Deb has sold her house. Yay! So, she and Glen will be homeless (well, in a condo) while they get their new house built or bought. Congratulations on your new venture, Deb!
We were all knitting WIPs – Works in Progress – that we had started earlier. Marylane is making a boldly striped hat that she’ll felt when the knitting is finished. I love these colors together. She used yarn from her stash, so she knit and felted a swatch to make sure the yarn was all wool. Hey, you’re learning, ML!
She even felted a swatch!
Deb is continuing to work on Glen’s top-down sweater in Paton’s Classic Wool. Glen is in Cambodia right now, so he’ll need something warm when he hits the cold air of Montana.
Hard at work.
Michele’s jumper is growing. She’s gonna look great in this long and lean sweater dress. I love the cabling.
Izzy’s helping Michele knit.
Now, Leslie’s helping.
Leslie is knitting a jumper, too, for granddaughter Mira. It will have a fox face on the bodice. Adorable! But not on you, Leslie. Sorry.
Not sure that’s gonna fit you, Leslie.
I’m about halfway through my Swirl hat. This is a mesmerizing pattern that goes around and around. I put markers between every repeat so I wouldn’t get confused. I’m easily confused, ya know.
Sock yarn with #3 needles and lots of markers.
When it was time for us to leave, I glanced around for my coat and saw that Izzy had found a warm place to make a nest. She looked so comfy, I hated to move her, but I had to go out in the cold.
Ahh, Izzy! Sorry to move you!
Hope to see you all next week at Marylane’s house. No holiday then, so our group will be larger. Until then, Castoffs, keep those needles blazing and have a wonderful week.
