The Castoffs slipped and slid up Michele’s driveway. Marylane even got stuck and had to be pushed out! That’s winter in Montana, though, so we persevere and wear our boots and snow tires. Other than the weather, all was warm and bright in Michele’s house. She baked us a delicious applesauce cake, and offered crackers, cheese and tea. The perfect winter afternoon treats. Thanks, Michele!
It was all about finished projects from some, and what to knit next for others. Michele showed us her beautiful ribbed scarf knit from Mountain Colors yarn that felt so thick and luxurious we thought it was worked with a double strand. Nope, just wonderful yarn made right down the road in Corvallis, Montana. I liked their blog so much that I added a link to it to our blog.
A REALLY long scarf - two skeins worth
We talked her into wearing it doubled for the photo
Roxanne was there with Francy and finished her LONG red scarf. It must be the season for wrapping around the neck. Well, it IS cold out there! This was Roxanne’s first knitting project and we are very proud of her. What’s next, Roxanne?
Roxanne's FIRST knitting project -- done!
Marylane brought her snowboarding hat (not that she’s going snowboarding, I think). She was adding fringe and is planning to line it with fleece for extra warmth. I hope to see it on her head for snowshoe Monday.
Ahh, great hat, Marylane
Roxanne, Francy and I were busily knitting away. Roxanne was finishing her scarf, Francy was knitting another top-down sweater and I was working on my sleeveless vest. Don’t we look industrious? It was fun to just knit, knit, knit.
Busy bees
In the foreground of the photo above, you can see two skeins of yarn that Francy’s daughter, Betsy, gave her at Christmas. Francy’s not sure what to do with them – they are balls on a string, essentially – but I’m sure she’ll come up with something. Right, Francy?
Francy sent me a photo of her kids at Christmas modeling the sweaters and mittens that Francy made for them. A great photo that I want to share:
Francy's pride and joy - minus Grace!
Linda had a lot of yarn from her stash. Hmmm, what to do, what to do? She also had a pattern for a baby jacket, but I don’t know if any of the yarn was a good candidate for the pattern. So much yarn, so many patterns. The possibilities seem endless, don’t they?
This one? No, this one? No, THIS one!
I must give credit to our resident hand model, Leslie, for holding the green skein of yarn. Another fine job, Leslie.
Of course, that was the only thing that Leslie seemed to be doing. She is working on…something, I think…but didn’t bring it. Maybe she just wanted to relax and talk about knitting. She seemed happy to be with us, though, watching everyone else work. No pressure.
Happiness is...just being around the Castoffs!
She and Deb were deep in conversation about a new pattern for Deb. She knit five hats over Christmas for gifts and is ready to move on to another project. She is thinking about a vest, but it’s a big decision.
Michele and Leslie helping Deb find a new pattern
Mary was contemplating a new project, too. She was very taken with the yarn for a hat for a little friend. JoJo picked out the yarn and I’m not sure who’s more excited about the prospect of a new hat! Mary just has to figure out how to start…hmmm. She was getting conflicting information about how to ‘make one’.
LUUUV that Cascade chunky!
Mary’s daughter Larissa (who lives in Italy) got the bear scarf that Mary made her and wore it proudly to Cortina. The other women in town were saddled with mere fur, but Larissa relished the amazing pelt of BEAR. She sent photos to document her foray into high society.
Fur? Who needs fur when she has the PELT?
Les bitches riches stand in awe of the PELT.
Thanks, Mary and Larissa. It’s good to see our knitwear around the world.
That’s it for this week. Next week we’ll be at Linda’s house and can catch up on old and new projects, what’s going on in our lives and anything else that comes up. Until then, keep those needles blazing
