Category: Knitting

November Love

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Skye Tweed Vest for my father. I had 3 skeins of this heathered mushroom color but needed more. Luckily Cascade colors are prety darn consistent even in a different dye lot. I picked up a couple more skeins of this yarn at Yarnorama, where Susan suggested I alternate the yarns every two rows to make sure the colors blend. I guess even if they are so close, there's always a chance it could look weird. Cool tip.

Below are some images of my fall/winter garden.

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knockout rose
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lantana
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mustard greens
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swiss chard
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collard greens
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Color—a quickie departure

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I have always claimed I would never be into doing color work…. I must admit this was fun, really fun. That said I am well aware that this is so simple and hardly would be considered real "colorwork" by a more experienced knitter.  I used the pattern Kim's Hats in Last Minute Knitted Gifts and kinda freewheeled it on the color… so many teensy scraps left from previous projects. I knit this at the request of a coworker, for her daughter. I am so glad I managed to get a picture of this before I gave it away… I often forget to take pics of my gifts.

Just a few small gifts left to knit. Excited to start on Dad's vest.

Hugs

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I know y'all have seen these on a commercial… they are so sweet that I forget the ad is for a credit card company…. they are so good at what they do, aren't they?

Steve and I had a wonderful vacation in a cabin by a river in the Ozarks. We hiked, he biked,we toured caverns, we built fires, we missed our dogs and I talked about them way too much. I definitely have a much easier time relaxing than my husband…

steve: I have such a hard time just sitting around.

me: not me.

steve: No, you're beautiful at this…

me: I never get bored.

steve: That's because you're always knitting.

me: touché

I was ready to start my sleeves on my wrap cardi but forgot to bring my DPNs… drats. The Walmart in Mountain View did not have what I needed. We took a day trip to Mountain Home and I popped into a quilt shop on the outside chance she had any. She didn't, but she gave me directions to The yarn Store & More. They did have the DPNs I needed… yay. FYI, "& More" is a hair salon… I shit you not. The owner Kathie was either coloring or perming a woman's hair when I got there. I was so happy to find my size 10 PDNs that I hardly noticed the fumes after my initial entry. She had a great selection and they were super friendly. I picked up some Paton's Kroy sock yarn because I couldn't spend a few measly bucks for my needles and roll.
The cardigan? I'm on the second (and last) sleeve right now. I intended to get close to finished last night while watching the debate but I fell asleep at 8:30. It's a good day… I slept TEN HOURS, had acupuntcure, ate yummy mushroom soup, and did I mention we finally saw rain and 70º? It's a good day.

Oooh, I picked up my Maker Faire tickets today at Whole Foods…. can't wait.