Close to Finish Line ~

This hat is turning out to be a super fun knit.  I am now working on the arms of the runners, making sure that they each have two.

The color work is fabulous fun, and I love the choice of colors.  My track star is going to love this hat!  I hope to finish it when we camp this weekend!

Just Weird ~

My youngest teenager is serious about these scarves. When I asked her which one I should knit first, she agonized over the choice. Finally she announced,"Gotta love the neon." And I do love neon.

But knitting this is not knitting, it is just weird.

Three Month Anniversary ~

Just wanted to say that I am celebrating my third month of Boot Camp. My first day was in May, on my daughter's 18th birthday, so Boot Camp was a healthy gift to myself. I am seeing results and even started doing "straight leg" push ups in July.   Not many of them, but a few straight leg push ups are a big accomplishment for me!

This is our great 6:00 AM Boot Camp group, photo credits by one of our great athletes that is part of our Boot Camp experience. These are strong and fun people, and I look forward to seeing them at 6:00 AM!

Amazing Miss Babs ~

I might be the only knitter on earth who has not cast on with Miss Babs yarn by now. I could say that I don't know why I waited this long, but I do know why.  In all the shows where I see Miss Babs yarn, I can never, ever pick out one skein.  They are all beautiful and soft and perfect. Too perfect to choose just one or two. As many of you already know, the Rabbit Hole of Miss Babs yarn is a slippery place that many a knitter have stumbled into.  I only have two skeins of Miss Babs, both scored on Ebay.  Somehow when there is only one skein to look at, there is not the dizzyness associated with her yarn booth, so I was able to bid and win.

When I presented my oldest with her Graduation Socks, she knew that also meant that she could now choose the next skein of sock yarn that would become her next pair of hand knit socks.  I was thrilled when she picked Miss Babs. Casting on was so exciting, especially since I forced myself to wait until both birthday knitting projects of July were DONE!

Plying today ~

Today was a marvelous day with my Pocket Wheel. We had not had time together in several weeks, so I was looking forward to finally plying my merino/tencel.

I started out in the morning with these two lovely bobbins of 4 ounces each, spun over many many weeks, yet looking so pretty, with similar colors in different order.  I knew the final yarn would be stunning!

By the end of the day, after many interruptions, there was one beautiful bobbin of yarn delight! This turned out so pretty, and such fun to be plying again after so long. This fiber was from the Oregon Flock and Fiber Festival, and we are looking forward to going again in September!

Sweetie is 15 ~

Can you believe that my youngest turned 15 today? It is easier to believe that I finished her socks before her birthday. They look fabulous, yet oddly the first non- neon,  non "wild colors" sock yarn that she has chosen. Still, they are lovely, and especially lovely in my garden.

In her email to her grandparents she exclaims, "My feet are not cold as they are engulfed in warm blue yarn that mum knit together for me." Very dear, my sweetie. Happy Birthday!

Birthday Cashmere ~

So happy that the cashmere birthday scarf is done. The colors are beautiful and yarn continues to be so soft. The pattern was a perfect choice, too.

I will put it inside this fun Smiley Face tin, and she will love the tin and the scarf! Happy birthday sister!