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Summer knitting

Summer knitting is fast - no sleeve or necklines to worry about. Here we have Vanesa in the blue tank top Gloria made. Gloria and Anne are modeling their matching tank tops - all made in cotton. Gloria is also modeling a poncho she made. She insists that crocheting is faster than knitting and I'm becoming a believer!

Sandra came to knitting group for the first time last week and has completed a scarf that she's donating to our homeless Christmas gifts! We now have 14 scarves and only have 186 more to go!

Florida knitting

I'm here in Florida with my mom who had surgery. I've had hours to knit down here - at the hospital and at home. Here are some hats I made for my dear cousin, Stam, who is currently having chemo treatments for breast cancer.


Fareda, the owner of the Knitting Basket LYS, gave me the pattern for this black hat. It was very easy and FAST to knit.

This other pattern I found in a magazine ("Knit 1" I think). It was a lot of knitting for a hat but it turned out great!




Both hats were made with cotton since they are for Florida. I was really pleased with them - and my cousin says she wears the white one in the house to keep her head warm.

Since making these hats I have completed a sweater for my cousin's new addition and started and completed a sweater for my nephew down under. I'm working on a matching sweater for his brother. I'll post those pics soon.

There is a LYS downtown that I'm looking forward to visiting tomorrow. It's close enough for me to walk there. Can't wait!

Happy Birthday, Niko

This is the jacket I made for my nephew who is 3 years old this month. It was a kit from Mary Maxim. As you can see, most of the knitting work is done on the back. Niko has a thing about fire trucks and I have a thing about knitting for kids!

A visit to a sheep farm

Last weekend I was in New Hampshire to celebrate the baptism of my niece-in-law, Tracey. She took me to visit Riverslea Farm that's just down the street from her home. It was so cool! They raise sheep for slaughter and sell the wool as a side line.


This is Tracey and Liz, who is the owner of the farm. You can see all the wool displayed in one of the two rooms she has for selling knitted items as well as hanks of wool. She shears and spins and dyes some of the wool herself. Some she sends up to Nova Scotia for spinning and dyeing. Those round things Tracey is holding are "nesting balls". (If you click on the photo you can get a closer look.) They are made from grape vines and stuffed with small pieces of wool for the birds to pull out and use in making their nests. How cool is that? I was a bit concerned that my nesting ball and 3 hanks of wool would be confiscated by customs but I had no problems at all. And I even checked off the little box that asks if you've visited a farm!

Listowel Yarn Sale X2

I simply cannot pass up a yarn sale - no matter what the weather is. If you click here you'll see what I mean . . . enjoy!

Batman Two!

Two more batman heads - Kaleb & Jensen - big brothers to baby Chloe.

Meanwhile, I am busy knitting for some upcoming events. Must have one completed by mid week in order to start on the next one . . . why do I do this to myself ? (Only another knitter can understand)

Knitting Group Rules!

I know I haven't posted in a while. Kind of taking it easy after all that power knitting and posting during the holidays. BUT, how can I NOT show off these great FO's? First, here is Gloria in all her glory.


Isn't this top amazing ? ? She managed to complete this entire halter top with absolutely no pattern - beads and all. Way to go, Gloria. You win the January Knitter-of-the-month title! I'm scared to find out what your next project will be . . .


Here is Lynn, one of our new members, showing off the scarf she made for her granddaughter. I LOVE the colour combination. Congrats, Lynn - great job!


Here is baby Chloe wearing the Debbi Bliss sweater I made for her. I think you'll recognize her from other posts and can see how fast she is growing.








And last but not least we have BATMAN (also known as Graham) wearing the helmet toque I made him for Christmas. Little did I know his mom had made him the entire costume to go with it!

OK Gina, you are next girl - keep working those needles so I can post your FO next. Anne, Margie, Nicki, Pat A - get those knits and purls moving! Ricky, where are you? Pat B - come back to Canada soon - we miss you.

Our Knitting Group has started . . .

We had our first meeting of 2007 this morning. Gloria came with her daughter who is still on Christmas break. This is Vanessa wearing the sweater jacket that grandma Anne knitted for her. Isn't it beautiful? I especially love the ruffles she added to the sleeves and bottom. There's a matching scarf that really makes it a great outfit. Way to go, Anne! ! !

Pat A and Lynn joined us for the first time. Margie came too and has completed the back of her sweater for Garry and is now knitting a cable in the middle of the front. Zachary also joined us and just didn't get why we were ooing and ahhhing over the cashmere wool Lynn brought with her. We told him it's something you are born with . . .

So next week all the kids will be back at school and hopefully Gina, Ricky and Nicki can join us. I will be moving my office upstairs tomorrow and hope to make some changes to our library area which will be right outside my new office. I'm thinking of converting it (just a tiny bit) into a KNITTING ROOM! So, if you are reading this and have any ideas or suggestions, please let me know. For starters I want a bulletin board and maybe some pictures of our handiwork. Again, any ideas are welcome!

Three little bears . . .

Here are my three little bears from New England sporting their new hats, mitts and scaves that they got for Christmas. Love it!