Stitch and Chat

Everyone had a couple of projects going today.

Michelle finished the first side of her multi-yarn beach cover-up. The colors just make you feel summery and happy.

She worked on the gauge for a baby doll tunic she's making for her step-daughter in Suss Mosaic yarn. The skirt is knit sideways and the then bodice is picked up from the side edge. We've been warned to carefully work that pick up.

Claudia brought in the sweater she's making in the Alpaca yarn she bought in Peru. It is absolutely so soft and lovely.

I had her do mock circular gauge for the Toddler Striped Jumper she's knitting in Tahki cotton classic. Although she loves the cotton classic, she was not a happy camper doing the mock circular gauge. The only other way to do a circular gauge would be to cast on more stitches and work up the gauge on a circular or dpn. I suppose going forward you could start your sleeve as a gauge if that worked or just start a sock, knit a few inches and take it out if you have to.

She learned how to join in the round and is going to work up to the color change to learn how to align the stripes and carry the yarn along the side.

Robin worked on her cotton baby hat for a while, it's coming out beautifully. Cilantro is a lovely cotton to work with. She also spent some time on the bulky baby sweater she's working on.
Robin and Claudia commiserated in their mutual dislike of knitting with mohair. What can I say, I like knitting with it and love the results.

Danielle, we missed you and after the holidays would love to come and visit you if you would be up for it (and us!).

I was working on a last minute bolero for my daughter to wear to a party. I don't know why I give myself 11th hour projects to work on. The saving grace is that I'm using stash yarn and its a yarn I've been struggling with getting out of my stash every year. Don't ask me why, it's a black cotton and every year I've been trying to figure out what to do with it. The down-side other then the very short deadline is that it's dk weight and is taking longer than it would if it were bulky.