TGIF

Claudia and Elizabeth arrived the same time. Elizabeth joined a travelling bear group on Ravelry and made this dress without a pattern. While we were together, she worked on the bear's backpack. Each person in the group will send off a bear that will travel through the group. When each person in the group receives the bear, they will chronicle the bears activities before sending it off again. Very cute. Bear needs a name though!

She worked on her grandson's cardigan this week. It's the Bulky Neck Down Jacket, #249, by Knitting Pure and Simple. The yarn is Torino Bulky. Cute stuff. She's going to adjust the pattern little, in the picture on the pattern on the collar is curved and done in garter. She's going to knit it in a rib pattern with a straight collar.
Elizabeth finished connecting the first strip of five flowers for her Kaleidoscope collar by Artyarns. It looks great. Today she sent me a link to the Garnet Hill website, check out this scarf. We are on the cutting edge of fashion!

So, Elizabeth is making an Icelandic sweater that will require steeking. A knitting feat I do not have any desire to attempt. Elizabeth said, "I am not afraid of scissors or of ripped back a sweater". Later she added that lace and the idea of a lifeline is a bit intimidating.
Claudia brought in Arucania bulky cotton yarn. She wanted to find a lace pattern to knit a cotton blanket. She settled on a slanting open-work stitch in the Harmony Guides Lace & Eyelets book (p.22). After working up a gauge, she liked it so much that she's going to make a scarf instead.