The Purple Mile

Well, we move into the house next Sunday. I can't wait for a number of reasons. It will be a relief to not be straddling two residences 45 minutes apart. Also, I can get down to business with my knitting again. With this last push to get into the house, I have had to completely let it go. Thanks to all my knitters, progress is still being made.

Mo is moving onto her third strip of purple Cascade for the felted rug. I know there are more knitters out there reading this, so if you want to take a photo of your progress  and e-mail it to me, I would love to see (and share!) it.

Phoebe helps with some late night ball winding.

Growing on Trees

I just finished graphing out the tree for the Family Tree Throw.  You can just work from this picture of the graph, right Lynn? (ha!)  I hope it looks nice knit up.  My original plan had been to just have the tree in colorwork, and then knit tons of tiny leaves and applique them on.  Then I woke up to reality.  Someday maybe for myself, but when I thought about writing the pattern for that I said, I guess I'll rethink this.

Jessica just returned the wee pants I made for the initial proposal.  Thanks, pants, for getting me this sweet gig!  Aren't they SO CUTE!?!  Okay, I think you really need to look at them close up:

She also returned the daughter's scarf.  I love this scarf.  I'm having another knit out of full skeins so we can get an accurate length, I made this one out of scraps I had for the proposal.  There will also be a hat.

Abe's favorite scarf gets an honorable mention in the book.  It's simply knit 1, purl 1, do we really need a pattern for that?  Probably not, BUT it's a great scarf out of Noro Silk Garden, and to spice it up it will be paired with the Fibre Co Organik Earflap Hat, so it's really just a bonus.

Lorna's Laces contributed this superwash sock yarn.  Sage green socks with appliqued flowers.  Can you see it?!

AND...one more picture of my cat.

Progress Report

Two days of knitting, and now off to work on the house for a few days. We got A TON done on the house this past weekend.  "Aunt" Lynn stopped by for a visit.

Here my sister Theresa models Lynn's latest knitwear.

Lynn says these little numbers are all the rage among her fellow knitters.

I received a generous box of Frog Tree Chunky, which Lynn is going to knit into the Family Tree Throw.  Super nice!

I've been having a super good time knitting throw.  It's like a giant washcloth.

AND I've finally committed to a sleeve I like for Mother's cardi.  It sort of mirrors the shape of the torso.

I'm off to the house!