Episode 2 – 3/20/17

FOs-

Space Shuttle Baby blanket. Outlining/duplicate stitch. Caron Simply Soft – recipient not knitters, plus have dog.  Still need to block – yes you can block acrylic.

WIPS

Linen sweater – euroflax sport – bottom up; started waist decreases

Robin shawl by Meredith Lee - 6th section; short rows

Purse Sock – Berocco Comfort Sock – vanilla sock. 1st sock, toe up working up leg

Empire Top by Lily Go – frogtree picoboo cotton/bamboo blend (discontinued) - short sleeve tunic, top down - finished neckband, starting yoke

Wearables

Thing 2 wore Monomoy Sweater in Berocco Remix from when Thing 1 was 2 years old

Poema by Vera Sannon in Be Sweet Bamboo

Twist and Shout by Michelle DuNaier (free pattern)

Thing 2’s red cabled hat

Thing 1 and Husband wore WWII hats – ribbed knitting pattern from WWII era

Wedding Garden Kimono from Unofficial Downton Abbey Knits in Cascade Ultra Pima Cotton, knit it years ago but still haven’t done embroidery on it

Upcoming Events

April 8th at Webs in the morning

April 30th at Stitches United in Hartford, CT

July – Super Summer Knittogether in Nashville, TN with the KnitGirllls

In The Garden

Cold Snap! Suddenly back in the Arctic. Hoping to warm up this week

Seedlings popping up – convolvulus (dwarf morning glories), spinach, scallions, lettuce, spinach

On the Run

Cranky knees from carrying toddler across all the ice this week

But I walked a mile for the first time since January, huzzah!

Still hoping to start jogging in April

Possible family 5K – Color Run in June