A Finished Project

While I was away Alex blocked my third Sophie Scarf (pattern purchased on Ravelry). I used 3 skeins of Spincycle Plump (Neveruary) on 8mm needles. I left it in the store because I’m afraid Beth is going to claim it. 

I made it past the halfway point last night. This skein of Dyed in the Wool has colours that weren’t in the first two skeins. The fun part of knitting with Spincycle.

Now it’s time for a movie and knitting. Working all day is very tiring. I miss my afternoon nap.

Golf Room

I haven’t blogged about the golf room in a long time. Back in April we had a flood in the room. It’s been a long time with insurance etc but now the room is almost finished. Friends had this sign made for us and it is on the wall leading into the room.

Dad and Beth are hanging pictures and signed jerseys on the wall. On the floor is Jerry Rice, Jesse Barfield and my bowling shirt from when I was young. My mom saved the shirt and we didn’t know about it until we started unpacking trunks from mom and dad’s house.

On the wall is a Paul Henderson jersey. The baseball jersey (unfortunately it isn’t signed) was a Christmas present to Beth when she was about 10. It is Kent Tekulve and he played for the Pittsburgh Pirates - Beth was a huge fan. I remember going downtown with mom to have the name and number put on the shirt for Beth.

Beth is happy to be swinging her clubs again.

My Uncle Bert painted this picture of mom and dad’s house in Myrtle Beach.

The TV is working and the dart board has been a big hit. Dad can’t swing a golf club anymore but he loves throwing darts.

Beth set up the putting game.

Boscoe loves golf balls.

We’re excited to be using the room again. I think it will be a hit on Christmas Day but I’m not sure how I’m going to drag everyone out to help get dinner on the table.

There was a bit of knitting tonight. I made it to the halfway point on Jaunty. 

In case you missed it, we have added extra hours for the rest of December.

Now it’s bed time. My body is sore from swinging a club and throwing darts. 

Back To Work

I was in the store today packing orders and taking pictures. Here are the 3 new colours of Ito. The website has been updated.

Lynn put the new colours of Opal on the shelf Saturday morning. They are now on the website.

Last week Spincycle featured Andrea Mowry’s Inclinations Cowl (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

This cowl is the perfect all-the-time accessory! A fun and engaging knit with lots of squish that looks like an asymmetrical triangle shawl when worn, but it only takes a fiddle-free second to throw it on as the finish to every outfit! If you struggle styling shawls - then this cowl may be just the answer for you! It is knit flat sideways, on the bias, and then seamed up the back neck after blocking. This cowl utilizes Half-Fishermen’s Rib for the ultimate squish fabric and to create a really fun play on stripes!

I put together new kit combinations this morning and they are on the website.

If I was going to cast on a new Inclinations Cowl this would be the colours I would use - Bitter Pill and Rosy Maple.

I’ve knit the cowl twice and it was a fun knit. The colours in the cowl above are discontinued but I would suggest Absolute Zero or Purse First with Pick Your Poison.

This is Rosy Maple and Salty Dog.

The new colours from Spincycle. Petrichor Dyed in the Wool.

Dream State. Bitter Pill

Reckless Abandon

Petrichor

It was a hard day. No strawberry Daiquiris. No one made my bed. I made dinner when I got home. Very sad 😢. 

Have a good evening. I’m going to watch some football and knit.

Home Again

I’m home again and boy is it cold in Canada. The dogs attacked me when I walked in the door.

I made it to the third skein. Jaunty was a perfect project for vacation knitting. 

Yesterday the shipped stopped at Coco Cay. I had a great day.

I spent time in a comfy chair with this view. I took a book with me and read for a bit.

Now I need to throw some clothes in the wash. Tomorrow I’ll be in the store shipping orders and then Tuesday we’re open with our new December hours.

Happy Friday

Lynn received a box this morning with the new colours of Opal. These won’t be on the website until next week but they are available in the store tomorrow.

Skein two is almost finished. Jaunty travels the ship with me. I pull it out at every meal and I get lots of comments from the staff and fellow cruisers.

Yesterday we were in Old San Juan. Here are pictures.

Here are some photos from around the ship.

Tomorrow we’re at Coco Cay - the Royal Caribbean private island. This is my favourite stop on the cruise. I’ll be up early and one of the first off the ship.