Procrastinating

I need to get out my Antipodes and pick up the stitches. I did it halfway and was off and need to start again. I’ve been putting it off but tomorrow is the day. I’m tired when I get home from the store and don’t want to mess it up again.

Grevillia (pattern purchased on Ravelry) came out of the pile and it’s almost finished. One colour to go. I’m using one skein of Emma’s Practically Perfect Sock and one of Emma’s Theme packs. This is my second time making the shawl - I love knitting it.

Night Lights is very close to be finished. I need to graft 6 stitches at the end and then I can block. Another project for tomorrow.

Question of the Day

They have started doing this at the construction company and it’s fun to see how everyone votes.

- Never do laundry again 

OR

- Never do dishes again

I’m voting never do laundry again. I hate folding clothes. 

This is how I left dad and the dogs this morning.

Happy Camp Sweater

Deidre stopped in yesterday afternoon with our Happy Camp Sweater. It is incredible.

You can purchase the pattern on Ravelry.

Yarns

Starke 6 - 2404 x 3

Arroyo

Hollyhock x 1

Natural x 1

Our sample is the 3rd size.

It was late in the day and starting to rain. I took a quick photo and will get better photos the next time Lynn is in the store. I was so excited about the sweater that I had to share now. This has me motivated to sew the ends in on my first Happy Camp and get back to knitting the second one.

I did a thing today. Dad and I are flying to St. John’s, NL in two weeks. It was a trip that he and my mom were going to take. It was a trip we were talking about for next summer but I decided that we should do it now. He is doing great so we’re jumping on an airplane for a few days. We had a great time on our train trip and now we’re going to visit another Canadian coast. 

We have plane tickets and a car rented. I’m going to book us to go whale watching (two different tours because you can’t see enough whales) and a hotel after I hit ‘Publish’. 

The store will be closed from Sunday July 19th until Friday July 24th. 

The fifth colour is almost finished.

Happy Canada Day

Mr. Canada Post brought a big box of Opal yesterday morning. These aren’t online yet. That is tomorrow’s job. Don’t forget that Opal collections are not repeated. If you see colours you like please don’t wait. Once they are sold out we can’t get the anymore.

Here are two more new colours from Hedgehog. Heartbreaker and Mood Ring.

I love Andrea Mowry’s Birds of a Feather Shawl. We’ve had different samples knit over the years. 

I put together a few combinations while I was in the store yesterday.

Peony

Pressed Flowers

Ballet Slipper

Pillow Fort

Rain on Violets

Wow was it hot today. The plan was for dad and I to go to the Warplane Heritage Museum this morning. It was a good way to spend a few hours. Neither of us has been before. It was so hot out that I wasn’t taking dad out - he might not have made it home. Then we had a huge storm and the temperature has dropped. Until tomorrow morning when it gets crazy hot again.

I made it to the first colour on Grevillia. Sorry for the awful pictures. I was rushing to get my post finished since I didn’t write yesterday.

Once I get into the next colour I will get much better pictures. Now it’s bed time - tomorrow is going to be busy. I have lots of orders to pack (thank you everyone who placed an order today) and then I need to work on the website. I won’t be putting yarn away in the fingering weight room. That room isn’t air conditioned and it was hot yesterday so I can only imagine how hot it will be tomorrow.

La Storia

Here is Isabell Kraemer’s latest sweater.

La Storia is a beautifully textured t-shirt, worked seamlessly from the top down.  

The first part of the yoke is worked back and forth in rows.  

Once the V-neck shaping is complete, the yoke is worked in rounds with raglan increases to the final yoke depth, where sleeve stitches are put on hold.  

From this point the body is worked in rounds down to the ribbing. Then sleeve stitches are picked up again to work the sleeves in rounds top down to the cuffs.  

V-neck finishing is worked last.

You can purchase the pattern for La Storia on Ravelry.

The sweater is knit with fingering weight yarn - you have many yarn options.

The first two pattern repeats of Grevillia are finished. I was hoping to make it to the colours tonight but I had a busy day. Laundry, washing floors and grocery shopping ate into my knitting time. It was also a busy sports day so I was continually changing channels. What a great soccer game!!!!

Coming Soon

Grevillia is growing. I just finished the first repeat of the chart. Two more times through and then I start the colours.

Hedgehog sent an email today that our yarn might be ready to ship at the end of the week. I can’t wear for the new colours.

These two colours are going to be used in some sort of fade.

I think it could be Ambah O’Brien’s Bambara Wrap (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Now a few more rows of my shawl before bed.

New Project

I’ve been in a bit of a knitting funk so I’m going to start a new project.

I’m going to make Ambah O’Brien’s Grevillia (pattern purchased on Ravelry). Mom Jeans Practically Perfect Sock with the Capricorn Theme Pack.

I’ve already knit the shawl and enjoyed it. This is one skein of Emma’s Practically Perfect Sock with a PPS Theme Pack.

Gorgeous Grevilleas, a flower native to Australia, come in a wide array of colours. When I was choosing a colour palette for this design, I found myself drawn to light to dark pinky-reds. The airy lace pattern and range of colours remind me of the spiky, loopy flowers of these beautiful bush flowers. Alternately this will knit up beautifully in a single colour: solid, speckle or gradient. An airy, asymmetrical triangle, this shawl will be fun to knit and lovely to wear all year round. 

The pattern includes both written and charted instructions to choose between.

I spent this morning at home - the sprinkler company came to work on the front lawn.

They only made it until 11:30 when the rain started. They’ll be back tomorrow.

Now it’s hockey and baseball time.

Crazy Beautiful Colour

Mr. UPS delivered a big box from Emma’s this morning. There are a lot of new colours - these are all on the website.

Caramel-y golden drizzle over the ittiest bittiest colorful specks makes November 2023 gorgeous for fall, festive & fun, and stunning on everyone!

Overcast Practically Perfect Sock and Suri Silk

Sage Before Beauty

Petal

I see any of these making an amazing Love Note (pattern purchased on Ravelry).

Here is a chart showing the number of skeins that you need.

Finished Bust	Practically Perfect Sock	Suri Silk
38.5	2	2
41.5	2	2
44.5	2	3
48.5	3	3
56.5	3	4
66.5	4	4
72.5	4	5

This is Grevillea (pattern purchased on Ravelry) that I finished earlier this year and just found out that I never took outdoor pictures. Later this week. The shawl is knit with a Theme Pack from Emma’s along with one skein of Practically Perfect Sock. Here are some combinations for the new Theme Pack Eyes on the Horizon.

With Petal

With November Crazy Beautiful

With Dusk Til Dawn

This is with October Crazy Beautiful

I couldn’t find a large skein of Poppin and it was time to leave. This shows you the colour and we do have large skeins somewhere in the store.

With Lady Lavender

Boscoe has a new bandana. I tried to get a close up but he wouldn’t stand still. This afternoon he went to the vet and gave blood. Beth said he was an angel. He’s exhausted now and sleeping on the couch.

Thanks to Time Shifting we have The Amazing Race taping and can watch it before Survivor. Have a good evening - I’m moving to the comfy chair.