It has been since I last bought yarn!

Tuesday, July 5, 2016

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh Summer....

Firstly- (belated) HAPPY CANADA DAY!

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Can I just say how bloody nice it is to knit without a deadline looming?  Everything I touch just feels so glorious and exciting because there isn't that lingering "DO IT BY THE TIME OR ELSE" feeling.

I cast on a blanket.  I wanted mindless knitting and to "get some acrylic out the door"... and lo progress is going at a great clip.

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Progress is going at a decent clip thanks in part to some patient knitters in my group who worked through a massive knot in the big white ball of yarn.  (We missed you Robyn!)

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(Happiness is a knitter who looks at you, sees you with a giant knot, and says "let me do that for you Jen".... and then spends the next 2 hours doing it!  She's not online but thanks Rosalind (and Sylvia and Rhonda too!)

I do have some size concerns with this blanket- mostly that's it's going to be shorter, not a longer size that I prefer.  But if, (and likely when) I knit this again I'm going to go up possibly 2 needle sizes to get a bigger size out of it.  It's an easy knit and I'm sure I can donate it to a charity.

A quick trip out to Jasper to celebrate Canada day weekend (I cannot recommend a visit enough- so beautiful!), meant that I squeeze in some car knitting on the holiday sock that's been mostly neglected since Maui.

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Also meant we got some lovely photos of not knitting.

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In case you're wondering- we are waiting to hear the results my Stampede entries garnered this year.   I thought those socks were "entry worthy" too so I have two things to look for in the showcase.

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And that's where we're at- summer has been slow to get warm outside (COME ON SUN!) but on the upside there's a lot of knitting happening here.  Hope your summer's are starting off as relaxing as mine!

1 comment:

Robin said...

I was wondering if you had any news. Don't you usually know before Stampede starts. Best of luck to you.