Productive weekend

Spring is here in CT, but it looks & feels like winter. This knitter can only cope by doing what she loves best....knitting!

This is what is finished this weekend...
A vest that I finished knitting a year ago and was waiting to be finished. Pattern (Knitwhits Shalimar) was purchased at Stitches East. It was using Noro Silk Garden Sock.

A cowl knit with merino/cashmere yarn from my July 2012 shipment of the Unique Sheep SipnStitch Tea club.

And then there are the dogs reminding me that I need to stop knitting to feed them

Ten stitch blanket done!

Last minute snood preparation

5 finished snoods ready to go to the CGA annual fundraiser at Hooker Brewery (http://www.ctgreyhounds.org/Beerfest.html). Now to finish up a small lavender snood for a petite & proper grey lady.

Ready for Sandy

The blankie is as big as my lap. One more ball of color yarn to go. Then it's time for the border.

It definitely will not get to it's destination on time, so I'm sending a card with the link to this site. Hopefully I'll only be a week overdue.

Skipping Rhinebeck

Normally the 3rd weekend in October is booked on my calendar every year. Somehow this year, Stitches East & Rhinebeck didn't get written into my schedule. The reasons are numerous...stash has reached monstrous proportions, cash flow is being invested into chimneys and seemingly never ending amounts of paint, and boredom. Yes, boredom. I'll admit that it feels as though I'm missing out on something. While I completely forgot about Stitches, I have been thinking about Rhinebeck & all it's sheepy smells.

Saturday I spent my day riding a bus to the casino. I worked diligently on the blankie both to & from the casino. This was my first casino trip ever. Casino can now be added to the 'do once every 5years' list; right next to attending the Big E (THE big fall fair in Sprinfield, MA).

On Sunday, Jay & I enjoyed some motorcycle meditation then a walk with the dogs. We didn't see any bald eagles which are regular visitors to the area, but Jay gave a dragonfly a ride. Now it's time for football & knitting.

Ten stitch blankie & 1 ball of yarn

It's been 1 week & I only have just started the 2nd ball of yarn for this project yesterday. I even returned the "shades of grey" novel after only 9 chapters to give myself more knitting time. Yes, even miles of garter stitch is more interesting than this attempt at a sexy fantasy romance. If I want to have this project finished in time, I need to use a ball of yarn every 2 days. Yikes!

Starting a blanket

There is nothing quite like knitting a gift for someone special. Since I don't have a collection of knitted gifts ready to go, I usually interrupt the current project (ok...projects) to start & hopefully finish by the deadline. The hardest part about knitting gifts & sharing WIPs online is to not spoil the surprise. Since the recipient of the current gift is for one of my Facebook friends, I can only share my progress here & on Ravelry. Stay tuned.