Yesterday was a bit of a hectic day. With the freezing rain that was predicted for the afternoon; the schools all dismissed students & staff. So by 1:00 PM all our school-kidlets were here. Thankfully the weather held for most of the afternoon and they were able to get outside to play.
Instead of trying to concentrate on finishing the sweaters, I started another hat & mitten set. This one is for our granddaughter, Adelyn, whom will be born in April. I used the smallest size hat pattern from Ann Budd's "Book of Patterns" and for the mitts I cast on enough to make a 4" mitt and did a simple rib and st st without thumbs. I used another skein of the Cascade's 220 Handpaints. It's a superwash wool ( I know, Teira ~ lol), but new moms seem to think they don't have time for handwashing knits. And I want them to use the gifts that I knit. :)
Today we're in the middle of a heat-wave it seems. 10C and the snow is melting fast. We've also had quite a bit of rain and the weather network was forecasting thunderstorms but none so far. The littles that are here today enjoyed a walk around the neighbourhood to get some fresh air this morning. This afternoon while they were sleeping (and they still are), I was able to get the finishing done on sweater #1. Looks great! I love the richness of the aran style sweaters. Something so comforting about them. Still need to finish up #2 - perhaps this evening and then give them both a hot soapy bath to remove the last of the spinning oils.
We have two new babies in our neighbourhood. Just born Monday - both of them - though they aren't related. To welcome them, I'm going to knit each a hat & mitt set like Adelyn's. I had some un-dyed superwash here in worsted weight and decided that today would be a perfect dye day. Three skeins soaked for much of the morning while we were outside and then into the dyepot. A deep purple for a dark-haired baby girl and a deep rose for second baby girl. The third skein will go into a pair of mitts for a friend of our Raven. This friend admired Raven's salt & pepper mitts and asked her if I would do her a pair as well. She's hoping for bright pink and aqua.The pink I had and I hope the blue is close to what she is expecting.
Littles are waking up ~ time to get back to my other life!
Keep knitting!
LOL! Superwash..isn't that just like "acrylic". I won't hold it against you Gina. I was reading the Yarn Harlot's Knitting Rules (for the billionth time a couple days ago), and even she says there is a purpose for every type of yarn. Newborns are perfect for Superwash ;)
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