It certainly flew by quickly. I'm sure a big part of it was that I needed time to recuperate from a full week of subbing. I hope no one is out sick this week!
I was too tired to do anything on Friday, so I just browsed through some of my books. I called Denise on Saturday and we did some shopping. We only live a few miles from each other, but because our schedules are so different we don't actually do things together very often. It was nice to have a change of pace!
Daughter Joanne has been crocheting up a storm! I think the girls look adorable in their new sweaters, and Janko loves his new bunny.
Yesterday morning I saw a link on Facebook to the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along 2019. I was curious, so I headed on over to marlybird.com to find out what it was all about. I had not heard of Marly Bird before. I was in for a real treat! When Denise and I were out shopping, I found this beautiful yarn at Hobby Lobby. I thought it would be perfect for the asymmetrical shawl that is part of the TOS. While I love both the yarn and the pattern, they were not a good match.
This morning I went upstairs and raided my stash, something I probably should have done in the first place. I decided to use these two shades of Wool-Ease that I know I purchased eleven and a half years ago. The yarn was at a terrific price, and I think I purchased every color! Several years ago, daughter Joanne took enough home with her to make at least one afghan. I think I must have let her take all of my favorite colors. ;-) At any rate, these two colors are much better for showing off the stitches in the TOS, and I managed to knit as far as I did yesterday!
I had to tat one more Doodle Ice Drop in Green Ice in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The beautiful shuttle is from Middy Clark of The Knotted Vine.
Mother Nature decided to play a trick on us. This was our view out the back around 8 a.m.
...and this was our view around 2 p.m. March sure is a crazy month for weather!
I was too tired to do anything on Friday, so I just browsed through some of my books. I called Denise on Saturday and we did some shopping. We only live a few miles from each other, but because our schedules are so different we don't actually do things together very often. It was nice to have a change of pace!
Daughter Joanne has been crocheting up a storm! I think the girls look adorable in their new sweaters, and Janko loves his new bunny.
Yesterday morning I saw a link on Facebook to the Tournament of Stitches Mystery Make-Along 2019. I was curious, so I headed on over to marlybird.com to find out what it was all about. I had not heard of Marly Bird before. I was in for a real treat! When Denise and I were out shopping, I found this beautiful yarn at Hobby Lobby. I thought it would be perfect for the asymmetrical shawl that is part of the TOS. While I love both the yarn and the pattern, they were not a good match.
This morning I went upstairs and raided my stash, something I probably should have done in the first place. I decided to use these two shades of Wool-Ease that I know I purchased eleven and a half years ago. The yarn was at a terrific price, and I think I purchased every color! Several years ago, daughter Joanne took enough home with her to make at least one afghan. I think I must have let her take all of my favorite colors. ;-) At any rate, these two colors are much better for showing off the stitches in the TOS, and I managed to knit as far as I did yesterday!
I had to tat one more Doodle Ice Drop in Green Ice in honor of St. Patrick's Day. The beautiful shuttle is from Middy Clark of The Knotted Vine.
Mother Nature decided to play a trick on us. This was our view out the back around 8 a.m.
...and this was our view around 2 p.m. March sure is a crazy month for weather!
Wow, that’s really a lesson in choosing the right yarn for a project. The pattern shows up so much better in the second version. Thanks for the link. I won’t be joining in, but I enjoyed reading about it and look forward to seeing how your shawl develops.
ReplyDeleteAgreed! I need to learn to follow the designer's instructions the first time and do my experimenting later, especially when it's a mystery pattern!
DeleteThe kids are so adorable!! :)
ReplyDeleteGreat starts to your shawl, and I am eager to see the end of the finished project!! :)
Another great Ice Drop!! :)
Wow, you sure went from winter to spring in a short time frame!! We didn't get any snow yesterday. We had a nice day.
Beautiful ice drop
ReplyDeleteGreat start to some more shawls, look forward to seeing how they work up.
Your weather looks a bit like ours, March has been a funny month here to. Two seasons in one day that bad for March,
Yes, March is crazy and love the grandkids in the Shawls. ❤
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