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ARGYLE WIP

     I stayed up late knitting the argyle pattern for Banjo's Christmas vest.

 

 

I'm a little worried about the red lines on the green...I may have to duplicate stitch over this with  more red or even another color (maybe light green?).  I'll have to ask Lawre because...

MY SISTER LAWRE IS SPENDING THE WEEKEND WITH ME!

      She will be having a trunk show at Lettuce Knit in Stony Point.  I hope to see lots of knitter friends there that I've been missing since I've missed almost a year (or more) of TNK.  It will be so good to have sisterly knitting advice right in my house!

FOs DELIVERED

     I delivered two FOs this weekend.  On Saturday I gave Banjo his Pip vest.  I would love to show a picture of him wearing it (it fit fine) but my grandson is so talented that he can remove a hand knitted vest faster than he can remove a hand knitted hat!  It was coming off at the same time it was going on!  Aren't I smart to be knitting him ANOTHER  vest!  Maybe he'll get used to them....

     Erland came for dinner and I was able to give her the Upstairs Shawl.  She posed with the two ways she'll wear it most.

 
 

It looked great on her and that Alpaca is so soft...nice and warm for this winter.

     Erland brought me a little handmade gift, too.  She's been going to All Fired Up after work some days and made me the cutest little purple pig.

 

It makes me smile just to look at it-my favorite part is on the bottom...

 

AWWW...so sweet, I love you, too Erl.

WOW! I'M FEELING PRODUCTIVE!

     Another FO after so many months of nothing!  I put all other knitting aside and finished Erland's wrap. 

 

This is the Upstairs shawl.  I used some Alpaca lace yarn from Valley Yarns.  I really like how it looks hanging under the mantle-maybe I should knit a lace panel to hang there in the summer.  Here's a close up.

 
MMMMM-love this but it was so boring to knit I think this will be the only one I ever make.  It's just the right size for Erland because it makes a nice wrap but also makes a nice warm scarf to wrap around your neck in the cold.  Can't wait to see it on her!

     I heard from Banjo's othter grandmother that she had seen a cute argyle Christmas vest in a store.  Great idea!  I started it while the shawl was blocking.

 

     I'm using Berroco Alpaca Fine and it feels wonderful.  I'm using a dark green, dark red, and cream so it doesn't scream Christmas and can be worn all winter.  I love knitting argyle and can't wait to finish this!

 

BACK ON TRACK

     My knitting and blogging have been very s-l-o-w lately.  It all started in August when I spent a wonderful week in the mountains with Donna sewing away.  We sewed for hours every day and made dresses, market bags, skirts, and pajamas.  So much fun-until I came home and started feeling a little sick.  I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with an infection, got my medicine and was ready to start working in my classroom for the beginning of school.  The only problem was, I quickly got worse instead of better!  After two trips to the ER I ended up in the hospital for the first time in my life except for having babies!  I found out that I had a severe allergic reaction to the medication I was taking.  Thank goodness I have two wonderful doctors who have been helping me and I'm feeling great.  I should be 100% by Thanksgiving.  During all of this my knitting has been very slow or not at all until this weekend when I finally had an FO to share!

     Hopefully the weather will be getting cooler sometime soon and Banjo will need some warm clothes.  I remembered that I got a pattern and yarn to make him a vest at MS&W so I knitted it up.

 

This pattern is called Pip and it was so much fun to knit.  I have enough yarn left over for a warm hat.

     I'm also knitting a prayer shawl for Erland who has had a rough few months and has amazed me with her strength, humor, and happiness. 

 

This is the Upstairs Shawl with yarn from Stitches East several years ago.  Here's a close up...

 

So pretty-I'm going to finish this before I pick up any other knitting-maybe.....