Thursday, March 6, 2014

Thursdays are for Knitting

Have you had a laugh yet this morning? Maybe this will help.

As I sat in front of the TV watching "Dr. Who" (I know who Riversong is!) last evening, I heard a tremendous crash coming from the sewing room. I got up and investigated but didn't find the ironing board collapsed, or the pizza boxes of quilt projects fallen off the counter. I even looked under the wet bar to see if the empty storage bins were newly un-stacked. Not. So I gave up and went back to knitting.

I finished two cashmere merino hat for my great nieces. This morning I went into the "yarn room" (formerly My Little Sailor's darkroom, you move you lose, Jacob). And this is what I found:


The Devil Cat of Doom, Moussa Koussa, had pushed off the bins of superwash wool. You can see they are full, so they aren't lightweight. I only hope she wasn't searching out that snake that moved into my basement last Fall . . . !

The "My Year in Temperatures" scarf is taking shape! Here is what it looked like at the end of February:


A few "below zero" days resulted in a wide pink and purple swath early in the month. The stripes are starting to migrate into blue and even green now. It's supposed to be near 70 degrees F (that's 21 C) today. the sky is Colorado cerulean blue this morning and Pikes Peak is covered with snow -- that's the reason to live in Colorado! 

I bought a fun new book of quilt blocks yesterday at Ruth's Stitchery. It is a giveaway for someone who suggests a block for the Block a Day challenge on Facebook. Go to this post to comment for a chance to win!  


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7 comments:

  1. Your scarf is looking beautiful! I hope your cat was just playful and there is no snake lurking under those containers. :O)

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  2. That must have made quite a crash!

    That scarf is such a great idea and it looks so pretty too.

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  3. I think I'm in love with your neon yarns that fell over! I'm not doing a temperature scarf, so it's very cool to see what one would look like in very close to my neck of the woods. I love the color variations so far!

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  4. 21C - perfect weather! we are still high 20s but slowly dropping down...
    Scarf is looking great -its such an interesting idea.
    Cats - such ingenious creatures sometimes . .

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  5. I hope the cat didn't get squished by the falling boxes of yarn! The scarf is looking fabulous! :o)

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  6. That made me smile, some cats are just like toddlers "Into everything".
    I have been thinking about the new block and I would love to do an old fashioned block, called brides bouquet. I would not attempt it on my own as it looks a bit tricky for this beginner, but with the support of the online community of more experienced quilters, I'd love to try.

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  7. 21C is perfect in my book! We're heading into that weather now in Australia in autumn. Cool mornings, and blue skies and sunny days.

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