Progress is Good

There is some progress being made on the Christmas list. Mum's wrap has reached the halfway point; her socks are started. A bunch of us Riverstitchers went down to Village Yarns in Cumberland (sadly website-less) earlier this week, where I stocked up on yarn for the second pair of socks, the scarf, and the two sweaters. So now I have a big pile of yarn staring at me demanding to be knit. But at least it is still September, so I'm feeling good about it - we'll see what happens in November :)

A lovely night of stitching last night at knit night. A number of Christmas presents being knit, a wrap, socks, legwarmers, another wrap. Plus a sweater from a pattern that we won't talk about, as it causes some of the knitters to get high blood pressure :) Plus there were apple squares with vanilla ice cream. yum yum yum.

Sometime next week I will post further about Mum's wrap, just to show the beautiful yarn it is being knit from.

Cake & Coals

Now I introduce the mysterious pink thing photographed during cast-on by Kate at the Harlot event. It's Elsebeth Lavold's "Gyrid", from the Viking Knits Collection Volume 1. It's meant to be a tank but I plan to knit a short sleeve, baste it in, and check whether I like it that way better. Tanks and me are not always compatible.

I know there's not much to see here - plus the light yesterday was dreadful and it doesn't look its best - but I have finished the back, and am 1/4 of the way through the chart on the front. I like how the Silky Wool is knitting up - nice and drapey. It's a bit on the thin side; now I know why the model picture has a discernible bra line. The thinness should make for a comfortable and flattering top, though - as Juno says, "The bigger the bust, the thinner the yarn."

And, a little picture from knit night the other day. I had a few shots of people, but I thought this one captured the mood better.

Warning: Sappy Content Ahead (or Why I Love Knit Night)

I don't mean to get sappy here, but I do love Knit Night. And here's why....

When we started getting together over a year ago I was thrilled. I thought "great, people who like to knit and will want to talk about projects, yarn, etc." And I got that from this group and it is wonderful. But that isn't why I love it so much. What I wasn't expecting but got anyhow, was some great friends. I have never laughed as much as we do some knit nights. We share a common sense of humour which is delightful. More than that we have had many intense, truthful and thought-provoking discussions on many topics. From parenting, to schooling, to religion, to our city's development direction (or lack thereof); we all have opinions and all feel welcome to present them. Even on our knitting!

I wish for all those solitary knitters out there that not only can they find a group to knit with, but that they find a group that clicks (more than just the needles). That's what I found. And it rocks.