It is amazing how one strong wind and a cold front moving in can change the seasons abruptly. Over night the leaves are blown off the trees and we are left with stark silhouettes across a stormy sky. I knit the hat above way back in September. I saw this yarn, Debbie Bliss Luxury Aran and Skiff, a new Brooklyn Tweed pattern and I had to do it. I knit it for my husband and he really likes it. But my friend Shannon did the modelling for me. She likes it a lot! (you can see her mailbox in the background). She is a great knitter and we can talk for long periods of time about patterns and wool and all the projects we can do!
It's a great hat, looks good on everyone. It was an interesting and a fairly quick knit. It started with a tubular cast om, which can be most annoying and rewarding at the same time. It was so warm here on Friday, it hit 16 C. Today it is more seasonal , around 8 but I see it's going to dip down this week with highs of -1 to -3. Not excited about the overnight lows of -10 , we cannot complain here for one minute. I think we were the only corner of the continent that escaped the Polar Vortex last year. We had a fairly mild winter with little snow.
This is my friend Isobel. She is the best and I know she does not like having her picture taken!
Isobel, you are such a great sport! She is a super knitter and so much fun to be with. You know, there are just some people you just have the greatest laughs with . I think she is knitting six pairs of socks this fall for her dentist and his staff (?) and many other assorted projects. Isobel was the one who got me reading Jean's blog (Jean's Knitting), which lead to Kristies blog (North of 49), lead to Meredith's (Mereknits) and Tammy (Casa Mariposa) , Nicole (Garden Diaries), Jennifer (Three dogs in a Garden), Annie (Annie Cholewa), Amy (love made my home) and on and on it goes. It's a multiplier effect. All great blogs!! This in turn gave me a kick start to resume blogging again, which may be a good or bad thing depending on your perspective! Ha!
We had another family moving job this month. Good times. There is nothing like a move to bring a family together, lol. That is IT for the winter!!
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| Storm blowing in over the lake |
Welcome to my new followers! Thanks to all of you who leave such great comments. I sure do appreciate that.
Keep Smiling Friends!
Chris
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Ok...how cute are your friends! Seriously! You can see the joy pouring out of them! And that hat is gorgeous friend! Man do you have the most amazing skills!!! I am so glad you blog because you make the experience fun!!! And as far as the margins...are you wanting them??? If so you can play around with the templates in blogger which I'm sure you already know!! How beautiful is that shot of the sky over the water CHRIS! You do live in such a piece of heaven! Now you have yourself a great week! Thank YOU for inspiring us! Happy week dear friend! Nicole xoxo
ReplyDeleteHey Nicole, yes Shannon and Isobel are pretty cute! I am trying with this blog, it seems to take me forever to write a post, and I don't really write very much! Its all good though! Gotta keep on the happy and positive side my friend! Ok my deal with blogger is sometimes when I hit return , to start a new sentence, the cursor goes smack in the middle of the page and I can't see to get it to re correct. So all my sentences start in the middle of the page. Drives me a little bugs! grrrr. in the grand scheme of things it is no biggie. Have a great week! Chris
DeleteYou're lucky to have so nice friends ! Thnaks for sharing that moments you had with them ! Have a lovely week !
ReplyDeletethere is nothing nicer than spending time with your buddies .It is especially nice when they are fellow crafters! Have a great week Geraldine!
DeleteHi just telling you I've nominated your blog for an award here http://woolandcats.blogspot.fr/2014/11/liebster-blog-award.html.
DeleteSee you !
Wow, thank you so very much! That was very kind and thoughtful of you!,
DeleteYou have great friends! Love the hat - it's quite similar to one I knit for my husband recently. He's just started wearing it now as the weather has turned colder. Of course he wouldn't model it for my blog!
ReplyDeleteisYes Gillian, when I saw your recent post I thought it was knit-telepathy happening, we knit similar hats!! I could have asked my fella but Shannon is a lot prettier!! Have a great week ! Chris
DeleteSuch a great hat and what lovely friends! xx
ReplyDeleteThanks Amy! It is below freezing today and I am sure someone might want to wear his hat when we take Archie out for a walk. Now I am thinking maybe I need a new hat too! Have a great week. Chris
DeleteLove the hat and Isobel sounds so wonderful. I'd love to knit with her and have some tea, making all those socks for her dentist and staff is amazing. My perspective is I am thrilled you are blogging.
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Meredith
Thank you Meredith, I am trying my best here! You would love Isobel , she is great. I just heard from her and she knit 5 pairs of socks in 3 weeks, and that's with sock yarn. Unbelievable! She said her dentist and his staff were so surprised and very pleased. No doubt! Have a super week! Chris
DeleteThat's a great hat! Jared Flood comes out with some of the best patterns. You have some great knitting friends, including your Westie model. :-)
ReplyDeleteYes Archie looked quite dapper haha! I see some of my yarn balls are disappearing they are gently and lovingly placed under our bed. They are his babies. I love the BT patterns, I wish a had a drawer full of his sweaters, They are sooo nice, I saw some at a trunk show at Beehive Yarns. Amazing! Have a great week Chris
DeleteBeehive Yarns is a trap. I can't enter without buying something. :-)
DeleteI LOVE that hat! I keep seeing so many amazing knit hats that it (almost!) makes me want to pick up some needles again ;) You have done such a wonderful job making it. Both your friend and Mr Westie are great models. Have a wonderful day!
ReplyDeleteThank you Elisabeth! Knit hats are really big this year and there are so many patterns I'd like to knit. Too many projects, too little time! Have a great week Chris
ReplyDeleteLoving the hat (and the hipster westie!) I also have the 'way-too-many-things-on-my-to-do' list and not enough time :)
ReplyDeleteThere are so many projects on my to do list!! Now my family has been asking me for lots of hats and sweaters for Christmas!
DeleteI LOVE the hipster Westie shot! And that is a great hat :)
ReplyDeleteIt's great isn't it, the way one blog leads to another. I nearly went to Shetland with Jean and Kristie last year, I was so sad when in the end I couldn't make it, and I had my flight booked and paid for and everything. Knitters are just the best.
Ohh no that's terrible, must have been a huge disappointment for all of you. Oh man, that really bites! I feel really bad for you :( I love all the new blogs I read and follow, we may live in very different places in the world but we all face the same ups and downs life throws us .
ReplyDeleteThe hat is pretty popular around here and I have had a few requests for exactly the same hat same colour. I am not a fan of doing the same thing more than once or twice, at least the colour can be different!
I agree, knitters are the best! Have a great week!
Great hat and Isobel is gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteThank you Karen, Isobel is gorgeous. I think she has finally forgiven me for putting her up on my blog! Looks like there is hat knitting coming up, it's a popular pattern.
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