GREAT Knitting

Well, the knitting may not be “great”, but the kids that I knit for sure are!

What an exciting visit we had in May. My niece, her husband, and their three children came to Ontario. My Dad got to meet his latest, his GREAT GRANDDAUGHTER!

Here are four generations of my family:

I, of course, had to mark the occasion with a couple of knitting projects.

What I knit

I really do love Social Media. So does my niece who posts some great photos. Because of that, I was able to discern that the boys were interested in trains and dinosaurs! Of course, that meant new hats!

I made the Choo-Choo Toque first then used the same pattern and this Dinosaur chart. Tried for pictures of them in their hats, but too much excitement!

I am not to sure yet what interests my Great Niece, so I thought I would finish a project I started before Christmas. Actually, I had begun this for a newborn (she was born January 1), and must have made a big mistake somewhere, because it was looking way too large (I found a different pattern and made a newborn sweater and hat you can see again here).

So she now has two sets in this beautiful raspberry wool (Sirdar’s Snuggly DK I got at the great Aberdeens Wool Company in Lindsay. It turned out well and she will look sweet in this Basket Weave Sweater and Hat. I was able to find and use five matching buttons from David’s Mom’s button box. That was special for me, too.

What I read

Big knitting meant little time to read, but I did snag Janet Evanovich’s “Takedown Twenty” (guilty pleasure) and “Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker” by Jennifer Chiaverini. Both were interesting and easy reads.

What I watched

I had avoided “Downton Abbey” for its entire run so far on TV. BUT Netflix got Season 1 and 2 and I was hooked. Then Season 3 came just in time. As did Season 4 on DVD via my friend, Pat. Saturation! Loved it.