Usually I wouldn’t be knitting at this time of year or even thinking about it. But my obsession continues. So I have a few projects to share with you.
Before we headed to Texas for our winter tour (which you can read about here), I finished two projects for two of my Tweestas (you’ve already met the other two, Deb and Maggie).
Keeping in touch with friends through Social Media is very powerful. Some may not agree. But, if you’re like me and love to communicate with words (though not on the telephone), Twitter and Facebook – and blogging, I guess- are wonderful tools. I keep my Tweestas close that way.
What I knit
We love the East Coast, especially Newfoundland, and we love to visit there. My Tweesta, Alana, loves PEI; it’s where her parents live and her future “summer home” is. So I decided to knit her some Maritimes-inspired mitts.
These Newfoundland Mitts were fun to knit (and they are much easier than the Thrummed Newfie Mitts I still will create THIS WINTER):
Now, Alana has a daughter who is a Tweesta-in-training and who, among a million other things, loves frogs! So I couldn’t resist making this little hat for her. I found the Frog Chart on Pinterest and used a very basic hat pattern:
BTW, as predicted, she looks adorable:
My other Tweesta, Susan, admired some slippers I had made. So, of course, she got a pair! Notice how there is a colour theme in these last three projects?
What I read
I always think I will read a lot when we’re away, but the sights and sounds usually prevent it. But, I did read three great books.
I was able to buy the two Sandra Dallas books I was missing: “Buster Midnight’s Cafe” and “The Chili Queen”. Oh, how I love this woman’s storytelling. And, yay, a new one coming in September!
I also read “The Book Thief”. This one was compelling and I wept and wept. A sign of a good book?
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