Beach Adjacent Read

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PB is still chugging through swim lessons to finish out summer. It’s been a little rough with some absences and illness, but I hope we are still trending towards passing.

I am still trying to complete my summer reading challenge in not just one but two libraries. I am registered for both my local library but also with the library I am connected at work with. This is book number 6 of 6 for my local library. I picked this one up in a Targe splurge awhile back because the cover was pretty and the description was interesting.

I’m about halfway through since I only get a few minutes here and there, but this book gets strange halfway through. I am still going to finish but I didn’t predict some of the events in the story.

Happy Reading!!

Planning By The Pool

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PB has been doing level swim this year. So I get roughly 45 minutes poolside every evening this week.

I decided to organize some new hats for the 2026 Pigskin party. This is all yarn I picked up in Alaska this summer. I’m going envisioning two mohair hats and the Glacier Bay kit.

When I got the kit I didn’t realize that the pattern it was meant for was color-work. I found it on Ravelry when I was waiting poolside. At first, I was like heck no. But I am growing more used to it. It looks like an interesting challenge and something different.

I still need to buy the pattern. And now I need to pull needles and stitch markers to go in each project bag.

Happy Knitting!!

The 2026 Great Packing

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I have been procrastinating dealing with all my clean woolies from winter. And I woman-ed up and dealt with them this past weekend.

Everything was sorted, inspected, folded neatly and put into vacuum bags for the rest of the summer. I ended up with two bags of sweaters and two bags of accessories to be stored. And in full disclosure, some of my store bought items went in here too. I wanted to clear up some space in my closet for summer even though they didn’t see protecting per se.

Now they are living nicely in my craft room closet until I need them again. Next year, my goal is to get this done before summer is half over!

Happy Crafting!!

How The Heck Did That Happen

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I pulled my 2018 Cozy Knitter Advent socks from my work bag the other evening for a night meeting and the project bag was SOAKED.

Honestly it was both wet and stained a pink/orange color. I have NO idea what could have happened. It didn’t smell bad and I don’t remember putting any liquids inside my work back pack. It was bizarre

Luckily, the bag seems to have held the damage. I couldn’t inspect the socks in the moment and I kept knitting because they felt dry to the touch. But I pulled them out at home and I don’t sees any discoloration. I have since put them in a new bag and I am putting the project bag through the wash. And now I will always wonder how to solve this mystery….

Happy Knitting!

Maybe It’s A Queen?

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I have been doing some cleaning in the basement and unearthed my Granny Stripe Blanket and wanted to see it all spread out.

This is a California King bed in our bonus room. It doesn’t quite stretch across the top but does go a decent length. I think that this would lay nicely across a Queen? For sure would hang over on a Full size bed.

I picked up some brighter colors on my Alaska trip and KITH 2026. I think this summer before the 2026 Pigskin Party KAL I will add a few more rows to this project!

Happy Crocheting!!

Patio Mojo

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I have Jellybean working to earn money this summer for his dream technology. Turns out that is a very helpful parenting technique. I can sit on the patio and read with a coffee and he push mows the yarn before the Midwest heat gets us both.

This current book is “The World’s Greatest Detective and her Just Okayest Assistant” by Liz Tully. I picked this up on a whim on a delay in the airport. The cover was beautiful and I was bored. Turns out this book is GREAT. I haven’t had a ton a ton of time to read but I am really invested in this book. Would 10/10 recommend.

Happy Reading!!

Shortened Sleeves

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Okay, the Bibliophile 2 needed some tweaking. I let the sweater fully block and dry before I tried it on. And it was….interesting.

The sleeves were WAY too long and the body was not long enough. Which is fine, as all hte stitches were still live. So I ripped back 2 inches of each sleeve and cast off. I can still cuff each sleeve or let them go past the wrist to my knuckles unfolded.

And then I need to keep knitting on the body. I think at least another inch to two inches on the body before I start the 2×2 ribbing for the hem. I don’t want to be tugging at the lenght but I also don’t want to be swimming in length either. This will surely test my math skills with the blocked versus unblocked gauge.

Happy Knitting!!

Wee Garden Harvest

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The garden has shown a modicum of progress since the 4th of July.

PB and I went to weed and water yesterday and we picked: One Roma tomato, one jalapeno, four cherry tomatoes and four strawberries. PB quickly devoured the cherry tomatoes and the strawberries were split between PB and Jellybean. It feels nice to feed them from the fruits of my labor.

We will see how long they think this is cool. I am going to ride that wave! Happy Summer!!

Test Block

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I have been feeling the itch of the Bibliophile 2 and to see where I am at after much knitting

I put the sweater body stitches on my stitch cord and the sleeve stitches were already on waste yarn so into the bath it went! I wanted to see how much this Berroco Vintage DK would grow under the full weight of the sweater.

I borrowed my parents patio table that happens to be rust free metal and well ventilated. This worked until the tornado warning and thunderstorm rolled in. Thankfully I got most of th sweater dry in the 100 degree heat and pulled it in before the rain. I am going to let this finish drying and then do a try on to see where I am at.

Happy Knitting!!

Socks At A Conference

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My conference in Chicago had me in ballrooms for eight solid hours over two days. And this place was FREEZING. I was actively shivering for the first four hour session. I honestly knit on my 2018 Advent Socks just to keep my fingers from falling off.

I would knit a stripe on one sock and then switch to knit on the same stripe on the second sock. I think I confused the lady at my table but I had the irresistible urge to keep them “even”, lol. I am on color 14 of the 24, so just over the halfway point.

As with some previous advent socks, I think I will do the 2×2 ribbed cuff in the last four colors of the self striping skein. So I need to keep count when I hit color 20. I bet I mess that up on at least one of the socks.

Happy Knitting!!