I don’t have a FO this Friday because I got all the way done with my Shalom Sweater and found two glaring errors I need to fix. That is for another post…..
So I’m hoping to distract you with a little cuteness….
Here are some action shots of my Snug…
Many thanks to Baby B for being a good sport about taking pictures in a sweater in June, lol!!
I’m off to work and then to work out how to fix my sweater problem, TGIF.
Happy Knitting!!
My parents visited last weekend to deliver our new (to-us) living room furniture.
And of course we they went shopping to pick our their new set. Not to mention my dad finally go to pick out his first cross bow (he’s avid deer hunter with a rotater cuff injury and hopefully this will get him back to a hobby he loves) and while we were at Cabelas…my husband lamented the state of our grill.
Our grill was a cheap $180 put together your self grill from when we first got married. The heat shields are rusted out. One auto ignite switch never worked. And the frame is badly in need of some spot welds. So my parents schemed and agreed to halfsies on a new grill for our wedding anniversary in June!
Can’t wait to cook on this bad boy! And we have found a good home for our old grill. The father-in-law is going to buy the old grill and fix it up for his mechanic shop so he and his employees can grill out at work!
Here is a shot from the front…
And the back….
I’m almost done with my Shalom Cardigan! This was an extremely quick knit (once I started knitting monogamously on it). I’m at the end of the pattern (sans garter border) as it’s written. It’s still a bit short on me and I have yarn enough to keep going. So I think I am going to add at least one more increase pattern repeat if not two to get the length past my hips. Then it’s just the garter border, a good wash, block, and dry then viola! I’m done! This might even make FO Friday….fingers crossed!
What’s on your WIP list this week? Anything exciting?
Happy Knitting!
My parents are handing down their living room set to us for our new house. And after a month of sitting on camping chairs in my living room, they got them delivered!!! (Complete with washable cloth covers to combat puppy hair)
So glad to have a couch and love seat! And of course you can see that I have already made them my knitting nest! And I adore the rug with these couches.
It’s rich and pulls in all the colors of the room. Plus it’s basic as I don’t like things to be overly fussy. Not to mention I picked it up for a steal at Kmart!
It’s really starting to feel like home!! Now I’m off to do some knitting in my nest.
Happy Knitting!
I must have some very picky birds in my neighborhood….
My contribution for local bird nests is going largely ignored. The only yarn that has disappeared is the 100% wool that was at the bottom. All the cotton, acrylic, and wool/acrylic blends are untouched.
I put this under my apple tree and I think I’m going to move it to the patio. Maybe my placement is bad, or maybe I have horrible taste in yarn according to birds, lol? It has been TERRIBLY stormy here in the Midwest and it could be weather related as well. Or maybe it has already passed prime best building time for chicks and chickadees? I’m not even close to a bird expert by any means!
Only time will tell! I’ll post another update in a couple weeks. Happy Monday!
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