Oogyknitter

Hello on this beautiful Fall Saturday!! The Mountain Musings MKAL has literally taken a new direction: Up until now we've been making a square, in the round.  Now half of the stitches are on a holder, and the other half are being knit back and forth!  You can see a new edge forming in the upper right of this pic (there's a corresponding edge on the other side out of view here). I had a lovely visit today with dear friend LL, who also brought some mini banana bread bundt cakes!  I made some experimental phyllo cups in which to spoon some fruit compote.  Success!  Everything was delicious! Stay safe and well!

Hello on this cool, windy, rainy day!  Oven roasted chicken and veggies for dinner tonight - the perfect meal to usher in Fall!! Having completed the knitting on Sharon Air, I've shifted my obsession to Mountain Musings: So far this one is a square, and these are 7 of the 8 colors involved.  Just a few more rounds to go on Clue 2 and then I think all hell breaks loose.  But I'm not peeking!! Stay safe and well :)

Hello on this fall-like Grilled Italian Sausage Tuesday! Oogyhubby and I are back from a week in Cape Cod, my favorite place on earth!  There is nothing like sitting on a breezy beach under a Sun Ninja with knitting and an iced tea (and OH as well!!!!). Speaking of knitting - I'm only a couple of rows away from finishing Sharon Air: I did some work on Mountain Musings as well, but the other 4 projects I also brought along with us?  Not even a glance!!  I was pretty obsessed with Sharon Air. There was a box from Neuro waiting for me when I got home - with extra needles and the most amazing yarn EVER - Blue Tick Hound!!  Here is a pic of the yarn next to its (very tired after a week at dog camp) muse: I'll be on the lookout for something extra special to make with this!! Stay safe and well :)

Hello on this stormy Tuesday! I'm working away on Sharon Air and have just started Clue 5.  I think it's a fairly large clue, because it came with a disclaimer that we shouldn't feel compelled to get it all done in one week.  I'm enjoying the different colors of yarn and for the most part it's very straightforward knitting! Mountain Musings has been a little more challenging (as expected): First there was the pinhold caston (you can see I haven't exactly worked in the end there, but it otherwise turned out as planned).  Then there was the first bit on DPNs.  Now I've finally switched to circulars but still seem to have a bit of a counting challenge.  I'm enjoying the colors with this one as well although still adjusting to working in the round (it's been a while, I think!). I think I've managed to use every single pair of #5 circular needles I own with all of these projects!  I may need to invest in a few additional sets just to have them availab...

Hello on this garlic shrimp Monday!  (BTW - last night I ended up ditching the asparagus and went with breaded chicken pieces and the squash - threw the whole thing in the oven and dunked them all in marinara!)  No sooner had I posted yesterday when I happened across Stephen West's annual MKAL announcement.  So I signed up for that as well!  Never mind that I'm still working on last year's project - but I'm on the border, so technically in the home stretch (although the border is large??).  It calls for 500g of fingering weight yarn in 3 colors - 200g each of two contrasting colors, and 100g of something amazing.  So here's what I'm going to do.  I have the something amazing that I couldn't bear to knit into socks, and I recently stocked up on a bunch of Highland Sock yarn on sale at Webs in neutral colors for dyeing, so....  Off to the dyeing studio I go!!  I have until early October, which may seem like a lot of time, but when you factor e...

Hello on this something-chicken with some kind of squash and asparagus!!  (I had a menu planned but I've changed my mind!) I recently converted from an Android to an iPhone; nothing political, it was all about the cost.  I wanted the least expensive, moderately functional phone to replace the one that continues to refuse to accept a charge. So I continue to learn new things about my new phone (well, new to me anyway - it's refurbished!).  Just today I learned how to change the camera flash from Auto to On (because it wasn't flashing and I wanted the below pic to be brighter): This is my Sharon Air, 4 rows from the end of Clue 2 and about to add Color D for the very first time (see the wee bit at the top).  I have a feeling I know where this is going next - the Just Beachy MKAL from last year took a similar path.  But I haven't looked ahead (except for reading the stories, which are hilarious). Another really funny thing about my new phone is that I didn't realiz...