Knit Together

With many thanks to Lynda who said we could use her blog name, here is Knit Together, the group that meets at my church. We have a good mixture of experienced knitters and beginners. One of these ladies was knitting for the first time today. We meet twice a month for two hours, and have been known to go out for lunch afterward. No matter the experience or skill level, we are all enthusiastic knitters and truly enjoy each other's company.

Semi-knitting related post

I haven't been able to knit a lick for a week. You see, I was keeping Amylovie's girls while she was at the knitting wing-ding in San Diego. What a joy! How time-consuming! How much did I need to rest whenever they were asleep! So anyway, I was not knitting, but one of the girls was. You can see her sitting in their "house" that they created in the tent cubicles I have at my house for the use of my grandchildren. They set up housekeeping. One of them can be seen in the dining room, serving up a meal. The other is knitting in front of the "TV". She created a dust cloth. They even had a bathroom, a garden, and a storage shed. They were great fun. They left yesterday, and now the house is quiet, but a little lonely.

Slipper pattern? And rug ideas?

I have started a knitting group at my church. One of the members has asked me if I know of a good pattern for house slippers. I searched everything I have with no luck. Does anyone out there have a pattern or know the link to such a pattern. Thanks in advance if you do.

Here's the other thing. I am seriously contemplating knitting a rug for the toilet in our half bath. The room is very small and the toilet faces the opposite wall with not much space. Standard shaped rugs are always about 1 inch too long. So I thought, "Why not make one!" Any ideas out there?

I'm up and blogging again

Now that we are past Christmas, the family wedding in St. Louis, and New Years celebrations, I can get back to blogging. Here are photos of my recent knitting activity. The poncho is one I made for my daughter-in-law at her request. It is made from Lion Brand Chenille and Fun Fur. I think it turned out OK and is really soft, but believe me, it was not fun to knit. I didn't like the yarn and it was BORING. The funny looking green and white things are soon-to-be felted calla lilies. These were made at the request of Amy to be used as decor in her new yarn shop. The work on the circular needles is my start at the picovoli being knitted by the Sexy Knitters Club KAL. It is Shine in apricot. I really like the Shine.