4 out of 5

pieces of The Collar's sweater are finished unless you decide to count the collar as a 6th piece.
I have finished the front left of this sweater. I have sewn this piece to the back at the shoulder. I thought about sewing in one sleeve, but really, that's a bit much. It's really too hot to be messing around with all of this wool. (Our backyard thermometer says 103 Fahrenheit, dudes!)

This sweater is almost long enough to be a dress on me, albeit a short one.

I *think* that I can finish it by October. That's about when The Collar would be able to wear it.

Monday Morning

Why are these people so happy?

Because we saw this:

*Click and it will enlarge*

We drove up to Georgetown College to see the Bengals' Training Camp. We saw a lot, and had a great time. Game Boy managed to get one autograph on his friend P's hat (I'm not sure who), but didn't get one for himself. : ( The Wiz wound up with three autographs: #7--Jeff Smith, #56, Edgerton Hartwell, and #86 Daniel Coats. These were on the back of his shirt. We'll be framing it and putting it into the playroom. Fun, fun day.

Random Pictures

I don't have much to say right now, but I do have some pictures to post.Veggies from our garden. We've had tomatoes and peppers for almost every meal since we've been back from vacation. Friends of ours gave us some squash, so tonight we'll have squash, tomatoes, green beans, and peppers with our steaks (I love sales).
And here's a finished project. I made this yesterday. It's from Last Minute Knitted Gifts Joelle Hoverson. I knit this sweater in sock yarn left over from the Pawleys Island Blues Socks.
It's the miniature sweater and it took me about 2 hours from start to finish. The boys want each want one. It was fun to knit and I have lots of dribs and drabs of yarn so I can make more. I'll probably add their initials to the little sweaters too. This way the Wiz can have his pink sweater and no one has to know!

Oh, and I did change the sweater that I knit for me. I added two rows of single crochet to the bottom hem, because a rolled hem on a sweater that hits you at the hip is NOT FLATTERING. I realize that I have hips and apparently most women don't (otherwise I'd find pants that fit, right?), so I fixed the hem by adding two rows of single crochet. I like the more finished hem, any way. Here's a view of that:
I think that it really finishes up the shell/vest. I'm so glad that I decided to teach myself how to crochet a little in May when I was bored out of my mind (hint: bright pink cast!).

Tomorrow we have an adventure planned. Stay tuned!

Knitting by the sea

and the mountains, and in the car. I like to knit while I'm watching television, and Le Tour de France gave me lots of time to do that. So do long car rides. Any way, I finished three things. Two are now wearable, and one's part of a big project, so I'm counting it as finished.

First, I finished the back of The Collar's sweater. I know have only the two front pieces before I sew it together. I knit the sleeves first, and at the same time, so those are finished!I also finished a pair of socks for The Collar. They are knit in Online sock yarn in nice fall colors. Simple 2X2 ribbed leg, short row heel, plain stockinette foot, and a wedge toe. I think that I've finally discovered the sock style that fits him best.
I also finished the Lutea Lace-Shoulder Shell from IK Summer 2007. I made mine in wool, so I'll wear it as a vest this fall/winter. It was a fun knit, and I kind of wish I'd knit in in cotton instead so I could wear it now. Oh well. I'll need it more later on, anyway.

Vacation!

If you are my sister-in-law, we had a horrible time. The weather was awful, the food was terrible, Brookgreen was brown, and no one did anything fun the whole week.

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For everyone else, it was just what we needed. It's been an incredibly busy year, and summer was no exception. We rode our bicycles, we swam in the tidal creek, we made meatloaf, we body surfed, we went to Brookgreen Gardens and captured frog-poles (frogs with a tiny bit of tail left). The boys spent their allowances at Pawleys and at Gatlinburg. We didn't hike this year (we're all pretty tired), but we played lots of pool, and went swimming in a cold mountain pool.

So, without further ado, pictures!