• Off the Needles
• On the Needles
• Brainstorming
• From the Armchair
• Crafty Adventures
• KAL News
• Events
• Contest, News & Notes
• Life in Focus
• On a Happy Note
• Quote of the Week

Off the Needles

• Pattern: Christmas Stockings to Knit and Crochet from Family Circle Magazine
• Yarn: Knit Picks Wool of the Andes in Red, Everglade Heather and White
• Hook: F (3.75 mm)
• White cuff- 23 rounds. Increased one stitch on each edge a few rounds before finishing. Started round on left side of front. 

 On the Needles

• Needles: US 3 (3.25 mmm)
•  Yarn:  Ellen Cooper. Jenny base- 50/50 bamboo/cotton. Colorway is called Driftwood which is perfect for it- tans, grays, blips of peachy/pink. Variegated but almost tonal. Just enough variation for me.
• Pattern: Donner by Elizabeth Doherty

• Mexicali Stripes Socks
• Blues Stripey Socks
• Brown Rose Marl
• Gray + Black Socks
• Frankensock
• Beyond the Wall Socks
• Christmas Socks

Gradient Angles Shawl

• Pattern: Gradient Angles by Jan Hamby
• Yarn: Infinite Twist

Worsted Weight Riley Rose ShawlRiley’s Legwarmers

Journey Sweater

I have some leftover crochet hearts from the garland I made for Aila.

Mom recently unearthed a few hand knitted and crocheted things from our past:

• My baby blanket hand knit by Mom’s friend’s mother.
• Granny Square Shrug. Here’s a photo of Riley wearing it
• Sweaters made for my brother + me.
• Mom sewed a set for my nursery- a diaper holder, dust ruffle and curtains (this is baby BostonJen)
• Mom talked about how she and her friend made pillows from face cloths held together with yarn pulled through with a crochet hook. We found instructions here in case you’re curious.
  

  Image of a similar pillow we found online

Brainstorming

• Mo the Monsterboy by K. Godinez (free)
• 4Seasons Halloween by Lydia Tresselt

From the Armchair

• Bede Sisters Podcast
• Crazy Ex Girlfriend on Netflix
• Mom’s been watching Married at First Sight + Married at First Sight Second Chances
• Mom and I review the ScanSnap ix500 Scanner: we love it!

KAL News

• Click here to find about more about this KAL.
• Check out: Chat Thread & FO Thread 
• Finish 1 project during each/all of the 12 months of 2017 that you plan to gift for the 2017 holidays. Post 1 item (max) per month of the year. Prizes will be drawn randomly throughout the year from all posts in the FO thread.

• Declare a WIP from 2016 or earlier within the first 5 days of the month, posting a photo of it in the thread. Finish the project by the end of the month, update your post with your FO photo and you’ll be eligible to win a Ravelry downloadable pattern of your choosing up to $8.

Splash Pad Party 2017

• Questions Thread
• Sponsor List
• Prize Thread
• Pre-Swim Chat Thread in the Ravelry Group
• Exclusive Products for Splash Pad Participants
• Shuffleboard (starts June 1)

• Atelier de Soyun
• Blueberry Chick Yarn
• Colorful Eclectic
• Designs of Acadia
• Dragonfly Fibers
• Fibernymph Dye Works
• Infinite Twist
• Jennifer Lassonde Designs
• Knit Style Yarns
• Knitcircus Yarns
• Knitters Brewing Company
• Knitty kitty Bags
• One Geek to Craft Them All
• Pearl and Plum
• Plum Deluxe Tea
• Prairie Bag Works
• Skeindalous Yarns
• Sunsoaked yarns
• The Periwinkle Sheep
• Wooly Wonka Fibers

• Daizie Knits
• Imagined Landscapes Designs
• Jenn Sheelen
• Kino Knits
• Kitchen Counter Crafter
• Knits4Comfort
• MarigoldJen Hand Dyed Yarns
• MediaPeruana Designs
• Remade By Hand Designs
• She Is Sew Whimsical
• Sunny Shoppe
• The Martini Knitter Company
• The Worsted Purl
• V Yarn
• Windswept Designs
• WizBags
• Zombody Knits

Events

• Adirondack Wool and Arts Festival: September 23 & 24
• VT Sheep and Wool: September 30 & October 1, 2017
• World Wide Knit In Public Day; June 10, 2017

• Stash Dash KAL – hosted by the Knit Girllls Podcast. Starts May 26th.
• Around Your Neck KAL hosted by the Suburban Stitcher Podcast
• PAL KAL hosted by the Actually Knitting Podcast
• Batter Up KAL hosted by the In a Sknit Podcast 

Contests News and Notes

Life in Focus

• Garden Lites zucchini soufflé

On a Happy Note

• Scanning with Mom
• Seeing Aila perform in The Little Mermaid
• Cleaning, yard work, picking out new railings
• Converting the hutch in our dining room for project storage (scrapbooking and model making)
• Mom’s Happy Place: Her 3 Season Room at Lassonde Pool Pub is OPEN! Mom got new rugs and a cute new pillow (from Walmart)

Quote of the Week

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