Surprise!

Two original Stitch Angels attended today's meeting. Susan, seated, and Francesca started with me way back in 2017 and 2018 respectively. Francesca just happened to be walking down Delaware Avenue when she stopped at the library for a book and remembered we would be in session so she dropped in to say hello. She was surprised to see Susan too. Sometimes life gets in the way or schedules change and we lose touch so it was extra special to see them both together again.

Susan learned how to knit in the classes I taught at the library before our group officially became the Stitch Angels and she took off like a shot making sweaters and hats like a pro! Now she wanted to try her hand at crocheting a blanket which captured her attention. She picked out some lovely Rowan yarns to crochet different flower motifs which will be connected by crocheting them together. It's quite an undertaking but she's up to the challenge.

Speaking of challenging projects, Edgar is determined to crochet a hat without using a pattern. He is also a beginner to crochet so he's learning by trial and error. Those lessons stick with us the best, IMHO.

Gerry finished a slouchy hat to add to the inventory for the residents of St. Anne Institute. Next week we will be labeling and making delivery to the school.

After watching a video recorded in Turkish (at least I think she's speaking Turkish) I wrote some notes to myself so I could knit this lace stitch, incorporating it into a cowl. There isn't much yarn left and I have no more skeins of it so I'm thinking one more repeat and then I'll knit the border and bind off.

If I run out of yarn I'll just rip back a few rounds to make it shorter.

Keiko knitted the last rows of her pink infinity scarf and then sewed the ends. It looks beautiful and very cozy. Do you remember the colorful character from the children's book, the snake? Well, she stuffed the head and made one eye which she attached to the head. This is going to be adorable! I can't wait to see it finished.

Tina started the ribbing on the pair of socks for her daughter. This is her first attempt at making socks and she dove right in to make two at a time on magic loop! What a daredevil! I had to master making socks on double pointed needles, one at a time before I would even think about TAAT!

Shawnae picked out a bright orange yarn to make pumpkin beanies for the girls at St. Anne. She'll crochet the hat flat and then seam it.

Debra is knitting two socks at a time but on two sets of double pointed needles. The yarn is self striping which makes the pattern as it's knitted. Here is a quick video of how it is mass produced as opposed to hand dyed.

Gerry is crocheting a pair of mittens called...

Snow Drop mittens. She has chosen a gradient yarn that changes colors.

Bob is knitting another blanket using some very autumnal colors. They look so rich! Athena added a new color to her yellow crocheted block for her blanket. And Jim added a new band of color to his blanket.

Rena had a setback with her Mock Cable Hat when she noticed a mistake and had to rip back. But she'll be back on track in no time.

Tomasa has chosen my absolute favorite color to knit the Free Breakfast Hat which is a free pattern on Ravelry.

Pam found a free pattern to knit a pair of fingerless mitts but even when we put our brains together, neither of us could decipher the directions for the thumb gusset. We each read it over and over but the stitch count didn't match up with the pattern. The conclusion drawn was the yarn did not want to be this pair of mitts and knitting should be fun. So she frogged the cuffs and will put the yarn down until it decides what it wants to be.

In the meantime, Pam has a scarf she can knit which isn't giving her agida!

(Italian-American slang term

Agida is an Italian-American slang term that means a general feeling of uneasiness, discomfort, or anxiety. It can also refer to heartburn or acid indigestion. The word comes from the Italian word acido, which means "acid" and is used to refer to indigestion or heartburn. Agida became popular in the United States in the 1980s, and is now used more widely.)

Yvonne dropped off a bunch of knitted hats for next week's delivery and started another to be used in the yarn bombing this fall.

Ceil's Upward Bound Beanie is showing progress. The knitted stitches are twisted by knitting them through the back loop which gives them a nice neat appearance.

That's everything for this week. Next week we'll sort, label, and deliver which is always fun.

So have a great week and keep those needles clicking!