Since We've Been Gone

 Our last blog post was May, 2020 (when we all had perfect vision, as Husband said).  And the thing he said would happen, happened.  Summer came and with it came mowing, gardening, home improving, etc, and the blog took a back seat and sort of fell asleep. 

So here is the first post of 2021 (we are all old enough to drink, as Husband says, and after the year we've had, a drink might be just the thing).  

Knitting and I started on the first day of summer knitting pumpkins, because I like to be prepared and I wanted a bunch of them. I found the perfect free pattern on ravelry and away we knitted.  Using Plymouth Yarn Hot Cakes Yarn at WEBS | Yarn.com in the Autumn Mix colorway we made a bunch of them in sooooo many colors: orange, gold, blue, purple......... and then I made some for friends with fall birthdays.  So cute.

That lasted from summer through fall (Knitting was slow because  of mowing, gardening, etc) until Thanksgiving when Knitting and I ramped up for Christmas. Four Santa hats, a Candy Cane scarf, a sheep cowl (here's the link to the free ravelry pattern: Ravelry: I'll Pack A Cowl for Rhinebeck pattern by Deb Jacullo  and a KAL with Elizabeth Smith Knits and our year was officially over!

Tiny pumpkins were quick to knit up and they stayed out from first of fall till after Thanksgiving. I made different sizes by using different size DPN's.  Here's a link to the free ravelry pattern:  

 Ravelry: Harvest Moon Pumpkins pattern by Kiki Geiger

Grandpuppy Kilo's hat is a premie hat with some modifications to make it a little more of a Santa hat.  His ears stayed warm 😀

Joe Lope came out ahead (ahem) when Knitting and I made him a Santa hat AND a Candy Cane scarf.  

We made this just because I like sheep.

Audrey's Cardigan from Elizabeth Smith.  This was THE BEST!  More info coming on this KAL in the next blog post.

And there you have it.  Our knitting year came to an end and finished on what we like to think was a high note.  Sadly, we can't say the same for Covid; it's still here and we're still dealing with it, but it is my prayer that it will end soon. I have turned to Knitting for many reasons, but I never thought Knitting would help me cope with a pandemic.  

Here's a Shout Out to a few other helpers:

Red Bug Yarn and Gifts in Murray, KY        https://www.redbugyarnandgifts.com/

    They weren't open for in-person shopping, but they were just a phone call             away for practically anything I wanted to order.

Berroco Yarn Company                https://berroco.com/

    Genius drop ship plan so that you could order from your LYS and Berocco              would send it to you. LYS and Berocco made a profit and Knitting and I had          yarn.  Win -Win!

USPS

    They delivered.