Between all the summer activities there have been plenty of projects to start and to finish.
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Cruiser Mittens worked in one of Rowan's new yarns, Hemp Tweed. I love this yarn!
It has nice drape , color and texture. |
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| The Mitten Advent Calendar continues. I will have to be sure to take a photo of 1-9 when I go to the shop later today. |
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| The Celtic Rowan Pillow is on the needles--lots of twists and turns with bobbles here and there. This is the edging. It was my first time short-rowing a corner with cabling. This one is worked in James Brett Aztec, a blend of acrylic and alpaca. |
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| The latest pattern from Sally Melville is the Universal Vest, my project is called the Univest. I love that it is worked in garter stitch and has elements like the Einstein Coat from her book, The Knit Stitch. the yarn is Rowan Pure Wool Worsted in Hawthorn, a dark blue-green heather with turquoise and red visible in the yarn. |
The second of the Christmas presents from Jim was a rafting trip on the
Kettle River, located in east central Minnesota. The water was down a bit, so we were in two-person inflatable kayaks. It was so much fun. Jim only went in the drink once. I was extra careful because of my eye, so I managed to stay glued into the kayak. The scenery was beautiful with interesting rock formations all along the route. The rapids on the river are rated from
II-IV. We did them all! It was helpful to have the guides in front and behind the groups to point out the best route through the rapids. Paddle, paddle, paddle!
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| Taking a break. |
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| A large perfect hole in the rock with a view. |
2 comments:
OK - we definitely need to go on a camping trip together! That looks like so much fun.
Great Mittens! Will have to look up the vest pattern. The kayaking looked wonderful, such beautiful scenery!
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