Spring and a Fun Yarn

This little guy visited our backyard the other day. It's the first time in ages we have seen a humming bird! Do you think this is a young one?

We have been enjoying the iris that are blooming now especially this one!

Have you ever tried knitting with King Cole Cherish yarn? It says baby double knitting on the label, but no matter the size of the hat, it creates an interesting project! I loved the first one so much that I had to find some other colors.

2-3 years

adult

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Have a great week!

 

What Have We Been Doing Lately?

 Yikes! It's been quite a while since I posted, perhaps because it's been kind of busy here. Just recently we got back from 10 days in the Midwest where we attended lots of our relatives' concerts, watched our grand daughter graduate, and visited with my sister and her husband, 2 of my cousins, and a friend from my growing up days.

Here are me and my sister standing by a poster of my granddaughter (Jane's niece). Sophia sings and dances in the Mundelein High School Honor Choir, and this was her last concert before graduation.

Every year their wonderful choir director makes a teddy bear for each of the graduating seniors. That must have taken a while because there were 12 seniors!

                                                    

Because Mundelein High School is big, Sophia was one of 500 graduates! Here she is with her diploma.  On to college next fall to study education since she wants to teach kindergarten

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So this is just a few of our photos from our time there, and I will show more of them later soon!

                                                             

 

A Recent Visitor and Some Wind Damage Here

Look what strolled through our backyard this morning! There were two, but that one was faster, and thankfully they didn't stop to prune our roses.

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Hope you are having a nice week. It's supposed to snow and rain. Earlier this week we had snow and lots of wind that damaged lots of trees in our area.

This is how it looked before the city chopped the rest of the tree down and cut the branches so they could be hauled away!

A Surprise Outside and Another Hat!

Our camelia bush in the backyard is blooming despite our crazy weather! The snow is gone, but it's been raining ever since.

I finished another hat to donate. It's called the Fern Forest Hat but isn't on Ravelry. However, you can find it on Lion Brand Yarn.

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Have a nice weekend! 

 

Two Finished Hats

This hat is on its way to Minneapolis where there's been a lot happening. My sister just had a huge snowstorm there, so I think this should help keep her warm. Our oldest daughter is stuck in Fargo, Idaho, at the moment. She and her son were there for a swim meet and are snowed in now! Hopefully they will be able to get back home soon!

Schools were closed on Friday because of the snow here in Bellevue, WA.  It was also very windy, and lots of trees on the road behind our house were severely damaged. One of trees in our backyard lost a couple of big branches but will survive.  I spent my time knitting. Are you surprised?  Anyhow, I finished this hat and will donate it to a local charity.  The yarn is very fuzzy and has little bits of blue, yellow and pink, but that is hard to see in this photo.

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Have a nice day, and stay warm!

They Survived Despite the Snow!

 The three flowers at the bottom that broke in the snow and wind were so happy to come inside that they bloomed! The snow is melting slowly today thankfully.

Signs of Spring Have Vanished!

 

Here's what our backyard looks like today! And the snow is supposed to stick around until tomorrow afternoon! All the crocus are buried and the daffodils got snapped off. Sigh.....

Two More Finishes and Signs of Spring!

I finally finished these mittens after making two right handed mittens! This pattern is a bit challenging. They are knit in the flat and need to sewn together at the end. I think though doing a flat mitten made the colorwork much easier. The original pattern is very feminine with a ruffled cuff.  Since I was making these for a little boy, I changed to the plain cuff.

This hat is knit in the round and a bit challenging. It turned out larger that I expected, so it will be donated.  As you can see, I have lots of red projects, thanks to my online purchase of 3 skeins each of red and white ones! Thankfully, there's only 1 green skein!

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I don't know how much longer anyone around will be wearing hats or mittens because we are seeing lots of signs of spring in our neighborhood. Some trees are starting to bud out, and we

have Lenten Roses in our yard as well as crocuses and daffodils!

 

HAPPY SPRING!

And in this photo, you can see some primroses!

 

 

Strawberry Mittens

 I started these mittens because another pair I was working on have a big mistake. I have to fix the second mitten after I made two right hand ones! 😒 These turned out great and will match the baby's hat that I made recently.  I have other projects to finish also. Wish me luck!

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Coulon Beach

Recently we went walking at one of our favorite parks; It's called Coulon Beach and has walking trails, a play ground, a swimming area, a boat dock, and a couple of restaurants. Here's a couple of photos from our recent time there. 

As you probably know, our Seattle Seahawks played in the Super Bowl today, and maybe these statues dressed in their team colors helped them win!  Soon they will probably be dressed for Valentine's Day.

This beautiful eagle was surveying the landscape!

And this is one of the turtles in Lake Washington sunbathing. We are so glad that we went on when we did because it's rained ever since!

Have a great week!

The Booties Are Done!

 Here they are! Now we have to wait until this little girl decides to arrive!

Another Baby Hat and Booties Coming Up!

Just finished this It's My Party Hat for a baby that is supposed to arrive soon.  On to the F310 100% Angora Baby Booties for that baby. One of which needs to be sewn up, but the second one is already on the needles.

 

Mama's Hat!

 

Mama liked baby's hat so much, she wanted one, too. I had to modify the pattern because it became way, too big, so the only thing I used was the number of stitches and the extra rows of strawberry seeds.  (It took me longer to finish it because I had to have surgery for a gallstone which was really weird because I had my gall bladder removed years ago!)

I made the leaves on the new hat match the ones on the baby's hat as you can probably see.  That was a bit of a challenge because there are more stitches in the leaves than in the smaller one.

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Have a nice evening!

Strawberry Hat

Our neighbor requested a strawberry hat for her little one, and here it is. I am giving it to her soon. She and her husband met on the Pacific Crest Trail!

Here's one of my favorite plants! It's a goldfish plant.; can you guess why?

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Not too much else to report, so have a great day!

Happy New Year!

 

Our grand daughter requested a pair of socks a while ago, and I finally finished them! We delivered them yesterday, and she put them right on. They fit! Now I need to finish the hat she asked for along with lots of other unfinished projects. Let 2026 begin.

This amaryllis was given to us in early December as a bulb, actually 2 bulbs, and now it's going crazy!  Isn't it huge? 

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Have a great 2026!