Noro Striped Striped Scarf

Hi Megs

I finished the Noro striped, striped scarf. I made it from Kureyon colourways #207 and #164. Think it turned out really nice - used all of 4 skeins but had to do a little patching because Noro has the AWFUL habit (GRRRRRR) of suddenly having a knot and the colour changes dramatically. I had to kind of hunt and paste to get back to the colour flow. It is about 6 1/2 feet long and the colours make it unisex - really nice for everyone and will match anything. It is also nice and soft .


And - what is worse that getting behind a bicycle on the highway?

Getting behind a unicycle!

Yarmouth hosted the First Annual Ride the Lobster 800 km unicycle relay race. It started in Yarmouth as most contestants came over on The Cat. I kept "running" into them. I had to go to Halifax yesterday for a root canal and had to pick up things all over (hoops, hooks, wool) as I worked my way back to Yarmouth. I was going back to Yarmouth as the unicycles were working their way towards Halifax.

My mouth is sore, your father is in Frankfort with a new project with ETS on adult literacy testing, so it is quiet here - or should have been. I had some visitors to the studio (Tin Pot Textiles) which was nice. They liked my work and we had a nice chat except that I also had the Orkin Man here at the same time because we found some ants but he couldn't find any - except the way the mice were getting into the basement (which I fixed with some expanding foam and steel wool) .....interesting afternoon!

Dad really liked his father's day present, your brother is having success playing with the Styrofoam Ones (a group in Toronto - Clay plays the drums) - all is well.

Love ya,

Mom

Knitting Noro

Hi Megs,

I have been on a Noro frenzy these days. I am doing the scarf with stripes - two rows from each of two skeins of Noro. I saw a picture of it on a post and have worked to get it right. I used Kureyon, colours 207 and 164 (browns, greens, purples, orange, & blues). The one I saw I think was made from Silk Garden. I just made up what to do until it looked right. It doesn't look like it but it is ribbed (k1,p1). This way you don't see the loops going over the colours on the purl rows. I slipped the stitches on either side and it hides the carried yarn nicely. I cast on 33 stitches - odd # for the ribbing - (to get about 6 inches). I think it looks nice - so far - but I may get into some colour combinations that are teeth grinding awful - we will see. It does keep me knitting to see what is coming next!


I also am doing the little purses again. I now call them "Colours of Nova Scotia". I gave them as gifts when I went to Louisiana and everyone really liked them. They take about 2 hours to do so nice for an evening project.

I also saw a woman wearing a scarf that had three buttons and a button hole and could be adjusted so I worked on this as well and it also came out nicely. I used 3 strands of Cotton Freedom in a light yellow (#07). It really drapes nicely and it can be warn at 3 different levels or just not buttoned. Really like it.


I cast on 47 stitches and again slipped the last stitch (purlwise) of each row to give it a nice finish on the edges. The buttons are really nice. They are ceramic from Africa. We just got this line in at Hands on Crafts and they are really nice. All kinds of shapes and sizes.

I think the next one of these I make I will only use 2 strands. This one is a little thick but it will be SO nice on a cool evening - like we have around here.

That is what I have been up to. I did join Ravelry (my name is TinPot) and really enjoying it. I have made connections with several Nova Scotia knitters - one with a brother who lives in Yarmouth who I know from Rotary.

I put up my hummingbird feeder on the NEW big kitchen window and now we have constant hummingbird wars outside. Love it! The cardinals are back and always go to the red egg feeder you got me for Christmas. I think they like the colour. It seems each bird has their favourite place to eat. We have the usual invasion of squirrels (always think of Rushka when I see them). I finally just left a feeder for them - they sort of live in the thing - and the other birds just ignore them as you can see in the picture. I have given up the fight. This year we also have real chipmunks who come regularly. They like the wooden platform feeder but have not been fast enough yet to get a picture.


Take care. Will have a nice Father's day on Sunday.

Love you all!

Mom
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