I went to Twisted Yarns again today. We had another good group of ladies today. It was fun to talk and compare projects. I worked on socks for a while, the February Lady sweater for a while and the other project that I'm not ready to blog about yet. As usual, Twisted Yarns was a riot of colors and textures. I love to go there and just look at all the beautiful colors of the yarns and projects displayed.

Things are pretty quiet here today. Not too much to post about. I am working on a new pair of socks. This is Lorna's Laces sock yarn in the Jeans colorway. It's my usual plain vanilla pattern knit on US 2 (2.75mm) needles. I need something mindless to work on sometimes and this is it.

I am still working on the February Lady sweater, but not too hard. I also started another project (like I need another one), but I am waiting to see how it works up before I decide to talk about it.

35th Anniversary

Thirty-five years ago today, Wally and I got married. We did not have a big wedding. As a matter of fact we got married by a justice of the peace at the Bell County courthouse in Belton, TX. There are no photos of our wedding, and I don't have any photos of us together at that time, but here are two individual photos that were taken around the time we got married. They are some real classics!

And...here we are today. Sarah took this photo of us this afternoon.
Hopefully, we'll make it another 35 years!

I went to sit and knit again yesterday. It was pretty quiet since a lot of people were on spring break with their families. It was fun just the same. I worked mostly on my current pair of socks, but I did get two repeats done on the sleeve of my February Lady sweater. I was good and did not buy any new yarn although I was very tempted. Twisted Yarns has been getting some really lovely things in the shop lately. Cindy was teaching classes on shadow knitting. She showed us some of the things she has done. It looks like an interesting concept to try after I get some of my other projects finished. Right now, I really am trying to finish works in progress.

Mr. Greenjeans Cardigan

So here is the Mr. Greenjeans cardigan blocked and buttoned. I tried taking photos outside thinking that natural sun light would show the true color better. It does and it doesn't. The photos where the sun is shining directly on the yarm make it seem teal. The yarn is not teal, it is green with a slight bit of blue in it.

Here's a close up of the cables and the button. I found the button today at Hobby Lobby. It is slightly translucent so some of the green color shows through the button. This is not a good representation of the color at all. Too much sunshine!

I did try to take some photos of the cardigan on me, but they did not turn out very well. Plus, it really doesn't fit me very well either. Being the pear shape that I am, the top is too big and the bottom almost fits. I need to learn to alter patterns to fit my body type. Will I wear this sweater??? Maybe around the house. It is very warm and snuggly. It will be a good sweater to cozy up on the couch reading a book in cold weather.

Last Tuesday I had two teeth worked on. Two crowns to be exact. Friday I started having some swelling on the side of my face where the work was done. The dentist thinks it's just a hematoma, but I am on antibiotics just in case.

I blocked the Mr. Greenjeans cardigan on Sunday. It is still drying.

I started another pair of socks. I did not work on any socks while I was trying to finish Mr. Greenjeans. I need to work on something less intense for a while, although I did get out the February Lady sweater that I had put away in the closet. I am going to try to get that finished now.

Done

I finished the Mr. Greenjeans cardigan last night to the point that I even wove in all the loose ends. I am going to try to block it today if things go well. I not sure I like the fit, but I will reserve judgement until after it is blocked. I am beginning to think that raglan sleeves are not the most attractive look for me. I think my shoulders are too narrow and sloped to wear raglans well.

Last night we went out to eat at a new restaurant up on Market Street in The Woodlands. It was called 1252 Tapas Bar. I had never had tapas before, so it was a new experience for me. Wally had tapas when he was in Spain several years ago and raved about how good they were. The food was good, but I can't say that it was my favorite. I may need to try it again to try different things on the menu. They did have a really good rice pudding though. I would go back for that.

I went to Twisted Yarns (my local yarn store) for sit and knit. We have a Friday group that has been meeting for over five years now. The group fluctuates with different ladies from time to time, because let's face it, Life Happens, and although we would really rather be knitting sometimes we can't. Today we had a good group of eight. It was fun to talk and laugh and try to solve the world's problems. I really do think if women ruled the world it would be a better place. After we solved all the world's problems, we knitted and laughed some more. Laughing with friends is a good thing. We should all do it more often.

On the knitting front, I finished the second sleeve on the Mr. Greenjeans cardigan and picked up the stitches for the button band. I think I must have counted and recounted those stitches two dozen times, but in the end I did get the correct number. Now to knit those 302 stitches twelve times!

Two posts in two days! Amazing. I am currently working on two sweaters. I have not made a sweater in ages. I am almost done with the second sleeve on the Mr. Greenjeans sweater and just starting the first sleeve on the February Lady sweater. I am hoping to finish Mr. Greenjeans this week so I can wear it on St. Patrick's Day. The sweater is GREEN. I don't usually go for green, but this a beautiful true green. Very pretty color. Hopefully, the sweater will turn out pretty, too.

I am still here, honest. I have several projects I am working on and I hope to post photos soon. Meanwhile, everyone take care.