Here is my knitting posed with Rachael Herron’s book at Barnes & Noble in Tukwila on the ‘New Arrivals’ table:

Uuuuuuuuummm.
I think it looks better up here:

We hit the Blue Moon booth, it’s great to see the colors in person and an extra treat to check out the Rare Gems (one off colorways) and Mill Ends.

Socks That Rock
two lightweight Rare Gems and
one heavyweight Mill End in ? Denim?

habu textiles had a booth, it was exciting to see so many habu yarns in so many colors.

I ordered yarn for my next project:

Catherine Lowe Simple Couture 4.01 Hat and Cowl

I ordered alpaca silk in black violet.

I took Catherine Lowe’s class at Madrona last year and have been pondering what I learned ever since. She is an excellent teacher and a delightful person.
It worked out perfectly that I hadn’t signed up for Madrona classes; a Catherine Lowe Design & Fit workshop is being offered locally in May and I was able to sign up for that!

Lucky for knit1frog2 and me, walking to lunch took us past
hello cupcake and we wrapped up our day with yummy cupcakes.

And who is this fun looking bunch?

The guys at the farmer’s market were excited to hear this beaut was bound for sauerkraut:

Cabbage + Salt + Time

=

Sauerkraut

But not everyone was happy about it

Result:

Colinette Jitterbug in Morello Mash from Knit Purl in Portland

DD says it’s “AWESOME!”
Me:

The citrus fragrance fills the room.

While taking photos I spotted two tiny lemons:

Clover stitch marker for scale and attempt to include
knitting content.

Continuing with the citrus theme, we’ve had this orange plant for a few years, it lives indoors full time:

Tiny orange, these don’t get any bigger,
DH uses the peel in martinis.

Okay, here’s something more seasonal (for Seattle):

Pumpkins!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Vogue Oversize Lace Top by Deborah Newton
in Butterfly Super 10 cotton, color 3834

I started this last year on a vacation in Canada with yarn bought on a previous trip to Canada and finally finished it on this vacation in Canada.
I wove in the last end while waiting in line at the border!
Well, I had to stop briefly to chat at customs but finished within a mile after passing through. It had been sitting for a while but, I forced myself to weave in the ends by not taking any other knitting in the car with me for a 3.5 hour drive.

Modifications:
knit small size so it wouldn’t really be “oversize”
shortened the ribbing and the whole sweater
left out the “eyelet” row in the ribbing

added shaped ribbing sleeves instead of the straight 1.75″ of ribbing border

For the neck bind off, k2 p2tog all around on larger needles so it would lay nice and flat.

Weekend before last we went huckleberry picking:

And mushroom hunting:

chanterelles

It’s killing me that we haven’t had time to do more berry picking, the berries are the best I’ve seen in years:

huckleberries

and when the huckleberries are this good, the blueberries are INSANE:

blueberries

DD asked, “When you close your eyes, do you see huckleberries?”

Yes.

Love it.

Oh yeah, and
THE HUSKIES BEAT USC! WOOOO HOOOOOO!

Shibui Sock yarn color 229 Mulberry

New mitts:

Shibui Sock color 229 Mulberry
with a bit of Blue Moon STR in Star Sapphire

The STR trim is leftover from another pair of mitts; they were much loved and appreciated and when one got lost, the only consolation was a new pair.

DH found a vintage Matson Lines menu with Eugene Savage artwork when we were in Kauai on The Best Vacation Ever. Way back when, as a child, he had traveled to and from Hawaii on the Matson Lines.

A God Appears by Eugene Savage on one side

Framing it was a bit of a puzzle; I wanted to frame it so both the artwork and the menu could be seen while providing adequate support for the piece.

Matson Lines dinner menu on the other side

It took some fancy thinking to get everything lined up and mats cut with openings in the right places.

…and when I turn it over the text will be…where?

Final result: