Yesterday I made it to the knitting group, great to be back, and just look at the beauties in progress and being modeled.
It's humbling being in a group like this, while I'm poking away at my ministry gloves.
Conversation, as always, ranged all over, from inserting a corrected lace panel into a shawl, to Beatrix Potter, her Herdwick sheep, to my recent home adventures with doorbells and light switches, to the vagaries of tenants, to Swallows and Amazons.
At home here's the update on the wallhanging.
I think three more panels and this part is done, then I sort out the overlay.
Gary is doing renovation, it's endless, in his house next door and needed to see how the return heating duct goes in my house, because it will be exactly like his.
So he opened the grid, and inserted a camera on a scope, so we got a hitherto unseen view, on his phone, behind the wall. Now he knows how to proceed at his house.
Previous contractors had blocked off the duct at his house with sheetrock, resulting in terrible circulation of heat and cooling, so he needs to remedy it. No end of learning. Or renovating and repairing renovation.
Happy day everyone, new learning all round!
Wow some seriously talented knitters
ReplyDeleteI hope it all goes well with the renovations
For his sake, so do I.
Deletewow so much talent!!!
ReplyDeleteGlad you figured out the issue with circulation now to remedy it never just an easy fix.
Cathy
The problem is when people get bright ideas over their skis. I never mess with the air ducts for this reason.
DeleteWhat great knitters to know and meet with in a group! Such talent! I'm thrilled. As I drive by our yarn shop now-a-days with cooler weather, my yearning for needles calls out to me....perhaps I'll dig them out and figure out what I want to work on, which will help my poor hands and fingers I hope!!
ReplyDeleteGo for it, Barbara! Maybe fingerless gloves, to wear in the colder weather while you knit!
DeleteI was glad to see the mention of Herdwick sheep and B.P. I bought a cone of Herdwick yarn and knit an Aran pattern sweater for my late husband. I had to stop knitting from time to time as the yarn was very harsh against my fingers! He only wore it a couple of times and now I don't know what to do with it. I feel it's too good to go to the Charity shop and be sold for $3 and it's not really an indoor sweater. That thing will never wear out! JanF
ReplyDeleteLine it, alter it to be a jacket, wear it as a fall to winter jacket?
DeleteGo Gary! I experienced a sense of awe over the quality of the knitting. I know you enjoy the company of like-minded people.
ReplyDeleteIt was fun to be back.
DeleteWhat great neighbours you and Gary are.
ReplyDeleteYes, it's so good, when you think of less congenial neighbors we've all had at times.
DeleteOh, I imagine opening up that duct will make a huge difference in Gary's house! Why on earth would a contractor cover it up?! Honestly.
ReplyDeleteI think stupidity is the reason! Totally lack of knowledge or curiosity about why the grid was there over the duct, instead of solid wall!
DeleteThat Gary is one handy guy alright. Always learning too!
ReplyDeleteHe has great toys, I mean tools, like the scope camera, too.
Deletethat's some pretty fabulous work from the knitting group. and what bad idea to cover over the return duct.
ReplyDeleteYes to both!
DeleteFinally- a picture of Famous Gary! Is that the first picture you've posted of him or have I missed one?
ReplyDeleteGlad to hear you're back to knitting group. What a lovely bunch of talented people.
I've posted several pictures of him, under the kitchen sink, up ladders, in two bathrooms, fixing my car, learning to make string, you missed a bunch them!
DeleteIt was good to get back and be welcomed. They're fabulous crafters.
The conversation, I think, is what I'd enjoy most in a knitting group. Breaking myself in, though, sounds hard. Care to share some of that experience in some future post? Or would that be just too elemental. This introvert, who can turn on the extrovert, for some reason feels a bit stymied at this part.
ReplyDeleteGood thing Gary is handy! What a guy. And what great neighbors you are to each other.
I find that people just show up and we welcome them. Some sit knitting quietly, some talk a lot (self). But having a group leader is what makes it go. That's why a library led group is probably better than a self organized one, much less chance of a clique.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful work in that knitting group, none more important than the gloves though.
ReplyDeleteNice of you to say that.
DeleteThe work of that knitting group is fabulous. Two color knitting, lace work. Wow. I've done work like that, but it's been years. Glad I gave all the needles to my granddaughter. And patterns.
ReplyDeleteI've done lace and other complex projects, and now I'm happy to admire!
DeleteSome beautiful knitting there - gloves included.
ReplyDeleteNice to put a face to Gary's name. He is such a big part of your blog.
Swallows and Amazons. Now THAT is a blast from my childhood. I loved that book.
I've posted several pictures of Gary, working on various parts of my car and house, funny that people haven't registered them.
DeleteI'd forgotten Swallows and Amazons till yesterday they came up.
Some gorgeous work there. I stopped trusting builders long ago. They do all kinds of crap and mostly get away with it, at least here.
ReplyDeleteHere, too,especially developments like this one, built in a local housing boom in the 80s, by out of state (Linpro of Texas) low bidders. Some of the shortcuts are comical.
DeleteI was thinking that it's hard to be thinking of sweaters in this weather, but then I realized that I have one on at 6am when it is 10C/50F out. The hood is up too. 😎
ReplyDeleteWe're just getting to sweater in the morning, off again later weather.
DeleteWelcome back to the knitting group, some pretty items for sure! The hats are sooooooo cute. Good luck to your son with the duct problem, sounds like a big job. What a good idea with the camera. Gotta love technology.
ReplyDeleteGary's my next door neighbor. I think he'll solve it, good track record.
DeleteYour crafting friends are certainly talented people.
ReplyDeleteAlso nice. Age range 20s to 80s. Occasional young man who crochets. Nicely intersectional, across races and cultures.
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