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Things are looking up somewhat in the garden! We got some nice rain yesterday and overnight, so this is the first day I haven’t had to water in quite a while. The vegetable boxes are all doing pretty well, though not entirely to plan. But that is OK! We have a lot of green tomatoes, so will probably be buried in them shortly. There are a lot of vines and flowers going on in the pumpkin box, but I don’t see any actual pumpkins yet. So I guess we will see on that. The flowers at the front of the house are a little sad this year, but what’s there is still pretty. And finally the big news! The grape vines we planted last year have one (1) bunch of grapes on them, and the apple tree from last year has two (2) apples! We were honestly not expected anything from them for a couple more years, so it’s a happy surprise. How about you? If you are gardening this year, how is that going?

I have 3 active projects in the works right now, which is probably too many. However, that happens sometimes k My argyle cardigan is coming right along – the body is done, and I’m about halfway with the sleeves. It’s taking a while because it’s just boring old stockinette. However, I want this thing DONE, so I’m trying to push through. I’m also working on a Yorlin cardi – pattern by Kate Davies, and the yarn is Knit Picks Palette in Cherry. I’m just a few rows away from being able to separate out the sleeves, so the rows are super long right now. But I’m almost there! And finally, I started on Sirdar’s Pumpkin Spice crochet-along ! I definitely did not need this project in the lineup right now, but the blanket is so pretty I couldn’t resist. This first part is kind of boring-looking, but eventually, it will be very autumn-y and beautiful! There’s also a pair of socks in the car right n...

It’s been quite a while since I had a finished object to post, and I’m pretty jazzed about this one! My Megalodon cowl is done! The front and back have this main pattern of a shark framed by meg jaws. And there are shark (or megalodon) teeth on the sides For anybody interested, the pattern is not out yet, but will be in time for shark week! The design is by Mary Hunt of hunthandknits. I used stash yarn from Fangirl Fibers, but if you look for the megalodoncowl# on Instagram, you will see the many beautiful color combinations people are using in their test knits. Now, back to my regularly scheduled knitting!

Behold – the shark appears! The frame around the shark is a big megalodon jaw and a few big shark teeth at the edges. Really enjoying this knit, and if you are looking for some Shark Week knitting, this might be a good one to consider This is a test for a pattern called Megalodon cowl by Mary Hunt. The yarns are stash by Fangirl Fibers from a yarn club years ago, though she might conceivably bring these back for this cowl launch!

It has been a busy couple of weeks! But I have gotten some knitting done in between other things. My argyle cardi is coming along really well. The back and fronts are done as is the button band, and I’m on the sleeves. My Blue and Strawberry moon squares for the full moon afghan are mostly done. The Blue moon square does have stitching on it, but it’s kind of invisible, so I need to work on that. Strawberry moon doesn’t have the moon name or date on it yet. Once those are done, I can put together a row with the Flower moon one. And finally, since I didn’t have enough projects going, I volunteered to test knit the Megalodon cowl pattern, designed by Mary of hunthandknits. It is a very cool pattern, which will be out just in time for Shark Week knitting! I’m about a third of the way done, and it looks very cool already The designer explicitly said she’s fine with people sharing pictures on their socials, otherwise I wouldn...

DH and I went on a short adventure on Saturday to visit Sheboygan, WI. I had 2 primary goals there: visit the Kohler Art Preserve and walk on the beach. We stopped at the Kohler Art Preserve first. I had been wanting to see an exhibit of grottoes and other folk art there for a while, and it did not disappoint. It is a great museum, and we got to see a lot of interesting and moving pieces. Part of the grottoes exhibit was still there, though part had moved on. Our next stop was lunch at a Hmong restaurant, which is a cuisine we had not tried before. It was delicious! Would definitely go back there again. After that, a quick stop at the Last Sheepicorn, a yarn shop I had visited and written about a few years ago. Sadly, they are closing down at the end of this month, though they have hopes of finding a buyer. Then finally, we got to walk on a Lake Michigan beach! Sheboygan has several city parks that include shoreline. We...