I always think I will have my post ready and photos taken before Wednesday, and that is rare. However, I am making good progress on Saint Patrick, as you can see. The bear sweater for Lentilla is at the hood. I forgot that I would do the hood before the sleeves.

Crossandra, unfortunately, saw no progress this weekend. We had a pretty active time, getting ready for our Pentecost Tongues of Flame barbecue, and other things, and I just never had the time to sit down and pick up the sleeve.

On my own cardigan, I have finished the fourth set of the first six increases, and will just keep pressing on until it is finished. As it isn't my own pattern, I just have to follow along, which is great. It's mostly a no stress, no pressure, project for me. The only weird thing about this pattern is that it has three separate sections of different ways to do the increases for the body and sleeves. I get that it is to make the fit better, but it has to be the most complicated raglan I've ever made. And, you get used to the way it increases just about when the increases are changed. That was my knitting during sit and stitch tonight.

For the past two weeks, I had to miss my normal sit and stitch. First, because of our Ascension Day feasting and celebrating, but last week because of an awful stomach bug. It was wonderful to be back with my friends. We are a motley crew of women of different ages, religions, political views, backgrounds, histories, but we love and respect each other, and laugh an awful lot together. When I started this group more than nine years ago, I had no idea that it would become such a support system for me. Nearly every week of the year, we meet to knit, crochet, embroider, spin, drink tea or iced tea, lemonade, hot chocolate, or spiced cider, depending on the season. We eat cakes and cookies, cheese and crackers, talk about our projects and our lives. I think the world needs more community like this.

I wasn't finished with Taco USA before the library took my copy of it back, but I have it again, so I can read it again. Air show is upon us, so I'm not sure how much reading time I will have, but I hope to finish it by the end of next week.

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// posted by Ranee @ Arabian Knits @ 11:58 PM