Alsea River | PDXKnitterati

Still enjoying the knitting on my Luminos Tee. This half is done, and I’ve also finished the second half and joined them to work in the round up the body.

See all the reminders to myself? Chain row counter to tell me which row I’m on, and also to increase on each side of the marker on right side rows. I do remember to change the chain loop when I move it; sometimes I forget with my barrel counter. Little locking stitch markers to remind me that I need to increase on the Right Side rows. Otherwise I’d sail right past, because sometimes I’m not looking while I’m knitting!

I brought this project with me, but didn’t work on it. I just wanted the picture with this bird.

Because it’s a repeat model. And it never blinks.

I didn’t have my knitting with me when I saw this seal in Yachats.

But I did see this pair of otters having breakfast in the river! I didn’t realize that there were two until I looked at the video. Sweet.

I’m home now, prepping for Saturday’s helix knitting class at For Yarn’s Sake. There are a few spots left, if you’re looking for a fun and easy knitting project.

What do you like to knit in the summer?

Mosquito Bites (vodka/coconut rum/cranberry & pineapple juices)

I spent last weekend at a friend’s family house on the Alsea River, near Waldport on the Oregon Coast. There were four of us hanging out and having fun.

I finished one of my Trailing Leaves samples, and started another. I need two of them for yardage requirement information, since the first one isn’t knit according to the current version of the pattern.

I beaded a new ankle bracelet, and re-strung an older one with shiny new metal bits.

Salad is always more delish with fried halibut on top!

I started a second sample for Trailing Leaves, and found a clumsy join in the yarn (two unrelated colors together), so I started over.

The top one is the first clumsy join. I found the second (middle) one when i was casting on again. And the third (bottom) one? I was about at the same point I had been before. What are the chances of 3 joins in the same ball? And with a gradient, it really matters.

I decided that I wasn’t going to start over again; it didn’t look like the color was that different.

But it was; see where the dark blue starts again after the first pale bit at the bottom? It all works, but it could have been a bit more graceful. Hoping I don’t find any more joins! Next time I use a gradient like this, I think I’ll just rewind the whole ball before starting.

It was so nice to just be away with no to-do list!

I was supposed to be away this weekend, too, but my classes at Sitka Center at the coast didn’t fill. When we scheduled it, I didn’t know that it would be the same weekend as Flock Fiber Festival in Seattle, which is a big draw. I thought about going to Flock this weekend, but I really just needed a weekend at home.