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Busy and blue…and red!

Well that was a busy weekend!

entrelac knitting

I taught an entrelac class for Modern Daily Knitting on Friday morning. Always fun to hang out with MDK!

Team Shakin’ Streetfighters

I rode in a fundraiser bike ride, PeDal Support for Parkinson’s Resources of Oregon (PRO) on Sunday morning. DH was on the organizing committee. They raised $20,000, which is great. I found our old bike jerseys in a drawer, so we had to wear them! PRO provides programs and information for People with Parkinsons and their care partners. DH hosts a weekly ping pong program for them, and a monthly support group. His blog, Shakin’ Street, is here. And if you’d like to donate to my PeDal Support page, that link is here.

The ride was on the Banks Vernonia State Trail, which is a rails to trails conversion. The path is fairly flat at the beginning, and then begins a gentle climb that goes on for a while. It’s an out and back ride, which means downhill on the return! The section in Stubb Stewart State Park is especially lovely, with dense forest and so many shades of green.

Our garden has been in berry overdrive! We have two blueberry bushes, one of which is probably 25 years old. We’ve had gallons of berries this year. Blueberry muffins, blueberry bread, blueberry cobbler, blueberries in the freezer…I’m about to make blueberry lime jam.

Blueberry cobbler (recipe link) and vanilla bean ice cream
Sugared raspberries with ice cream
Bisquee investigates raspberries and prosecco

Picked and dunked within 5 minutes. Bliss.

Luminos Tee by Yamagara

I’m making good progress on my Luminos Tee. I put it on 2 needles so I could see the shape! I’m currently working in the round, and it’s shaping the shoulders and V neck. The construction is very clever, and I’m enjoying seeing how it’s put together. (There is actually pink in the lighter stripe; the lighting at my dining room table is wonky because of the reddish wood.)

Test knitting for Trillium Path is nearly done. I’m looking forward to sharing this simple knit with you!

It takes a village…of reminders

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.

Trailing Leaves

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?

Knitting break

I’ve been knitting/working a LOT. Last week I had 3 designs in test knitting, and I was knitting/finishing versions of two of them. One of them is for the helix knitting class next weekend; that one was at the tech editor. All my knitting is done, so it was time to pick something new to knit.

Alsea River

I’m away for the weekend, and I want to knit a little summer top for myself, that I don’t have to design. I just want to follow someone else’s instructions!

My options: a little brioche top from Knit Graffiti (Mist), Ranunculus in fingering weight linen if I abandon something I started several years ago and will probably never finish, and Luminos Tee.

I discovered that I didn’t have enough yarn for the brioche top. Poot.

This is the linen top that I was freestyling, that I don’t feel inspired to pick up again. I started it in 2022. I may have knit some in 2023 and 2024, up to the armhole. The lace pattern is the same as the one I used in Kittiwake, which was Aran weight linen. I think Kittiwake is more appealing.

Kittiwake

But I wasn’t ready to frog the fingering weight piece.

yarn from Yarn Snob

Last year I bought this kit from Yarn Snob. It’s superwash merino, silk, and cashmere, for the Luminos Tee.

Luminos Tee by Yamagara, photo from their Ravelry page

Winner winner!

The construction of this is so interesting. It starts with the two triangles at the bottom. I finished one last night. Working on the second one, and then I get to join them and start the stripes going up the body. Super fun, and the instructions are very well written so far. The side triangles are a great social knit; the increases are very regular.

What’s on your summer needles?