A Surprising Discovery.

Gummibaer sniffs yarn! The other day as I was knitting away on the Shetland triangle, I happened to hand MG a ball of yarn. I kept knitting and out of the corner of my eye I caught it!
He sniffed the yarn!
Did you just sniff that yarn? I asked,
Uh yeah I guess so, was the reply.
Why? Does it smell funny?
No, I like how it smells.
Really?
It reminds me of my Grandmother,
She used to knit you know.
She did??!
Yeah, I used to sit by her chair and smell her yarn when I was really little.
You did?

Well you learn something new every day!
I guess that is why he never thought it was weired that I knit. When I first tolled him I knit he seemed slightly pleased but then never really showed an interest in it. That always seemed a little strange to me and now I guess I know the reason, he has a secret knitting history!

Leahy Concert and My Favorite Summer Recipe.

I had a great time at the Leahy concert. The music was fast paced and exciting and the dancing was impressive! Not only did they dance while playing their fiddles, but one of the ladies danced even though she was pregnant! I had a chance to talk to the performers during the day and after the show, really nice people, like most of the Canadians I have had the pleasure to meet! The overall feeling I got was that they were a family on a trip together. They had their kids with them and everyone was low key and friendly. If you ever get the chance to go see them I highly recommend it for anyone who likes Celtic music.

The weather was so nice this weekend that Mein Gummibaer and I decided to have a picnic in the park with our friends who are visiting from Germany. We had a bottle of wine from our trip this summer to Virginia and I made my favorite chicken salad. I got this recipe from my dear Aunt who lives in San Diego, California. She makes this with her leftover grilled chicken, it's delicious!

Chicken Tarragon Salad
4 cooked Chicken Breasts cut into cubes.
2 minced Shallots
Mix together with enough mayonnaise (or plain yogurt) to coat and season to taste with chopped fresh or dried Tarragon, A good quality White Wine Vinegar and Salt + Pepper.
Serve over a green salad, on a sandwich or enjoy as is!

P.S.
Thank you to everyone who has left a comment! Getting a comment really lights up my day.

Exciting news!

Not much knitting getting done in my neck of the woods. Work is busy so knitting takes a back seat. I am having fun with the Shetland triangle the lace is easy and the yarn is nice to work with.

Some exciting news, I am going to work at a Leahy concert! Yay! Leahy is one of my twin brother's favorite bands and I am really going to enjoy working at the show. Not only will I get to hear some great music but I should have time to sit and knit on my crazy socks as well! What could be better?

Shawl in progress

This is how far I got over the weekend. I am about halfway done with the repeats called for in the pattern but the rows get longer as I go along so I think I am more like a quarter of the way through. I plan to add several repeats to the pattern so that the shawl will be about 60" along the top edge after it is blocked. I am finding this to be a simple knit and enjoyable for the most part. I am slightly annoyed with myself because I have had to go back and fix several little mistakes. I rarely make mistakes (knocks on wood) while following a chart so I don't know what is up with me. Hopefuly I will get back into the swing of it soon! In other news my Crazy socks are comming along nicely, I have turned the heel and am on my way up the cuff. they should be finnished in the next few weeks I think.

The Wedding Shawl

I have cast on! I am making a shawl for my sister's wedding. She has chosen Ruby zephyr wool silk for the yarn and I am using Evelyn A Clark's Shetland Triangle pattern form Wrap Style.I fell in love with this pattern when I saw this version and this version knitted up. Absolutely gorgeous! I am using my new Knit picks needles in size 5 (3.75mm). I plan to make the shawl a little bigger than it is in the book. So far it is going well, I was surprised that I only had to do the cast on once. I often cast on more than once because I am so picky about how it looks but this one was really easy! I have finished the neck section and have just started the main lace pattern. The lace is based on the traditional fir cone patten. I love it. I think this will be a long project and I am looking forward to knitting lace and making my first lace weight shawl. I have until August to finish it so wish me luck!