Happy Birthday, eh!

What better way to celebrate Canada day (Happy 140th) then to have a BBQ with J. and her family. Some good steak, wine, beer and of course sitting by the pool. My boys seemed to overtake the pool area,

.....while others stood in awe and horror (they're boys, Princess, and yes, they're nuts).

J. and I compared Mystery Stole's. Mine (not surprising) is a little behind - J. is a much faster knitter and I do suffer from ADKD (attention deficit knitting disorder - the inability to concentrate on one article of knitting at a time). But I do believe they're looking good. J.'s is a Fiddlesticks yarn in white and mine is Misti Alpaca in black.

This is another reason why I'm a little slow on the shawl. Finally, my Rusted Root is done. I am really quite happy with it. I'd make it again with a few modifications. I think I'd like the sleeves to be a little poofier like on the website, but mine is a bigger size than what's shown and I think that is part of the reason.

And a close-up of the lace panel - a nice, easy patten.

All in all a great day - great food, great knitting and sharing it all with great friends.

Getting Dirty

So my husband's out of town for the week. That leaves me to fend on my own. Nothing I can't handle of course (with lots of wine and yarn). At least it gives me the opportunity to finish his Father's day present - we'll celebrate once he gets home. And as he is across the Pond, I'm sure he's not checking the blog, so here it is....

Those are my lovely pink toes. I have basically the same size feet as JW so the first pair looks close to being done. I found the pattern online and the cabling at the sides is very cute (XOXO), but masculine at the same time. The picture doesn't really do it justice.

I quite like them, thank you very much.

Of course I'm not working on these solely. My Rusted Root is taking shape very well. I'll save pictures of that for next time. Can't ruin all the surprises.

As the single-parent for the week I get the joy of taking care of things such as this....

Do you see the smile on his face?? He is SOOOOO excited to be covered in muck. This one, he's trouble.

You can't imagine what the bath water looked like. Honestly....

(And J. - your Tuscany ROCKS)