After 9 months!
...seriously, it was July when I started these ....
Behold - Pomatomous!
It wasn't that they were difficult. There were really a lot of fun to knit. Its just that all those damn dishcloths were getting in my way! And then the socks from KOTR....Unst, and then the Travellers Stocking (sock #2 not started yet)... Well, anyway these are now finished.. This was the Trekking yarn that I bought in Sturgeon Bay in July when it was a zillion degrees...and Lake Michigan was actually a nice temperature to swim in.
Ah...memories. We stayed at the White Lace Inn located in Sturgeon Bay which was awesome! The bed was comfy and the breakfasts were superb! We've decided that if we go back to Door County we would stay somewhere farther up the penninsula since we did a lot of driving up and down...and it would be easier if we stayed somewhere toward the middle...and there's no lack of quaint B&B's all over the place! But personally, if you like the Victorian B&B...the majority of them are in Sturgeon Bay.
Last summer we also went to Galena, IL...now there's a step back in time to the 19th Century for CERTAIN. The Civil War era is all around you there, from Grant's home to the restored Italianate architechture that covers almost the entire center of their community. Take the trolley tour for sure if you find yourself in downtown Galena.
So my latest knitting project (not the KOTR TS #2) is a simple knitted tee made from the alpaca-merino blend that I bought last May at the Shepherd's Harvest. Its a charcoal color and came from an Alpaca whose name is Maestro and resides on an Alpaca farm in Wisconsin, Blue Hills Alpacas and Fiber Mills.
The pattern is one that my (ex) mother-in-law had knitted for my then- 3yr- old daughter (aged 19 now). She used to work, knit and fix knitting @ 3 Kittens for many years. She and her husband moved to Arizona at least a decade ago. So when I asked for the pattern last year (I didn't knit when she lived here) she wasn't sure which one it was ...but it arrived in the mail a couple of months ago...on 3 Kittens Stationary...blasting from the 80's to today! I'm almost done with the front...sorry I'm a wee bit behind in photos... :-S
I think I'll wait to take any until I put the front and back together. Stay Tuned...
4 comments:
Hi Nancy
Your Pomatomous looks great!
I need to start my 2nd sock soon, but I have other projects waiting to be done.
ooh, the Pomato's look great! (ooh, I just came up with a title for when I finally get mine cast on. lol!)
Hey, wanna take a roadtrip down to St Peter? Mary Lue's is moving to 'kato and having a sale. (is there anything else to do down that way? I know there's a couple other shops that direction)
you planning on going to Yarnover? how 'bout the Sheepy Fest?
Nancy - it was sooooo great to see you and Rina - hope to make the get togethers a little more! -Pam
Hi Nancy
Wow-That is one fancy sock. What is a pomatomous? That is a new one on me. But remember I'm a newbie. Whenever I knit socks they end up the wrong size. Then I try to adjust so one sock is always a different size than the other. Great to get in contact again. Stay in touch!!
- Angela
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