A Big Pile-O-Knits

I'm home from my travels and I have a big pile of knits to show for it.



The first one up is the Brat Sister Hat in Swan Island worsted, Robin's Egg Blue...



The second completed is my pair of Kaibashira socks, made from Tofutsies yarn. They came out so cute and fit perfectly.





The next project finished was the Fish Socks (my design). I love these! They're made from Crystal Palace Panda Silk and are so soft. They hold my feet like a foot massage!





Aftre that I completed the Puck's Scarf in Quince & Co. Osprey yarn in Honey and the Kelpie Helmet in Quince & Co. Puffin (same colourway):



The Pucks scarf is super long and wraps around my neck twice and still hangs down on both sides:



and the Kelpie hat is very cute on! I tried to take a picture of myself in the mirror, but my iphone camera is just not sharp enough for a reflected image...



and - finally - I knit yarns and yards of this beautiful cashmere sock yarn (from SockcandybyMelissa.etsy.com) and finished a Balaclava for myself!



Do you think I'll be warm enough this winter???

Oh... I also brought home a little head cold. Does that count as a souvenir? Eh, I don't think so. My favorite healing tactic - lying on the couch watching Mapp & Lucia videos on my laptop and knitting. Works every time.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

More scenes from Portland... an idyllic drive around the coast while knitting...

This is the lovely Portland Head Light. I had a hard time getting this picture, because a goofy guy kept walking back and forth in front of my camera after he saw me trying to take a picture. But I held out, and eventually he wandered out of the line of sight. He's there on the edge, though, lurking just outside the crop-line.



A beautiful high-masted sailboat came around from behind the lighthouse, headed for the bay off the city of Portland:



It passed behind this second little light, traveling very fast... This light is across from the several little islands just off the coast. You can see an old fort on one of these little islands to the left...



The sailboat finally headed for the cove that edges Portland's curved waterline. I was able to follow its progress all the way in...



Meanwhile, I knitted on my Puck's Scarf with Quince & Co Osprey in Honey: