We (George & I) had a wonderful visit with Sarah and the grandbabies in North Carolina!  It was summer there — up to 80 degrees and cooling to the 60's at night.  We played, shopped, helped out a bit.  And Sarah and I got some good knitter-to-knitter talk (and knitting, of course!) in, too.  Really a very satisfying visit.

Some of the knitting-related headlines would be:

Knitter Discovers Typo In Pattern At 34,000 Feet

— Without access to phone or internet, flying knitter must figure out why her lace is biasing dramatically and looks nothing like the photos…

Plastic Knife Deemed Safe By TSA Cuts Bagels And Thumb But Not Koigu

— With thread cutters banned, knitter attempts and fails to cut Koigu with the plastic knife provided by Starbucks at the airport…

Bridal Shawl Planned

— With daughter/sister's wedding fast approaching, PFA knitters draw up plans for the Bridal Shawl.  Yarn is ordered from Blue Moon Fiber Arts…

Hipster Hats All The Rage

— Son in London requests that his mother knit him a Hipster Hat (aka Portland Tam) identical to the one she knit for his sister — except in " you know, Portland green with light spots."  Yarn is ordered from Blue Mood Fiber Arts… 

N.C. Summer Weather Inspires Pac NW Knitter To Get A Jump On Summer Knitting

— Giddy from the climate change, Tacoma knitter in North Carolina pounces upon Twinkle's Cap Sleeve Top in the current issue of Vogueknitting.  Yarn is ordered from Blue Moon Fiber Arts…