Knitting, Knitting, Knitting...

I think I enjoy knitting as much as I do sewing.  Somehow though, I don't always make time for both during the same day.  I found a local knitting group that meets on Wednesday at a little local bookstore.  My husband and I visited the bookstore last Friday.  It is a very cozy little place.  I was fascinated by the very large birdcage inside that held about 10 small birds.  I didn't actually count the birds but they were adorable.  Particularly, the little bird that was sitting on her nest cooing.

Back to knitting...so that I have a project to work on when I go to my first meeting, I started doing a swatch from a Lion Brand Wool Ease in rose heather:

My little swatch is about 1/3 complete to check my gauge.  I will be good to take to the meeting tomorrow.  I'm intending to my this scarf:

This scarf goes along with my Explorations in Cables class and is one of the extra patterns to work on.  It is also a freebie on the Lion Brand website.  It is called the Harbor Scarf.  I don't actually have the correct needle size for this project.  That is why I'm doing the swatch to see how I'm doing.  I'm getting ready to place an order for needles so this is the perfect time to be doing this.

While hopping around on the Lion Brand site, I found this lovely little pattern:

This is the Modern Cable Pullover and I put it on my list of projects (like I need another project).  It falls right into the cabling class practice work even if it isn't part of the actual class.  Now, I just need to figure out yarn.

I will also be taking the next sample for the Explorations in Cables class to the meeting with me tomorrow.  It is after all 2 hours and I don't expect me finishing the swatch and measuring it to take the entire time.  Hopefully, the next swatch will be finished in time for the next knitting update.

Just an FYI, Lion Brand is having a 25% sale on all pink yarn and kits for the month of February.

Happy Stitching!

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