Labor Day Weekend Fun

I'm happy to report that I've completed my most recent test knit. Here is the lovely Sakura cowl that I was able to knit with Nadia's instructions.

It's a beautiful striped cowl with two garter sections and two lace sections. The last portion gives instructs for short rows to make the cowl more of a hoodie. I made the large version and can't wait for the cooler temperature to enjoy wearing it. It's much too hot to wear it now.

On another note Aroha Knits is doing one of their shawl swatch challenges. I've completed two of the five swatches and three patterns are out to knit. On top of that Aroha recently put out her first quarterly pattern book Seeker 2017. There are some lovely patterns and I'm excited about. I really love the hat patterns. There is also a short discovery quiz that tells you what fiber muse you are Aroha's Discovery Test. I'm a Mystic, which generally means that I use crafting as a form of self-care. There are patterns and ideas that Frenchie and her team provide based on the Discovery quiz.

With a few spare moments this week, I've started trying to nail down crafty gift ideas and a plan to attack them.  Progress will be slow for about six weeks as we face a few deadlines at work. There is also a conference that I need to fly cross country to attend soon. The timing isn't the best, but I'm hopeful it will make me better at expert witness testimony.

Here is a swatch for a test of a potential Christmas scarf...haven't decided what to do. It is so pretty even after I flubbed it a bit :). Although my picture doesn't look quite like it does in person the colors are more of a navy blue and cream.

My boys started skating classes today and it was quite a hoot. My poor husband had to hold up our two-year-old through most of  the class. My eight-year-old had fun even after he argued all morning that he didn't want to go.

Have a happy Labor Day and week!