Last week was crazy with all the projects appearing at the shop. I didn't get my camera out in time for all of them, but this should give you an idea of the creativity and talent sparking off the ends of needles everywhere.
Christine popped in to say hello as she was about to head out of town on an extended road tip with 3 children. She is a braver woman than I!
Notice the beautiful shrug she is wearing knit out of Cascade Venezia. Would you believe this is her first sweater? Ever?
David has once again knit up a shop sample in record time. How does he do it?
This is the Lovey Dovey top out of Spud and Chloe Sweater. You HAVE GOT TO touch this yarn. It is incredible! I desperately need something for me out of it. Ideas?
While magically whipping up the top, he also put the finishing touches on another Cable Cuddle sweater. This one is for his soon to be born niece.
Luanne had a fabulous tank completed out of Ty Dy Cotton. Don't you love how the colors play out? This one is for her granddaughter.
Susan had the whole room in awe over her version of the Featherweight Cardigan. Rather than go with the lace weight yarn as designed, she used Spunky Eclectic Summer, which is more of a DK. This resulted in a solid fabric. It looks incredible!
Cheryl showed us just how great lace looks in sock yarn. I hear the finished shawl will be touring CA soon.
Michelle just finished a Kitty Pie bed to be donated to the local animal rescue.
In addition to the top for her granddaughter, Luanne is making a yummy soft cardi for herself. 
She is using Cherry Tree Hill's Charmed. (I wish you could see the sparkles, but they don't show in this pic.) Luanne took our continental knitting class and is practicing on the cardi. By the time she is done, I think she'll be a true convert.
Then, Luanne started to wind up this color of Spud and Chloe Sweater
To make Ribbit.
Check it out -it's a free pattern! And it bounces! Really. Bounces. I need one.
Bridget finished her ugly doll. Don't you love the belly button? I hear that he brings good luck vibes.
Shots of knitting/fibery things from around the room:
See that last one? That would be the first attempt at my Kiri Shawl. I am using Kid Seta and started out on the US 7 recommended by the pattern. Problem? I hated the resulting fabric. Waaaaayyyy too loose. I felt like the leaves had very little shape. After much agonizing (you know how much I hate to rip), and support from the entire room, I decided to do the unthinkable and start over. Mind you, I had made more progress than shown above, but not so much that true heartache was involved.
Now I am here:
And very happy. You can actually see the leaves. Pretty, pretty leaves.
Speaking of RIPPPPPP, I am getting better at it. When a project isn't working, when you know you will never wear it, when it is a sock that will never get a mate, there is no point in persisting in the oh, so frequent knitterly game of denial. It must go.
Remember how I started a the Diagonal Rib Socks, but had to take out 6sts because it was too big? Clearly 6sts weren't enough. I felt like my foot was swimming around in the stupid thing. See how loosey goosey it is?
The only other pattern I had with me when I decided to rip, was my own, so that's what I started instead.
Oh, did you happen to notice that the last 3 pictures were taken outside???? Yes! There was actual sunshine. Novel, I know.
Anyways, sun meant I could finally block Clapotis. I actually considered not blocking it since it needs to be gifted soon, and to be honest, it looked pretty damn good unblocked.
But now. The stitches have all settled in. The fibers all relaxed as if to say, oh, this is what we were meant to be, this is nice, we can work with this. The resulting fabric is super soft and lovely. Now I need to make one for me.