Finished Object: Eole for Girls Cardigan

Earlier this summer, we visited Guthrie, Ok and made a stop at the local yarn shop, Sealed With a Kiss.

They were having a sale.

This tub was filled with knitted samples, all discounted. Some gorgeous stuff in there. Can I climb in?

The bench outside the shop.

I got to browse the shop while he kept the little one occupied.

I found some discontinued yarn that was 70% off, so I bought a toddler's sweater's worth, and a sweater's worth for me. It's 100% wool, 8ply, DK weight. This should be a hard-wearing wool that won't pill easily. The only downside of buying a discontinued yarn is that if I run out, it will be really hard to find more. I bought all the remaining Lilac and Grey balls that they had left.

Four months later, I cast on the Eole for Girls cardigan.

It has the cleverest design; I love the unique increases on the sleeves, with its windmill pattern.

The sweater is finished with an I-cord bind-off around the entire edging. It took some fiddling with a lot of different needles, but I managed it.

Here it is finished and blocking.

And on my happy little model.

Joy Ride in the Cessna

A couple weeks ago, my husband took us flying for the first time.

We got up early, and drove to Guthrie, Oklahoma.

We checked out the Cessna 172.

Gassed her up.

Took a family photo. 

Buckled up.

Checked off the checklist.

And took off.

High five for happy toddlers!

Charting our course.

Someone got cranky.

Watched some passing air traffic.

Landed and took off three times. 

Downtown Guthrie, OK

Of course, she fell asleep on our final landing.

Checked out this WWII bomber undergoing restoration, the A-26.

Mission completed!