"Babies are such a nice way to start people." ~ Don Herrold

I have mentioned before that I have been knitting up baby sweaters as many of my friends become first-time grandparents.  I have been fairly consistently using the same pattern, Cute As One Button.  It is not complicated and is a good social knit.  And social knitting is exactly what I was doing the other evening with my group of knitting friends.  

The yarn that I'm using is one that I have used before, Plymouth Encore Colorspun, and is from the stash that I picked up while in Florida. This yarn is 25% wool and 75% acrylic, which means that it can go right in the washer and dryer - how I prefer to have baby sweaters.  It knits up really nicely and has a nice, even lay to it.

Anyhow, I'm knitting away the other night, and chatting away as well.  I made significant progress in a short bit of time and put the cardigan down to take a good look.  Suddenly I exclaimed, 

       "These colors look like camouflage - camouflage!  Is it ok for a baby's sweater to look like camouflage?"

Conversation ensued with mostly affirmative responses, and I came to the conclusion that, since this little boy's grandfather is an avid outdoorsman and hunter, yes - having a camo-cardigan is going to be ok.  So Ken, this cardigan is as much for you as it will be for your new grandson!

"Being happy never goes out of style." ~ Lilly Pulitzer

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Time for another list of some of my favorite things, starting with Spello L'infiorata 2013, as pictured above!

                                                                   Spello L'infiorata 2013

When You Waste Food, You Are Wasting Tons Of Water Too

How Do You Put Out A Stovetop Fire?

Don't Let Me Down Baby!

Dudes Grilling Things

What I'm Reading Right Now

Enchanting Tumblr

Another Enchanting Tumblr

Underwater Wilderness

My New Favorite CD

I Love These Guys

"Good friends are cheaper than therapy." ~ Author Unknown

Well, once again we had a small, merry band of knitters for World Wide Knit in Public Day.  The gray skies and chill in the air did not put a damper on our spirit, though I confess that I did more frogging than knitting - I should know to never start a new project when I will also be socializing with friends!

We had a lot of fun and a lot of laughs - lots of laughs!  We left the Homer Farmers' Market smelling of hot sausage sandwiches, which were bring prepared behind us for the afternoon's Blue Grass Festival.

Perhaps next year the sun will shine, and more of our knitting friends will be able to join us - we had a wonderful time regardless!