This week, Gayle and I hit the road and
we record in the redwood forest of Santa Cruz. We found a quiet
location and the wildlife was all around us--some of which you will
hear on the recording. You will likely hear the ravens and crows,
like the ones pictured here. We have an abundance of both
ravens and crows and both were nearby. The
Steller's Jays are another
common sighting. There was a mule deer wandering around the brush as we recorded
too. Mountain lions sightings are commonplace in this area as well,
there being an abundance of prey animals.
Near the end of the recording, I hear California Quail, and mention that I
hope to see some quail chicks. Not a minute later the family of
quail came walking across the parking lot! Needless to say the
podcast was instantly derailed as we observed the teeny-tiny chicks
and watched the parents herd them into the underbrush. The chicks
we saw were about this big. Really adorable!
In preparation for casting on for the Yarniacs Colors of Fall 2015
KAL (#yarnaicscolors2015) we researched Fall clothing trends and
share some of the information we found. Of particular interest were
capes, and ribbed knits. If you follow the Thursday Tips over on
Ravelry, you may recall the Ravelry team posting about the
abundance of beautiful capes they saw on display while at the June
TNNA show. The ribbed knits pictured online varied from sweaters
with all-over ribbing to garments made with ribbed knit fabric,
such as ribbed knit cotton jersey.We
will probably see a lot of both these trends in the upcoming
months.
I hope you enjoy a little taste of our redwood forests in addition
to our usual knitting segments!
- Sharlene
What are we wearing?
Woodfords by Elizabeth Doherty
tosh merino light by
madelinetosh
Sharlene's Woodfords
Liesl by Julie Weisenberger
Gayle's Liesl
Coronado (fingering weight
cotton) by Toluca Knits
What are we stalking?
Aureed by Meiju K-P
Color Bomb by Melanie
Mielinger
Therapy by Laura Aylor
What are we knitting?
Heverly by Julia Farwell-Clay
Bug Warmer by Taiga Hilliard
Designs
Sockhead Hat Kelly McClure
Longfellow by Michele Wang
Eyre light by madelinetosh
3 Color Cashmere Cowl by Joji
Locatelli
What have we finished?
Alcea Cowl by Hannah Meier
Sharlene's Alcea
198 yds. of Heaven by Christy
Verity
Sharlene'e 198 yards
Bug Warmer by Taiga Hilliard
Designs
Sharlene's Bug
Verdure Shawlette by Fluffy
Fibers
Snug too by Hinke
Rios by Malabrigo
Gayle's Snug Too
Focus Dress by Meiju K-P
Gayle's Focus
Western Sky Knits Magnolia Sock