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I have been kitty sitting for a neighbor these past ten days….two lovely kitty’s at that!  In exchange for a hair cut, not a bad deal if she’s good at it.  So I’m still knitting the botanical Medallion cardi, it will be beautiful when done (I hope) but it is a little boring to knit and am ready to move on to something else.

Have you seen this picture floating around on the internet?   

Julia Hopson of Knit Wits, Penzance, Cornwall with the ‘Guinness World Record‘ for knitting with ‘the largest knitting needles in the world.  Ya gotta have some help with those needles I would think!

Happy knitting 🙂

marilynknits

My husband and I went to the San Diego County Fair yesterday….boy was it a lot of fun!  For the last twenty years if we went to the fair it was always the Sacramento State fair, so it was a nice change.  I love all the vendors when I go to these things and like to see all the latest and greatest gadgets.  I also enjoy looking at all the hobbies that people display (like knitting of course).  There was also an amazing display of gems, rocks and jewelry of all kinds.   My husband has always wanted a geode which is a hollow rock with some kind of quartz inside, (this one is from Mexico).  Anyway at the fair you choose the rock you want and they crack it open right there in front of you, well this one was amethyst inside so we were thrilled.  This picture is only half of the geode and the pic doesn’t do it justices.

Here’s some cute alpacas, wish I could have one……… and the plus would be a lovely cardigan!!!  We were at the fair seven hours, well worth the admission price!  Very tired though.

Hope everyone is enjoying their summer!  Happy knitting : )

marilynknits

Here’s what’s on my needles these days.

The pattern is called Botanical Medallion Cardigan from Vogue knitting magazine, Spring/Summer issue, 2009.  The yarn I’m using is 70% Tanquis Cotton, 30% Linen from Knitpicks.com.  The colorway is called Cashew.

I’ve never knit anything quite like this before.  First you knit the center, called the medallion.  Then you knit a piece to go all the way around the medallion.  When I’m all finished I will show you the end results…..hopefully it will turn out ok!  So far I like it.

Happy knitting : )

marilynknits