Knit Archives at Jessie At Home

Fun, yarn, and home repair

It has been a rather interesting couple of weeks. There has been lots of good times, and lots of home repair/renovations as well.

This was one day last week. It was a bit chilly out, and we had arrived at school early, so we stayed in the car and had a dance break for a couple of songs. I believe “Against the Wind” was on for this dance.

One night last week I had the urge to make a seed stitch & entrelac dish cloth. The squares were easy and quick, but the triangles were a bit fussy. I think if I do anything with this pattern I will make the triangle garter or stockinette. It will be less fussy and it will make a pretty border as well.

Mushroom Crepe Cowl – Free Knit Pattern

Mushroom Crepe Cowl
Knit Pattern
Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

This long, skinny cowl can be worn a multiple of ways. The fun stitch pattern is easy to memorize, and creates wonderful texture. It can be made with 2 coordinating skeins of Lion Brand Crepe yarn, and with more yarn, it can easily be made wider.

This pattern was named by my friend Jan, one of my fellow admins (the head admin, actually) of the Knitting Facebook group. Thanks Jan!!

Rhinebeck 2014!

What a fabulous weekend!! I spent all day Sunday at the Rhinebeck Sheep and Wool Festival. I’ll tell you about that in a moment, but first I want to share a photo from Saturday.

Doug’s birthday was on Thursday, but the girls only got to see him for an hour. They wanted to really celebrate his birthday, so we had a Daddy’s Birthday Day on Saturday. We went out for frozen yogurt, to a movie, then out to dinner. The girls love those coloring mats at the restaurants!

Sunday morning I got up bright and early and drove into the City to pick up my friend Claire (we’re both admins for the Knitting Facebook group) and 2 of her friends. It was the first time I have met Claire in person, and she was as fabulous as I thought she would be! Then it was a nearly 2 hour drive up to Rhinebeck.

Knit Scrappy Scoodie

Scrappy Scoodie ~ Knit Version
Knit Pattern
Intermediate Skill Level
Designed by Jessie Rayot

After making a fun scrappy scoodie in crochet a few weeks ago, I just had to make a knit version. I love all the little ends sticking up everywhere! So find some scrap bulky yarn and start tying. 🙂

Back on Track

I am feeling a lot better, thank you for all the well wishes here and on Facebook! I’m not back to my full self yet, but I will be soon, and I am finally at the point where I can be productive. Plus, typing doesn’t hurt anymore! Sometimes something hits me all at once, and really hard, and my immune system attacks and drains all my energy to fight! It’s great having an immune system that takes no prisoners, but when it goes into full on attack mode, there is very little I can do other than sleep. Any energy I can muster is usually stored up to take a shower. So, I was knocked out for the weekend, but about half way through yesterday I started to feel like one of the living again.

Anyway, I have put together a few snaps from the past week to share.

Doug’s school was off for the Jewish holiday on Thursday (Happy New Year to my Jewish readers! May it bring you joy and love!). He told me on Tuesday. Shortly after telling me, he emerged from the kitchen, “The washer is broken.”