Off to a Good Cause

Since my Stash Busting 2010 effort has yielded several new hats and scarves without specific gifties in mind, I am sending them off to a better home. The hats are going to Hats for Homeless Teens.

The scarves are going to Save a Dog with Scarves program through the Colorado Rescue.

In other stash busting news, here are the two stash busting blanket squares I knit for May. The orange one is the Grand-Papa Square knit on US7 needles with a mystery wool yarn. A friend gave me the yarn a few years ago because she thought it was too rough. I really like it, wish I knew what is was. The green square is the Smocked Dishcloth pattern knit on US7 needles with Knit Picks Wool of the Andes.

Since I have been enjoying knitting the stash busting squares and need a new, small, in-the-car project, I have started a log cabin blanket. I am using Plymouth Boku yarn, recently purchased on sale at Webs and US5 needles.

Spring is finally on its way! The wetland bushes have new bright yellow and orange growths.

The snow is also finally melting, there are still large piles everywhere and walking in the woods is out of the question. But soon wild flowers will start appearing in the brown patches. Spokes is very happy; he loves when the ponds and the snow exist in unison. Our house is a muddy footprint disaster, carpet does not go well with mud-loving Newfoundlands.