Okay, many of you are too young to know the reference of the title. In olden times, there was a TV cowboy named Roy Rogers who was married to a TV cowgirl named Dale Evans, and every week at the end of their show, they would sing a song that ended with the line “Happy trails to you, ’til we meet again,” which all of us little cowboys and -girls would sing along with them.
(Dale and Roy with Trigger)
I felt like singing this little tune when our Trailhead knit-along ended this week- we had been together since January working on this project! The design was interesting and challenging the whole way through, from choosing the combination of fibers and colors, the intricate shaping and cable charts on the back, through the unique pocket details and significant amount of finishing required. Although several sweaters are still in the finishing phase (the fun part, as I call it), these beauties are done:
Jill Pelcher was the first to finish in her beautiful blues. (No, there was no prize for being the first.)
Donna Hain chose a combination of reds to make a beautiful and vibrant brick fabric:
Deb Hawk loves the rich browns and subtle accent colors of the combination she chose:
Love them all! We had a wrap-up this past week. Only about half of us braved the ridiculous bitter wind to come, and I managed only one semi-decent photo – really, I should take a class, right? – of our finished pieces. Virginia Griffith’s sweater is the beautiful neutral of my shop model and looks wonderful, plus she brought a pretty little cupcake bouquet for us!
Thanks so much to everyone who participated in the knit-along; it was a pure pleasure for me to see the projects coming to fruition!
Meanwhile, I’m finishing up summer models and trying to get the spring and summer classes on line. I’m hoping that by this coming weekend, the schedule will be finished. Lots of fun small projects to keep you knitting through the hot weather, if it ever comes!
