tuesday afternoon love~

welcome to our tuesday afternoon knitting group

i look forward to this day all week

it is the day i meet up with friends at our local library 

we have several things in common

our love of needlework

knitting

crochet

rug hooking

quilting

along with being moms, daughters & wife's

and mostof all

friends

it isn't a large group

and our ages vary as much as the projects we work on

we are different in many ways

but one thing we share

is our love of snacking!

check out this spread

homemade bread with pesto,homemade jam or local honey

homemade

mocha brownies & chocolate chip cookies

sweet tea

fiesta cheeseball & crackers

fresh fruit & dip

we eat & catch up during the first of our three hours together

there is lots of munching & chatting

but we do eventually get to our projects

(of course eating & chatting all the while)

ok...enough about food, lets meet the group and see their projects!

rachael.....working on a plate of munchies

ruby..rachael's daughter

she's knitting a sweater for herself 

she has many talents, cooking, sewing & knitting

 my favorite thing about

ruby is her sweetness

rosa & her son luis

rosa hasn't decided what her project will be in the end

but with such pretty yarn, whatever it becomes, will be soft & sweet

while we haven't convinced luis to knit or crochet,

he enjoys snacking & conversation

and even washed our dishes for us!

and you met rachael earlier

 she's cleared her plate and is hard at work

on bunny slippers

cutest pattern ever!

and here we have kim working

on a teeny tiny preemie hat

she is the queen of hat knitting

and donates many of them

and bea is working on baby booties

her smile is as infectious as her laugh

she ferments & dries the best goodies to share with us

and here we have megan who is kim's daughter

she can knit, crochet, quilt

 and

 she & her siblings often bake the goodies they share with the group

there's a lot of talent in this young one!

and last but not least, we have ruth

she does such beautiful work

 be it crochet, knitting or sewing

she also bakes goodies to share with us

not only do we have needle projects going on

the past several weeks, we have shared our room with the chess club

and those who desire to learn the game

price, our local honey producer

teaches chess to anyone that wants to learn

because we have shared our snacks with his group of chess players

he shared his honey with everyone in our group

how sweet is that!!!!

this week he was teaching the children of the knitting group

emilina is beside price, she is bea's daughter (also a knitter)

next is ellen, kim's daughter (knit s& reads like crazy)

 &

 megan, also kim's daughter

the young man in blue & white is owen

who is kim's son

he also knits!

then we have egan & william

such sweet boys

they are bea's sons

and on the end is rex, rachaels son

our resident cookie tester

all of the children are home schooled allowing them to be a part

our group

i can't finish this blog without mentioning barbara

she is the reason we became a group

she wasn't with us the day i took the pictures for this post

 as she travels and spends much of her time in canada

but i found a picture of her when she was home

she is teaching us how to make yarn into a hank  

we miss her & look forward to her return in october

if you are in the area

stop by, have a snack, and hang out

with a great group of people

and thanks to our librarian Nancy

who encourages us & shares a wonderful place 

for us to be a family

~*~