We're off to camp in the Adirondacks this weekend. I got a nice tent site in the only May 1st campground open near the High Peaks. Two new cots and extra mattress should be a step up from our usual sleeping on the ground. That should feel like deluxe camping. My favorite part is when my husband gets the fire going and we curl up by the fire. Hot tea for me, coffee for him. Grilled Veggie burgers and S'mores at night. Going to get cold at night, I'm bringing lots of fleece blankets and my hubby got me a very soft LL Bean flannel sleeping bag.
The last week I picked up an old hat I started back for the Science Day March and I ran out of yarn. It was an older color of yarn Preciosa that I loved but was discontinued. So when looking at a different yarn at Knitpicks called Chroma Worsted I noticed the same color Lake Front. It is almost a perfect match. The new colors just have more pop and are very soft and so nice to work with. I did cut out a wide swatch of bright Pea yellow green, saving it for another time, and then matched up the stripes almost seamlessly. Perfect, really looks like the same yarn. Only difference is the Preciosa was %100 Wool and Chroma is %70 Superwash Wool, which is a total plus for donated hats. Maybe these will be my go-to donated hats this year. With a slightly bulky worsted yarn and size #9 needles even I, a slow knitter, got it done in less than a week.
The pattern is an old favorite of mine that is super comfortable and goes up quick. They also make great hats to donate since they fit a lot of different people and Slouch is so in. Simple Slouch Hat
I started reading a very gripping series on my Kindle (Kindle Unlimited) while I waited for my Joe Pickett books to arrive. They did, and in perfect new condition for $4 each from Book Outlet. But in the meantime I got hooked on this other book series by an author that grew up reading CJ Box, Baldacci and Lee Child (my husband's favorite) and patterned his books on them. So these are a bit more ramped up but most of them are in Colorado with awesome descriptions of scenery. Good fun reads by Jeff Carson; The David Wolf series.
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