More Summer Fun

The last couple weeks have been filled with more fun. Swimming in the rivers, bike rides around town, a visit from my sister & b.i.l., a week up at Lake Almanor boating, off-roading, hiking, and just hangin out. Lots of good food as well including spanakopita (a great one to make ahead and freeze!), gyros in town, cucumber salad made with amazing chinese cucumbers from farmers market (i'll never be able to eat a store cuke again! I'm going to have to grow them.), wild blackberry sorbet, peaches and gorgeous heirloom tomatoes from the neighbor, I could go on and on....

Pictured below is the family in Upper Bidwell Park at a waterfall hiking down to a swimming hole, our little rock climber, and my 3 latest finished projects detailed below:

Appliqued owl inspired by Amazing Mae. The pants are the Huck Finn pants I made before here from Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross. This outfit is for a special little boy (I am starting on Christmas already, I am so impressed with myself). I couldn't pass up the argyle print when I saw it at Honey Run Quilters - but it may be a little over-the-top. Good thing the pants are so easy to sew up- I won't be crushed if they don't get worn.

My first real Stash Basket from The Purl Bee. I love the colors - though they don't come across great in the photo. As I was crocheting in the car on the way up to Lake Almanor my husband noticed that it was all the colors of the forest surrounding us. Love it! Now all I need is an actual stash of yarn to fill up my stash basket. My measly two full skeins and about 3 partial ones required the bear to help fill it up. I'm contemplating the adorable bobble dress as a future project, but I better catch up with my other list a little first.

Finally my pretty sad little second attempt at the butterfly hat is probably not worth picturing but I hope to fix it so maybe my end product will be a little more impressive ?? I still don't have the hang of adapting crochet patterns. This hat fits my husband as well as my three year old so I'll have to take out about 6-8 rows and try again.