Still Cold, Die-Hards and still knitting!

As most of you know I've joined a knitting group here. I joined, KnitWits and Hookers, that meets every Monday evening around town. I'm a KnitWit who occasionally Hooks!
;-) Then I also attend "free knit time" at two different store locations around the city. This picture though is of the die-hards that attend the KnitWits and Hookers meeting. The night I took this picture was the night that our sub-zero temps hurricaned into town. We met over at Panera, across town from me, when the temp was -3* and the wind was howling with up to 40 mph gusts. David took me as this was a new meeting place for this group and as a regular I felt obliged to be there in the event someone new were to show up. I obviously was not the only one to brave the temps, wind and generally poor weather! All of these gals are regulars and the second from the left is the originator of the group. We're all thankful to Joy for starting this group. So from left to right we have: Carrie, Joy, Paula and Jen.
As proof that the temps were really as low as we've been bragging about here is a picture of the cars outside temp reading the day after the above group get together. Burrrrr!
A couple of weeks ago I had a felting day over at the house. We had about 16 people in all, kids included, and just had a blast! Poor David was so good about all these women and kids being in the house and didn't complain when all were still here hours later. Anyway... I'm now kind of hooked on felting. I had no idea it was so much fun watching something shrink and turn into something useful! So after everyone left I started knitting this set of what will be nesting boxes after I felt them.
Then I knitted these. The two on the left will eventually be rings, yes! rings, and the two on the right will be bracelets. I'll take pictures when they are felted and finished.

We're doing another felting day over here in about 3 weeks. Thats when all of these items will be felted.
Another gal I get to meet up with is Leah. We meet usually Tuesday mornings at Montagues for coffee and a little nosh, before heading over for a free knit time at Yarn Outlet. Here she is showing me her starfish washcloth. Very cute!

So... with all the wonderfully frigid weather we've been having I decided that I desperately needed a pair of lined mittens. Fortunately for me I had some yarn that I was wanting to get rid of and LOOK! it turned into lined mittens. Love these mitts. Very comfortable and handy. Can't beat that!

Stay Warm!