Showing posts with label knitting - not socks. Show all posts
Showing posts with label knitting - not socks. Show all posts

Tuesday, September 09, 2014

autumn prepper


 I'm ready for autumn.
Crisp days.
Rain.
Falling leaves.
A steaming cup of coffee to warm my hands.
Handknits on hands, neck, and feet.

Soon.

Very, very soon.

And I'll be ready.


Four steps to achievement: 
Plan purposefully. 
Prepare prayerfully. 
Proceed positively. 
Pursue persistently.
~ William Arthur Ward  

Willow Cowl in Kitchen Sink Dyeworks (no longer available)


Tuesday, August 26, 2014

caliente


I'm always blabbing about breaking out of my sock knitting routine...
...I dood it!!


Jen showed me her Willow Cowl the other day, and gosh dang it,
I cast on ASAP.

Autumn is around the corner and I need to get my accessories in order!!


The yarn is a merino/cashmere blend from Kitchen Sink Dyeworks in 'Holly'.
Sadly, her company is no longer in business as she was a beautiful dyer.
This yarn is circa 2009.

There you have it -
A new project...not a sock.
Yarn from the stash...and the pattern is free on Ravelry!

Life is good!


Women are like teabags. 
We don't know our true strength until we are in hot water!
~ Eleanor Roosevelt

Monday, June 25, 2012

serving up


a soon to be color affection shawl by Veera Välimäki.

Short, but sweet today...I'll be back with a full report soon!!
Happy Monday!


Thursday, June 16, 2011

a bowl full of patience


Besides photowalks and shopping at the market, we've accomplished a little bit of knitting this week.

You probably recognize the Rivercat and Tesserae socks...what you haven't seen before is the Swallowtail shawl by Evelyn Clark in Fleece Artist Sea Wool 'Moss'. I started this a few years back, and it's been patiently waiting for me to decide on whether to do 14 repeats or 19.

I chose 19. And now it's nupp time.

I hope you're having a great week! Happy Friday Eve!


Patience is necessary, and one cannot reap immediately where one has sown.
~Soren Kierkegaard 


Thursday, March 03, 2011

moving forward


A little progress has been made on Charlize.


I'm at the edge....so close...


...yet so far.

We're madly trying to get a grant out the door. Next week will be tough. Bear with me. After that I should be back to a more regular schedule and hopefully some FOs to share!

In the mean time...the crocuses in the front yard are my muse! :)


Let your life lightly dance on the edges of Time
like dew on the tip of a leaf.
~Rabindranath Tagore 

Charlize pattern by Vanessa Smith in Skein Yarns Top Draw 'Static'

Tuesday, February 15, 2011

mini update


I'm glad I had some extra images of the Charlize shawl from last week!
It was rainy, windy, rainy and dark last night...no updated photos for me ~ ugh.
I've knit a few more pattern repeats on this project, finished one sprout sock, and am making good headway on the spring fever socks...all is good...although photoless!!

Happy Tuesday!

Monday, February 07, 2011

blue, blue...


...my world is blue!


Actually, it's 'Static' in Top Draw yarn from Skein Yarns


The pattern is the first part of Charlize by Vanessa Smith. I was inspired by the project I saw here.
The lace needs a good block to be more visible...I think it'll be a quick knit...so soon!!


Love the pattern.


Love the yarn.
It's a good way to start the week!!

Happy Monday!


Why make so much of fragmentary blue
In here and there a bird, or butterfly,
Or flower, or wearing-stone, or open eye,
When heaven presents in sheets the solid hue?
~Robert Frost

Charlize pattern by Vanessa Smith in Skein Yarns Top Draw 'Static'

Thursday, January 06, 2011

eternal spring

Long enough to be gently folded...

...long enough to be worn while knitting the last repeats...

long enough.

Aria Delicato by Anne in Madelinetosh merino light in 'Rosewood'

Thursday, December 23, 2010

lubov

Another FO...just in time for the holidays!!


It's the Lubov scarf by Grumperina found in Brave New Knits.

The pattern was straight forward and a fairly quick knit,

I just didn't get the length I expected from it.

And look...a sunny afternoon to accompany the photoshoot!

Don't let it fool you...it was chilly...I had to put on the socks I intended to photograph to stay warm!! (yep...birenstocks, no socks...not anymore!)

It's Friday-eve and Christmas-eve-eve--Yippy Skippy!!

I need to finish up some other projects, get to the grocery store before everyone else, and do a wee bit of house cleaning, very wee...so I better sign off.

I'm not sure I'll be back before the holiday, so let me wish you all a very wonderful and magical holiday season! I hope all your wishes come true!! xo

Christmas is not a time nor a season,
but a state of mind.
To cherish peace and goodwill,
to be plenteous in mercy,
is to have the real spirit of Christmas.
~Calvin Coolidge

Lubov scarf by Grumperina in Kid Hollow Farm sock yarn in 'pinkie'

Friday, December 17, 2010

catching up

Our internet is back...yay!!! We had a little connectivity problem this week...and it took UPS 4 days to deliver a next day shipment of a new part...sigh.

That being said...a lot of knitting was accomplished.

Who's watching The Sing-Off??? I got sucked in cuz' of the U of Oregon group, On the Rocks. Heart them, but they're off now (sniff). Are you voting? I'm torn, but I think I'll support Backbeats and Jerry Lawson & Talk of the Town.

Did you notice? We had a splash of sunshine yesterday!

It's Friday, and I'm starting off the weekend right...with dessert! Some friends and I are having a little dessert-fest to welcome the holiday season. We're all bringing our knitting and empty tummies!

What're you up to this last weekend before Christmas? I hope you all have a sweet and lovely weekend!! xo

Life is partly what we make it,
and partly what it is made by the friends we choose.”
~Tennessee Williams

Aria Delicato by Anne in Madelinetosh merino light in 'Rosewood'

Tuesday, December 07, 2010

something new

There is nothing better for soggy mojo topped with sniffles than a new project.

The pattern is still in its infancy,

but it will become aria delicato by Anne.

The yarn is my new muse...madelinetosh merino light in 'Rosewood'.

Love. It.

Winter is the time for comfort,
for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand
and for a talk beside the fire:
it is the time for home.
~Edith Sitwell

Tuesday, November 30, 2010

full circle

The September Circle shawlette is finished! Just in time for the return of the rain.

This project was quick and easy. I would've liked to've made it a bit larger by way of circumference, but it'll be very cozy and comfy as it is...my only mod was to add a couple of repeats to reach approx 43 inches in circumference (gauge matters!) and knit until I used up the skein.

This was my first foray into MadTosh Light...I loved it!!

This yarn is so chameleon-like. Depending on the light, its color-character changes. I love that!

Kind of like Portland weather! Hah!

I hope you all are having a great week so far!!

Until he extends his circle of compassion to include all living things,
man will not himself find peace.
~Albert Schweitzer

September Circle by Melissa LaBarre in Madeline Tosh merino light 'Burnished'

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

sometimes...

...it's just about the color.

leafy

warm

golden

earthy

Seek the strongest color effect possible...
the content is of no importance.
~Henri Matisse

Little Leaves shawlette by Susanna IC in Wool Candy "Microbrew" (a sock summit special)