Today is the first day of winter! Time to pull out ALL the woolies!!
It's not enough to have the appropriate outer wear...
...one must consider "inner wear", as well...
Hot cocoa with fresh homemade marshmallows go a long way to keeping one toasty warm and content on a cold winter's day!!
A piping hot bowl of hungarian mushroom soup doesn't hurt.
Last, but not least...socks. Lots of socks!
I think I'm covered...inside and out!!
How 'bout you?
This most adorable nest decorated one of the packages of goodies I ordered from Lisa. Her little boy made it. Is it not the sweetest little nest you've ever seen? I heart it to pieces.
I am racing against time to match my 60 sock record from last year.
Cast-on-itis is the word of the month!!
This pair of socks is one of my favorite patterns; it's Anne's 'Holidazed' pattern that she designed for RSC for November 2009 oops, that would be 2008! Thanks, Cristi!
They're being knit in STR 'Blue Brick Wall'.
A lovely dash of color to brighten these rainy days.
If I can stop one heart from breaking,
I shall not live in vain;
If I can ease one life the aching,
Or cool one pain,
Or help one fainting robin
Unto his nest again,
I shall not live in vain.
~Emily Dickinson
It was a cold, cold weekend here in the Pacific Northwest. A mighty good reason to stay indoors and knit!
This kind of frost is just gorgeous, and enticed me to get outdoors.
Twice.
Tottering Cables pattern by Anne Hanson
Zen Yarn Garden 'Squooshy' in Silvermoon
This is the last of the photography workshops hostessed by Camilla and Carolyn.
The assignment for this week was to take some portraits of others sans faces, and some of oneself in the mirror and in front of the camera.
Not only is this a challenge on so many levels, my photog helper (the one with the opposable thumbs) was out of town. What's a girl to do? I hit the archives.
First up the mirror shots...these were taken while in Tacoma. I loved the background and the window light was awesome...it just poured into the room.
Uh-oh...who's that interloper?? :)
I like hand shots as I think they tell so much about a person without including their face.
Although his face is in this one...it is nicely blurred and I think his expression adds to the story.
And yes...his creation tasted as good as his expression anticipated!
Speaking of blurring...some of my favorite shots of people are to just blur them completely. So not really "sans faces"...you really don't see the detail, but if you know them, you know who they are.
I leave you with this shot as a place holder for a future shot of the real me. It pretty much sums me up...but I'd like to think of myself as a little more 3-D than this...and of course the color in my hair is a little wan here! LOL!!
These assignments have been a blast! And I have so enjoyed meeting everyone and seeing how we all approached the same assignment. More importantly, I am checking in on everyone's blogs during the week to see what interesting things they are up to and what's going on in their lives. New friends...always a good thing!
It sounds like Camilla and Carolyn might do a little more online hostessing next spring. Count me in!! Thank you C and C for taking this on!
Please check out the assignments posted by the other participants.
To read more about the inspiration behind these assignments check out Chris Orwig's book Visual Poetry.
This beautiful fuschia definitely brought some warmth to the weekend. We were very cold here in the Pacific NW and the wind was an extra treat. Good knitting weather to be sure.
I hooked up with my sisters and a friend and saw New Moon on Sunday afternoon. It was better than I thought it would be. I'm definitely Team Edward, but Jake was easy on the eyes.
I hope you all had a great weekend and got a chance to do something just for fun!
Happy Monday! I hope you have a great start to your week!
Cotty socks designed by Irishgirlieknits
Knit in STR 'Grandma's Flower Garden'
The assignment this week was to select a theme, e.g. serenity, peace, quietude, and then take a walk and use nature as your palette to express that theme.
I had a bunch of words in mind...but 'transitions' seemed to inspire me.
The rich transition of color as the sun is just thinking about rising.
The change in light within just a few minutes from the rich indigo and orange to a frosty light.
We're at that exhilarating window of time between autumn and winter. The evenings are still rich in color bathed in warm light at sunset...
but the mornings are frigid and the leaves starched with the first frost.
From moonrise to moonset, there are so many transitions of light, color, and vitality, these are but a few.
Nothing is secure but life, transition, the energizing spirit.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson
p.s. make sure to visit the other participant's projects, too!
I need to distract you with this picot edge for just a wee moment!
My 'Embrace the Lace' kit from Woolgirl arrived the other day!! As I was pulling it out of the box and opening it, Mr. NK called it a box of "Jen Joy"!
He was sooo right! Keep scrolling down if you don't mind feasting your eyes on a wee bit of "Jen Joy"!
As if baby camel in 'Spiced Pumpkin' from Lobster Pot yarns wasn't enough...
...look at this felted acorn. Is it not the cutest thing you've ever seen?
Check out the neck warmer...an Anne Hanson pattern...there are mitts, too!
Lovely, warm, luscious, decadent...pass the smelling salts...this much autumnal goodness should be illegal!
There were other goodies in the package to be sure...but you'll have to wait for your own box to arrive to see those...I don't want to spoil all the fun!
Lest you think I'm a speed knitter...not...just priveleged to be a test knitter...thanks Jen!!!
Happy Friday-eve!!!
oh...one more little thing...Go DUCKS!!!!!!
Ahhh...December has finally arrived. We're at the tail end of autumn...
...winter is settling in.
Nature is entertaining us with her many shades, hues and tones of gray.
I'm countering that with some magenta, tangerine and sage...with a picot on top!
Cotty pattern by the lovely Irishgirlieknits
Blue Moon Fiber Arts STR medium in 'Grandma's Flower Garden'
