autumn joy

Happy autumn!!

What better way to ring in my most favorite season than with a PSL accompanied by woolies!

Wishing you a bounty of warm smiles and wooly joy this autumn season! xo

The greatest achievement was at first and for a time a dream.

The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg,

 and in the highest vision of the soul a waking angel stirs.

Dreams are the seedlings of realities.

~James Allen 

hazel leaf

'Hazel Leaf' from Shalimar Yarns for Anne's 'fall in full color' club.

Sigh. You knew I had to be in that club, right?

Anne.

Fall.

New to me yarns.

Fall.

:)

The patterns are really lovely, you'll have to peruse them here as I haven't cast on yet myself...I'm still finishing up my projects from summer! I'm particularly enjoyng the yarns as both shipments have been from dyers who I have heard of but never used before (Spirit Trail Fiberworks was the first offering).

 

The first day of fall is tomorrow!! I might have to have a PSL with whipped cream to celebrate.

What about you...any celebration plans?

If I don't see you tomorrow, I hope you have a fabulous first weekend of fall! xo

No spring nor summer beauty hath such grace

As I have seen in one autumnal face.

~John Donne

a little progress

Autumn has definitely arrived...along with a little rain.

Good weather for knitting!

I hope you had a great weekend!

Happy Monday!

I trust in Nature for the stable laws of beauty and utility.

Spring shall plant and Autumn garner to the ends of time.

~Robert Browning

Toasty twist sock pattern by Teresa Fox in STR 'grandma's flower garden'

finished

The 14th pair of Monkey socks is finished!

Knitting them was like hanging out with an old friend...

...you just pick up where you left off, 

no matter how much time has passed between visits...

...what more could a girl ask for?

Happy Friday-eve!

Spend the afternoon.

You can't take it with you.

~Annie Dillard

Monkey sock pattern by Cookie A in STR 'lavender truffle'

september garden

Something new...

...knit in STR in Grandma's Flower Garden

Summer is nearly over...the acorns are falling...

these socks will be the perfect bridge between seasons.

In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy.

~William Blake

Toasty twist sock pattern by Teresa Fox in STR 'grandma's flower garden'

opportunities

I shot over 1000 images between Saturday morning and Sunday afternoon.

Starting with a trip to the Portland Farmer's Market...

...followed by a photowalk with a friend in the late afternoon...

...ending with spending the day...the whole hot day...in the dahlia fields on Sunday.

Life is good!

Never lose an opportunity of seeing anything beautiful,

for beauty is God's handwriting. 

~Ralph Waldo Emerson 

labor day

autumn's cheer

Happy September!!

In my little book of rules, the first of September is the beginning of autumn...

...and despite the presence of the sun last evening...

...the crisp air shouted "autumn" loud and clear!

It's time to pull out your woolies!! Happy dance!! :)

Happy Friday-eve!!

 

By all these lovely tokens

September days are here,

With summer’s best of weather

And autumn’s best of cheer.

~Helen Hunt Jackson

the present

You must live in the present,

 

launch yourself on every wave,

find your eternity in each moment.

~Henry David Thoreau 

Monkey sock pattern by Cookie A in STR 'lavender truffle'

sorriso

A smile is the light in the window of your face that tells people you're at home.

~Author Unknown

Can you believe it's the last weekend in August?!

Wishing you a great one! xo

hello

A little wordless today...

Just a little wish for a...

...Happy Friday-eve!

The hum of bees is the voice of the garden.

~Elizabeth Lawrence 

Reagan sock pattern by Liz Abinante in STR 'lettuce knit'

lavender squared

And more knitting is afoot! Fancy that!

The first monkey sock is finished and the second one is off to a good start.

I'm not sure I'll have anything fresh for you tomorrow, so I'll wish you a happy Friday-eve now,

and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!! xo

His Labor is a Chant -- his Idleness -- a Tune --

oh, for a Bee's experience of Clovers, and of Noon!

~Emily Dickinson 

Monkey sock pattern by Cookie A in STR 'lavender truffle'

pixels 'n prose

Thought is the labor of the intellect, reverie is its pleasure.

~Victor Hugo

progress

A wee bit of progress has been made on the knitting front since I blogged last.

The leg of the second Reagan sock has been started...

...and the second leg of the 'picot time of year' sock is well underway, too.

Thank you for all your kind words about the ladybugs and dragonfly images! :) Someone asked me about the colors of the ladybugs in our area...we have red, red-orange, orange, and buff--with spots and without.

I hope you're having a great week!

Success is steady progress toward one's personal goals.

~Jim Rohn

the return

Look who're back in town!

The Queen Anne's Lace is in its full glory,

and the ladies are celebrating!

It was either photographing them, or socks last evening.

Socks are always around, so I grabbed Mr. NK and we went out in search of lace and ladies.

I hope you don't mind!

He travels best that knows when to return.

~Thomas More 

Summer afternoon - summer afternoon;

to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.

~Henry James

We're coming to the end of the first week of August and the first week of summer afternoons all at the same time. Imagine that!

Do you have any plans for the weekend? We're hanging out here at Chez NK getting caught up with some gardening, photography, and of course...knitting!
Wishing you a grand weekend! xo

show and tell

A little show and tell from Sock Summit.

My first stop was at the Becoming Art booth as I had been after a skein of Sanguine Sky for quite awhile.

Isn't it gorgeous? A couple more skeins from Lisa fell into my bag, too.

Sock knitting was virtually non-existent during the festivities of Sock Summit; I need to catch up a bit and will hopefully have some sock progress to blog about soon!!

There is no must in art because art is free.

~Wassily Kandinsky  

Becoming Art skeins in Atlas sock 'Midnight Mountain',

and Agave fingering (MCN) in 'Sanguine Sky' and 'Pristinely Ungifted'.