Agriculture Report!
I haven’t had a lot to report with our flowers and veggies so far year as it’s been pretty slow going. I ordered most of our plants through a mail-order company thinking it would be better. It did not work out that way. However. things are finally growing and blooming! We have flowers in a… Continue reading Agriculture Report!
Another Cast On
In the face of all logic and sense, I’m now working on 2 sweaters for knit-a-longs: She Makes Waves, and Tonnach, a Kate Davies pattern. First, She Makes Waves. Alissa and I are doing a couple of summery, nautical-inspired KALs together this year, including this mermaid-theme sweater, and a sharky project to be named next… Continue reading Another Cast On
New FO!
The assigned pooling pineapple shawl I started last month is finished! The yarn is Auridon Deluxe Merino Sock AP, and the colorway is Pineapple Assigned Pooling. I did not use a pattern, just the method for the Vortex shawl shape from Custom Shawls for the Curious and Creative Knitter. The dyer created the pineapple stitch… Continue reading New FO!
Summer Reading Brain
Every summer I come down with a condition I like to think of as Summer Reading Brain. Summer Reading Brain does not want to think serious thoughts or learn things. It wants to read the equivalent of Anne Rice novels or very lightly plotted mystery novels. This year, SRB struck mid June, as you can… Continue reading Summer Reading Brain
Casting On, Swimming Away
New cast on this week! I am putting the argyle cardi away for a little while in favor of a new summer sweater – She Makes Waves (Ravelry link). The yarn is one that is new to me, Cascade Anchor Bay, which is a 50/50 blend of wool and cotton. I am using Dark Teal… Continue reading Casting On, Swimming Away
This Week’s WIPs
I’m still working away on the same projects as last week – my Peggy Sue cardigan and pineapple assigned-pooling shawl. I’m close to done on the back of the cardigan, and the shawl is moving right along. I like the way it’s turning out, but there is a tendency for the pineapples to really bunch… Continue reading This Week’s WIPs
Home Work
Over the weekend we finished a project we have been meaning to do since we bought the house – fixed and updated an outside planting box. The planting box runs across the front of the house, and was coming apart. We decided we wanted to take apart just this end and sort of step the… Continue reading Home Work
Finally Finished: Airplane Scarf
Today I finished a project I have been working on for just a month short of 2 years. The pattern is Alexandra’s Airplane Scarf. There are several versions of this scarf – this is the striped version. The yarn is Isager Japansk Bomuld, which is just a very thin cotton tape yarn. It has a… Continue reading Finally Finished: Airplane Scarf
Quite A Yarn 