Miss Woolly Knits...

Sunny Sky...

2008-07-18T08:00:00.001-07:00

and cool breezes…

soft flowers…

and green meadows...

We’re having a delightful summer here in Richmond. Warm sunny days light up the inside of the house and throw bright patches on the hardwood floors; fresh breezes sweep through the open windows and ruffle my hair and scent the air with a hint of fruit and flowers, and once in awhile a sprinkle of rain will take the edge off the heat. I am soaking up all the details to treasure in the depth of winter…

This site - K1,P1 Keeping You In Stitches - has a bountiful supply of free cloth patterns in the left sidebar.

A woolly grey squirrel is gracing us with his presence…

So, it’s Friday morning and I hear a mug of hot chocolate calling my name (yes, even in the heat of summer I won’t give up my hot chocolate). I will wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday.

“Summer is the time when one sheds one's tensions with one's clothes, and the right kind of day is jeweled balm for the battered spirit. A few of those days and you can become drunk with the belief that all's right with the world.”
~Ada Louise Huxtable

Quilted Diamonds...

2008-07-11T07:00:00.001-07:00

Dear reader, two new knits this week…

This is the beautiful Quilted Diamonds cloth from Rachel’s Knitting Corner….

I’ve started my holiday knitting with the delightful Christmas Present cloth, also from Rachel’s site…

These clouds in Steveston harbour remind me of a puffy quilted blanket…

We have two black currant bushes in our yard; this year they are heavy with fruit and the scent is intoxicating…

A satisfied customer at the peanut plantation…

more brilliant blues…I love my blues...

And now, dear reader, there is a cup of tea waiting for me, so I will wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday. Take care.

“There is no trouble so great or grave that cannot be much diminished by a nice cup of tea.“
~Bernard-Paul Heroux

4 x 4...

2008-07-04T08:20:00.004-07:00

I know you want all the details for this extraordinarily gorgeous neck cowl, dear reader, so here’s how I did it ^.^

INGREDIENTS:

. 1 ball Patons Astra colour Fun ‘n Games or any DK/sport weight yarn you prefer. Patons Astra variegated has 133 yards (122 metres) and I used almost every speck…

. size 4.5mm (US7) 16” circular needle (you could also knit this back and forth on straight needles; I think you would add an extra stitch each side to accommodate the sewing up)

. furry companion (optional)

ROAD MAP:

Cast on 96 stitches very loosely and knit in 4x4 rib (knit 4, purl 4) all the way around, forever and ever or until you have just enough yarn to cast off your stitches very loosely. If you tend to knit tightly, I suggest you go up a needle size or two for the cast on and cast off, otherwise you might smush your face when pulling the cowl over your head.

My cowl is 9 inches in height and fits over my ginormous head (23”) with ease, even with my glasses on. It’s snuggly around my neck, not too tight and not too loose. (I just realized that my nose is getting bigger as I age...and we won’t even talk about the bad hair day...look at the pretty cowl!)…

This pattern is adaptable to a bazillion different stitch patterns. You can change the rib count to accommodate the number of stitches; you can cast on a different amount of stitches to make it smaller or bigger, or knit it longer or shorter; it’s all up to you. My directions are just a guideline for your creativity...

Now wear with happiness, knowing your neck is warm and cozy and you just used up one stray ball of yarn from your stash. If you’re in the midst of a heat wave, you can still knit one and save it for a winter gift for yourself, a loved one, charity, etc., and if you're in a cold climate, you can throw it on right now...

For the non-knitters, we have baby hydrangeas...

and some are showing their blue colours...

On that note, I will wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday. Oh, and if anyone finds my reading links from the sidebar wandering around the blogosphere, can you send them back my way? Thank you.

"The important thing is not to stop questioning. Curiosity has its own reason for existing. One cannot help but be in awe when he contemplates the mysteries of eternity, of life, of the marvelous structure of reality."
~Albert Einstein

Desert Rising...

2008-06-27T09:25:00.001-07:00

One of the new colours in Sugar ‘n Cream Naturals...

along with Sonoma Print…

and Tumbleweed…

In front of the Murakami House in Steveston, there is a wild flower garden overflowing with poppies, and in the midst of them, a glorious array of pink peonies...

they enchant me...

a furry friend, looking for lunch…

and one of our hostas in bloom…

I know this is a rather lame post, dear reader, but my brain is soggy with vertigo, so I will wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience.”
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Over The Rainbow...

2008-06-20T09:58:00.000-07:00

in double time...

Remember I said I like to use up all my bits & pieces of cotton? Well, I had two small leftover skeins of Sugar ‘n Cream in Robin Egg Blue and Country Twists, not enough to make a full cloth, but put together…

They create a lovely feather & fan cloth…

I changed colours every time I came back to the right side of the knitting, so I knit 2 pattern rows with egg blue, then two rows with country. When I started the row with the second colour, I pulled the yarn to the front of the old colour so it twisted together and created a clean edge…

I’ve had requests for more detailed instructions on finishing the toe of my Tube Socks pattern. One nice reader suggested I add the instructions to my sock post and I did that very thing. So, you’ll find all you need to know about finishing the toe decreases on the sock link.

Speaking of tube socks, I knit these lovelies a long while ago in Regia sock yarn, Las Vegas colourway...

They’ve been through many washes and still look good as new…

Peonies in Steveston…

In my ongoing search for one-or-two skein patterns for cotton yarn, I came across this pretty Cotton Neckwarmer. It would look nice in so many of the cotton colours.

And that, dear reader, is all I have to say this first day of summer. I will wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“A flower's appeal is in its contradictions - so delicate in form yet strong in fragrance, so small in size yet big in beauty, so short in life yet long on effect.”
~Adabella Radici

Finally...

2008-06-13T09:00:00.018-07:00

The hydrangea buds arrived safely. We had black frost in May and I was worried they wouldn’t survive…

Recycling is big in our house. We put very little garbage on the curb for pickup, but we do fill our recycling bins and try to reuse as much as possible. Nothing goes to waste, especially in the knitting arena. I’m using cotton bits and pieces from my cloths to make some colourful mats. Here’s the start…

I’m knitting my favourite Stockinette Triangle Cloth pattern with 71 sts. on 4.2mm (US6) Denise needles…

Lots of ends to weave in, which I quite enjoy (I'm not kidding, I really do)…

A finished mat in sunny, Mexico colours…

I used approx. 140 yards of leftover yarn. The final bits will be for toy stuffing…

Green everywhere...

It’s Year 3 for my blog. I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown by. I’m so lazy I scooped my blogiversary photo from year One….

Even lazier, this is last year’s link to Charlie Brown’s Happy Anniversary video clip.

Thank you, dear reader, for being on the journey with me. I hope we can continue to meet here for awhile longer. See you next Friday if all goes well.

ps: my sidebar links have gone missing again. I think they must be roaming around the blogging universe, playing and having a jolly good time. With any luck they'll come back soon, tired and ready to stay put for awhile.

"An anniversary is a time to celebrate the joys of today, the memories of yesterday, and the hopes of tomorrow."

Hearts and Teddies...

2008-06-06T10:15:00.002-07:00

This is my Seafarer’s Cap I knit many months ago and forgot to share with you...

I knit the largest size to fit my ginormous head (or could it be I have very thick hair?). The finished hat needed some spicing up so I added heart and teddy buttons around the perimeter, a little off centre but still cute. I only had two teddy buttons in my stash and the other one is around the back of the hat...

Here’s another peek at my colourful hat (ignore my tired old face)…

The newest placemat in Bernat Handicrafter Lemon Swirl...

Aren't the colours yummy? I haven't been able to locate the link to this pattern yet, but it's probably not too difficult to decipher...

After all this excitement, I needed something simple so I knit myself a Whiskers Cloth in rosy colours...

These cloths are fun to make and to use…

I was roaming around our backyard, camera in hand, and came across this wee ladybug. She flew away home right after I took the photo…

Success! I have managed to reinstall my blog links to the sidebar. How long they will stay there is anyone’s guess but for now, all is well.

Dear reader, are you still here, listening patiently to my rambling conversation? If so, you deserve a reward. I will quit talking now and leave you in peace for another week. See you next Friday if all goes according to plan.

“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see possibilities - always see them, for they are always there.”
Norman Vincent Peale

Grommet...

2008-05-30T09:00:00.001-07:00

It’s the name chosen by the designer, not me. This one is definitely a placemat, not a towel…

I used two balls of Bernat Handicrafter in Rosewood with 15 yards (13.71 metres) at the finish. Unfortunately I’ve managed to misplace the pattern link. I know it’s from Lily Sugar ‘n Cream but when I check their free patterns site, the Grommet placemat is nowhere to be found. I’ll keep looking but if you happen to locate it before me, dear reader, could you please send along the link and I’ll share it next week? Thank you so much.

Here's the finished mat. The largish patch of white on the left side is where I added in the second ball of yarn; I must be more careful next time to blend in the colours...

I’ve only cast on 70 sts. instead of the 80 sts. needed for a 17” wide mat. We have a small kitchen table – cute but small – so I make my mats 14 -15” wide and 11 – 12” high. After a gentle blocking, it’s ready for use as a placemat, although lambie prefers it as a blanket…

I enjoyed this easy pattern and have started another one, this time in Lemon Swirl…

and because I had a bunch of the same colour in my stash, I finished 3 of my feather & fan cloths for the birthing project…

Speaking of feather & fan, I thought you might like to see a modified feather & fan baby blanket in progress on Denise’s blog - it’s quite beautiful (scroll down the page for the photos).

Crow is having a contemplative moment in the garden; he was mesmerized by this buttercup…

and mama squirrel is taking a much-needed nap…

I think I will follow her example and have a rest too.

ps: I’ve managed to lose my blog links in the sidebar; no idea how or why (well, it could have happened when I was fidgeting around with my template one day whilst I was quite wobbly with vertigo (why I feel compelled to tackle things when I am at my lowest point, I'll never know). I'll work on repairing it when I have a clear mind. In the meantime, I’ll wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday. Take care of each other.

“Life is thickly sown with thorns, and I know no other remedy than to pass quickly through them. The longer we dwell on our misfortunes, the greater is their power to harm us.”
~Voltaire

Old Familiar...

2008-05-23T09:00:00.004-07:00

Do you have an old familiar, dear reader, one of those pieces of clothing you just can’t part with, no matter how ratty and grey it has become? I have such a sweater and we are constant knitting companions…

(The knit-in-progress is a Domestic Dish Towel in Dalmation colours.

When I first owned this sweater, I wore it only during the summer months on my work commute, then I expanded to weekend jaunts and eventually it was showing up on my back everywhere I went. It has become thin as gauze and holes often appear at the slightest touch. Now I only wear it at home when I am knitting, so it’s still in daily use.

When I’m otherwise occupied, Basil likes to borrow it for a cuddle…

In between moments of photographing my sparse and shabby wardrobe for public display, I’ve managed to complete another placemat..

or towel…

This little mat was knit with Bernat Handicrafter in Lazy Daisy and I gave it a seed stitch border - 56 sts., 16 pattern repeats, 2 balls of yarn…

Our hostas are flourishing in the sunny weather…

and mama squirrel is bulking up at the peanut parlour…

I came across what looks like a very simple Bunny tutorial and thought it would be fun to try one day. Hopefully someone else will go first and report back to me just how easy it is ^.^

I’ll wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday. Don’t forget to treasure your ‘old familiar’.

“Be careless in your dress if you will, but keep a tidy soul.”
~Mark Twain

Identity Crisis...

2008-05-16T08:40:00.000-07:00

Is this a towel...

or a placemat…

I’m never quite sure what the intended purpose is, but I do know I used Sugar ‘n Cream Painted Desert with size 4.2mms (US6) and the Stockinette Triangle Cloth pattern. This is smaller than my previous towel/placemats, with 51 sts. and 16 repeats because I had only 135 yards of the Painted Desert colourway on hand…

The finished blocked size is 11” x 14”, so for me this one works best as a placemat. In the meantime, I continue with my knitting of feathery cloths in Daisy Ombre …

and Spring Swirl…

K took this photo of mamas and babies on a Fort Langley farm…

and new growth on a Douglas fir…

Now I know who's drinking all the water…

On this note, dear reader, I’ll wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“Remember, we all stumble, every one of us; that's why it's a comfort to go hand in hand.”
~Emily Kimbrough

Are You Tired...

2008-05-09T09:00:00.009-07:00

of looking at feather & fan cloths on this blog?

I hope not, dear reader, because I am knitting more and more of them….most recent count is 240…

Those two little balls are all that is left of one skein of S‘n C in Cream. Each cloth takes approx. 56 yards and the solid skeins are 120 yards, so there’s around 8 yards left at the finish line.

The colours on this next cloth remind me of neopolitan ice cream….

Another batch of cotton has arrived…wheee…

The variegated S’nC has 95 yards, so I can make 3 feather & fan cloths from 2 skeins, with 22 yards remaining. As I typed that last sentence, I started wondering how many cloths I could make from 3 skeins. Do the math….dumdeedum…ok, with 3 variegated skeins I could knit 5 cloths and at the end of the day there should be only 5 yards left. Now that is a good use of yarn, with minimal wastage; something to ponder as I finish the Rosewood cloth…

and another in Twilight Ombre...

Bath time…

I think this little guy is from the first batch of baby squirrels…

Our hostas are breaking ground...

I was sent a link to this boogie woogie dance session and thought you might enjoy it. The energy and talent of these two kids is amazing.

And so I will wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday.

“Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your living room.”
~Kurt Vonnegut

Two By Two...

2008-05-02T09:00:00.000-07:00

My hands have been busy, as you can see, knitting feathery cloths, two by two…these are Sugar ‘n Cream Midnight Magic…

I love how the yarn swirls across the cloth and creates unique patterns even though I use the same number of stitches each time..

some Patio Pinks…

and more Rainbow Brites…

What’s red and green and wet all over…

Our spring has been wet and chilly, but the weather channel is promising a long stretch of sunny warm days ahead. We did wake to one gloriously sunny morning this week, so we went for a hot chocolate and a drive along the river. K is setting up for a photo shoot.…

and I am blocking the beautiful view…

The dandelions in our grass have turned to fluff and the finches and sparrows are fighting over the spoils. This is a ratty photo I took (much enlarged) of a purple finch shortly after he claimed a victory. Who knew dandelion seeds were so tasty…

Furball is wondering if we are buying organic peanuts….

The planet of lost posts….would that be where last week’s post is to be found? One minute my lovely story from last Friday (the one that took me forever to compose) was resting quietly on the front page, and the next time I looked – poof, it had evaporated. It was there for less than a day. I did have quite a struggle to post that morning, so maybe it didn't really stick to the page. I am truly mystified (although fairly certain it's nothing to blame on the nice people at Blogger. It must be something I did wrong).

Not to worry though; there is something more important to think about right now, such as food…

So, I will wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday.

“To live a creative life, we must lose our fear of being wrong”.
~Joseph Chilton Pearce

Colours...

2008-04-18T09:30:00.003-07:00

in the garden...

and in the cloths…

Sugar ‘n Cream in Pastel Delight…

Painted Desert…

Playtime…

This Quilted Diamonds Cloth (with 38 sts. instead of 46) is an enjoyable knit . I did some blocking but the cloth quickly reverted to this pillowy shape…

A satisfied customer at the peanut station…

I’m off for yet another dental appointment (will this never end?) so I’ll wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

The doors we open and close each day decide the lives we live.
~Flora Whittemore

Old Salt...

2008-04-11T11:10:00.001-07:00

K on the waterfront…

A hooded merganzer in full plumage…

I made two Feather & Fan cloths with Sugar ‘n Cream in patio pinks and jewels colourways. They look almost edible….

My pink dish towel is on duty...

It took two trips through the washing machine before the towel worked nicely for drying dishes.

I have located another link to the Stockinette Triangle Cloth and this site is much easier to access. The pattern is in multiples of 5, plus your desired number of stitches for each side.

I like this pink towel so much, I started another one in Bernat Handicrafter Cotton blues variegated…

However, it seems to have morphed into a placemat…

I used the same number of stitches as the pink towel (56) but went down a needle size to 3.75mms (US5) and knit 18 repeats for a 17” length. The width on this one is only 11” after blocking (my knitting tension is all over the map). The border is moss stitch (Kl, Pl, Kl). The BH yarn ombres are 68 yards, so I used 2 skeins plus a little bit of a third skein. My next placemat will have 17 repeats and I should be able to squeeze it out of two skeins.

This little furball turned his tail to me every time I tried to take his picture…

It's coming up to the time when I fill my face in the middle of the day, so I'm off to try out my new placemat. I will wish you a peaceful week, dear reader, and hope to see you next Friday.

“We are the boat, we are the sea, I sail in you; you sail in me”
~Lorre Wyatt

Spring Light...

2008-04-04T09:50:00.002-07:00

Steveston harbour in early spring…

Our grass is covered with tiny violet flowers…

The daffodils are still growing…

and the squirrels are visiting in abundance, searching for peanuts…

My wizard knitting friend has been felting some beautiful moccasins…

and I made my first cotton towel from the Triangle Cloth pattern, using Bernat Cotton Handicrafter and size 4mm (US6) needles…

I didn’t think I would have the concentration to finish but it was an easy knit, especially since I’ve memorized the pattern. The dimensions are 12” x 18” and I used approx. 200 yards of yarn…

I’d really like to be knitting something more complex than a towel or cloth but this is all I can manage at the moment, so you’ll probably be seeing lots more of them for awhile. I might try to knit a towel in my version of the feather & fan pattern.

KnitPicks have updated their wallpaper site with some beautiful pictures and Unicorn Books have a whack of free knitting patterns on their site.

Remnants of winter…

I’m off to see my lovely dentist, so I’ll wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“It's too big a world to be in competition with everyone. The only person who I have to be better than is myself.”
~Colonel Potter, M.A.S.H.

The Week In Pictures...

2008-03-28T12:35:00.003-07:00

Snow…

and the flowers keep growing…

Honeysuckle in the sunshine…

and in the snow...

Pink Triangle Rolls…

and a hungry visitor…

An easter bunny in the park…

Rowan Yarns has an archived collection of free patterns on their site. Each year is in the dropdown menu and you just click on search to find the list. In September 2005 there is a cute Knitted Babe doll; you can knit the doll and her outfit on two straight needles (no circs or dpns).

You may have noticed my blog is becoming more of a photo album than a journal. Illness steals my thoughts before I can write them down; as fast as the words come to mind, they disappear like a puff of smoke in the wind and I am left staring at the screen with an empty mind - a truly humbling experience for the writer in me.

One day I may surprise you (and me) and write a post worthy of this blog, but until then, dear reader, I hope you enjoy the pictures and the few thoughts I share with you. I’ll wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“Everything has its wonders, even darkness and silence and I learn, whatever state I may be in, therein to be content.”
~Helen Keller

Good Friday...

2008-03-21T11:30:00.001-07:00

Did you know cats can help your heart stay young and healthy? It’s true according to this recent study on Cats & Heart Disease. I’m allergic to cat dander but I love kitties, so now I have my own little furball...

She doesn’t shed but she does talk to me; there is a little box inside her tummy and when I move her she makes a soft purring sound. My heart feels better already.

A few Triangle Cloths made it on the knitting needles this week...

There's an easter bunny in my garden...

I hope you have a good Friday, dear reader, and a peaceful week to come. See you soon.

“I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart comes singing,
"At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells be ringing!"
~Edna Dean Procter, Easter Bells

The Growing Season...

2008-03-14T10:45:00.002-07:00

Tulip leaves (not from our garden)…

These flowers in our garden smell so sweet, but I do not know their name…

The hydrangea leaves are slowly unfolding…

I’ve been knitting the Triangles Cloth (this site is often unavailable, so try, try again)…

My plan was to continue knitting large quantities of the Feather & Fan Cloth for the birthing project, but my brain and fingers will not cooperate, so for now I am making Triangles...

Is this not the cutest little squirrel? I think she is from last year’s brood as she is quite small and a little shy of us still…

An orange lollipop...

Today was Hot Chocolate Friday. We go very early when it is quiet and peaceful (and almost dark outside) - a large hot chocolate whilst we chat and watch the morning unfold, a small drive around the harbour, a few photographs and home – a sweet experience every time.

Now I hear my bed calling to me (sleep, sleep), so I will wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“My garden of flowers is also my garden of thoughts and dreams. The thoughts grow as freely as the flowers and the dreams are as beautiful.”
~Abram L. Urban

Brrrrrrr....

2008-03-07T11:10:00.002-08:00

Early morning ice on the birdbath...

and grey skies in the harbour…

There was sunshine too, but I forgot to take a picture.

More Caps For Amber (scroll to the bottom of the page for information on the project)…

I finished my self-imposed quota of 50 preemie caps…

Speaking of quotas, my dear friend Dorothy is knitting finger puppets for her local hospital; so far she has 1,000+ puppets and no end in sight for a very worthy cause.

Dorothy has provided links to free patterns on her blog’s sidebar. She invites you to knit finger puppets for your local hospital and send her the total count. I would love to knit some puppets but I am the worst at stitching a face on a toy; they look too scary to give to a child.

So, I’m back to knitting cloths for the birthing project and I’m using the DW Cloth pattern this time (the pictures are not coming up on the site for some reason)…

I tried to knit a feather & fan cloth but the counting and yo’s are too much for my wobbly brain right now, so this is the next best thing to knitting plain stocking stitch…

It’s Peanut Time in our yard…

and the crows are trying to get their share…

Here’s an easy recipe for an Easter Bunny Cake. My mom used to make this every year when we were kids, except she made it in one big pan, 8”x13” or thereabouts, cut an 8”x8” square and used the leftovers for bunny ears.

What a struggle I had with Blogger this morning. The photos just didn't want to make an appearance, so I hope all is well from your side of the monitor, dear reader, and you can see my pictures with no problem. I will wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine.”
~Anthony J. D'Angelo

Rosebud...

2008-02-29T10:05:00.000-08:00

a treasured gift from a bear-making friend. Rosebud is sewn entirely by hand and my friend also knit the matching sweater and hat; what talent some people have.

Speaking of talent, my wizard knitting friend created these beautiful Old World Booties…

and then we come to my feeble attempts at crocheting…

30 wee caps so far…

and more to come. I’m playing with colour combinations and quite enjoying my crochet experience…

Our furry visitors are back and they are so very hungry. munch, munch…

One morning each week we enjoy a hot chocolate and an Island oat bar at our Starbucks, then drive along the waterfront, soaking up the sights and smells and sounds of Steveston. This is the view nearby…

I look forward to this adventure with much excitement. I know it must seem insignificantly small to you, dear reader, but this is the highlight of my week, and the times I’ve had to miss going because of relapse have been sad moments.

I do not share this with you to receive pity or sympathy, but to say, truly you can learn to enjoy the small experiences in life. I know I have. When most everything else is taken away, what you have left becomes very dear and precious, and maybe that’s a good thing, as Martha would say.

Frugal Knitting Haus has a page full of free knitting and crochet patterns (all pdf downloads) and The Toymaker site is overflowing with free crafty goodness. Enjoy!

Basil is looking rather tired and ragged…

and so am I (I won’t scare you with a photo of me), so we are going to have a nice long nap now. I’ll wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday. Happy Leap Year!

"A bear teaches us that if the heart is true, it doesn't matter much if an ear drops off."
~Helen Exley

Fog...

2008-02-22T11:05:00.003-08:00

or sunshine, Steveston harbour is breathtaking…

I knit this pair of Tube Socks awhile ago and forgot to blog them. This is the Gypsy Girl Creations sock yarn a friend sent me….

I did a stockinette leg all the way down on 60 sts. and 2.25mm (US1) dpns…

This week I knit me a pair of Cherry Red Handwarmers…

No cherry red in my yarn stash so I went with Patons Astra in Hot Blue. I still have to choose the buttons…

Every time I visit the Creative Yarn site, there’s something new I want to make from her lovely designs. I wore these handwarmers yesterday to an appt. and they were a big hit…

The lambs went outside to frolic in the grass and enjoy the sunshine…

Easter’s only a month away, so you might want to knit up some bunny love with these adorable Easter Eggs and to complete the ensemble, a cute little Easter Basket.

and now I’m going to sit outside on the patio and enjoy the moment. I’ll wish you a peaceful week and hope to see you next Friday.

“Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.”
~Francesca Reigler