22 Mar
porchview
… where does the day take you …
we move through time … getting from here to there … sometimes not even remembering how
auto pilot … constant motion
but if you stop … and find a still point within … a breath between your steps
… peace in the moment …
close your eyes
what do you see
… where does the day take you …
6 Apr
❀.❀ i don’t think there’s anything about knitting that i love more than knitting for someone else!! it gives me such a high to send an unexpected surprise off to a friend!! … from completing and blocking the project to dressing it in delicate tissue paper and perhaps a raffia tie, topped off with a pretty notecard… ’i'm thinking about you… and i hope this helps to brighten your day!’… if that’s what a little surprise package can convey, my heart smiles! ❀.❀
❀.❀ these vintage-esque face cloths, knit from rowan fine milk cotton, and accompanied by french-milled soaps of lavender and gardenia, are on their way to a very special lady who is enduring a difficult time right now… i do hope they help to cheer her a bit! ❀.❀
a surprise for charlotte...
cotton face cloths...
knit from rowan fine milk cotton
22 Mar
so many ‘things’ going on of late…
any concentration towards that project involving the pretty pink silk kid mohair
is rather lacking… still. (tinK… tinK… tinK…)
Uuugh!
so, in an attempt to defog my head…
i close my eyes
and travel to some of the places that bring a bit of peacefulness to my heart…
... before dark ...
... waiting ...
... last glimpse ...
... morning coffee ...
... heaven on earth ...
sit… relax… breath…
it’s all gunna come together…
everything’s gunna be just fine!
♥
20 Mar
it’s been a bit of a slow start… ‘life’ got in the way of my knitting over the last couple of weeks… but i’m once again spending some quality time with the Balloon Sleeved Top! to my delight, it’s actually starting to take shape!
the pattern was giving me quite a bit of trouble from the get-go… after 5 days of KNITting~TINKing~KNITting~TINKing..my dear knitter-girlfriend, angela came to my aid, and it was discovered that the published chart was the problem and needed some rewriting.
so, for now things are right on track… and i continue knitting towards the armhole shaping (Oh, BTW, angela’s phone # is on my speed-dial!)…
bit by bit... putting it together
happy thoughts ♡ happy knitting!
7 Mar
i’m becoming quite the experienced ‘back-knitter’ on the Balloon Sleeved Top…
and i’m only on R9!?!…
apparently there’s a bit of a hiccup in my concentration of late…
as for every few rows knit…
a couple need to be tink’d.
Uugh!?!
the plus side: i’ve developed the ability to recognize the stitch pattern of the previous row…
and hopefully, quickly discovering where the mishap happened…
the downside: realizing how expert i’ve become at this process…
time to put on my Ninja Princess suit!!
tinK… tinK… tinK… tinK
knitting ninja
6 Mar
Balloon Sleeved Top - Cast On (Back)
I’m intrigued by the thought
that this is supposed to actually
FIT me when it’s done!
5 Mar
i’ve had my eyes on a bag of Rowan Kidsilk Haze over at Pearl’s… Kidsilk Haze is my absolute FAVORITE yarn and has been since Knitting – Day 1! the particular color that caught my fancy is a very happy PINK ~ Color 643… appropriately named ❀ Flower ❀… for several weeks i’ve been contemplating what i might make with it?
YAY!! today i found a pattern… in a Rowan Studio brochure (Issue 12)… it’s called the Balloon Sleeved Top… and i simply can not wait to get that beautiful string in my hands and cast-on!
The Pattern:
http://www.englishyarns.co.uk/rowan_studio_issue_12.html
The Yarn:
http://www.knitrowan.com/yarns/Kidsilk-Haze.aspx?testid=10#
… all in all, it was a pretty nice day… weather-wise n’ knit-wise, alike… and this is one happy knitter-girl!
4 Mar
Isn’t FUN to get something for FREE!! N-joy!
http://www.knitculture.com/flowery-leafy-summer-scarf-free-pattern/
HAPPY thoughts ♡ happy KNITTING
4 Mar
There’s something about CUPCAKES that help make this knitter-girl’s 49th birthday less 49′ish!!
Which one, which one?? They all look delicious!
Birthday Ballerina
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