It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas… I absolutely love this most wonderful time of the year…
Posts Categorized: Rambling
Sea Anemone
Outside, the colored canopy is incredible. Rust, red, orange, yellow, bits of green all around . Breathtaking. Beautiful. The colors on this skirt will remind me of the magic outside long after every leaf has floated down and the branches are bare welcoming the pause and rest that is winter. Sea Anemone, is a skirt designed by the very talented, Elena Nodel. The cabled section on the otherwise plain skirt was a welcome twist while I was knitting this project…. Read more »
Knit City 2012
Vancouver’s very own fiber festival, Knit City, was this past weekend and what a great festival it was! There was much yarn and fiber to be squished and a wonderful gathering of designers, fiber artists and all-round yarn enthusiasts. There were also various demos and classes (didn’t sign up for any this time). Unfortunately, I forgot to bring my camera with me, so no pictures of the actual vendors and artisans and yarn, yarn, yarn. I left with quite a… Read more »
Snail-Paced
On the needles, some sunshine to delay the frost a bit longer…. But… the frost will be here soon and when it arrives, I will be warm… Almost off the needles, Ravi with a missing sleeve. Yarn shortage is the culprit and replenishments are en route… Completely off the needles but not quite ready yet, a ruffly skirt (Ravelry link)… What’s on or off your needles?
Stillness
Just birdsong and thoughts on this walk. What’s your favorite walk like? By the beach? In the woods? At the mall? Walking… ugh?
A Postcard
Spring blossoms are so fleeting each year and right now the blooms are long gone. Well almost…. A few of us signed up for a knitted postcard swap on the Amiras Group and this is the postcard I created for my partner. I knit the background using different bits of yarn I had leftover from other projects and then embroidered the cherry blossoms and other flowers with french knots using embroidery floss. I had to rely on YouTube to refresh… Read more »
Melting
When I picked up Kiki from preschool on Monday she said in a small, exhausted voice, “Mama, my skin is melting!” Sweet child of mine 🙂 With us west coasters waiting with bated breath for La Nina to leave and those groundhog predictions to actually be miscalculations, we finally got our sunshine in all its fierce glory! Speaking of my sweet children, they made Mother’s Day so special (I’m sure Daddy helped them with their most excellent plans ;)) A fantastical Mom’s Day… Read more »
Hiyadoin’
Hi! Hiyadoin’? I’m doing great, thanks for asking 🙂 We were just away at The Emerald City visiting family and while we were there, look at what we stuffed our faces with! If you’re ever in Seattle, you gotta eat at The Crab Pot. The mess is definitely worth it! You should also definitely check out this studio. We were able to chat with the artist, David Smith, and watch him work on a very interesting piece of glass work. As a… Read more »
Goodies Galore
The second Club Kit from Dubai Knits arrived at my door earlier this month. This month’s club had a bunch of goodies. Heart shaped stitch markers from Fripperies & Bibelots, a much needed cute little measuring tape from The Sexy Knitter, aka, Sarah Wilson and the most adorable hand crafted polymer clay buttons from Tessa Ann. How cute are these 🙂 The star of this package was the yarn! Beautiful blue “Squishy” yarn dyed by Jocelyn, the owner of Dubai Knits. She named this colorway,… Read more »
The Love Month
Everyone has a favorite month and mine happens to be February. No, not because of Valentine’s Day but because February is my birthday month 🙂 Yeah, I get me some good spoiling every February. Even though my birthday isn’t until later this month, I’ve already been treated to breakfast in bed, sparkly trinkets, cards tucked in my purse from the kids and maybe a love note or two from my guy ♥ I also think that there’s a secret getaway being… Read more »
