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1 Jan 2019

A New Day




Hi there,

I hope you all had a lovely Christmas and New Year!
We had a wonderful time.

Below are two projects from last year that I wanted to finish before the clock struck 12:00. And I also wanted to ring in the New Year with a blog post, so I am nearly there.

There were a few personal milestones that I had planned to complete in 2018. Check. I never was much of a list maker, though I find lists really do help keep me on track.

I'll spare you the personal milestones, however I did finish a small knitting project, and I did have bird cards printed. I didn't paint and draw as much as I would have liked to last year, but it's a new day.


Long ago (say September- you may remember) I started knitting a hat named  Bough. I used Brooklyn Tweed's yarn named Shelter. I contemplated using a bold, zingy colourway. Somehow that thought vanished. So I chose: Pumpernickel.

Anyway the finish line finally arrived, so yesterday we went off to the woods to take a few pictures.

Just look at that! Canada in January ~ sans snow. One gets the feeling it might be early spring. A florid illusion, I reckon.


A pompom too. How daring! But, then, one should live a little.


 Cables add texture and beauty, and they are easy to make. Wishing my hands liked all that yarn twisting. However, knitting slow, like a tortoise might if he could, does eventually get you there.


While I was in the woods, these tenacious leaves and the pine needles below caught my eye.


 The "Fashionista" bird cards are printed and will be listed in my Etsy shop by 4 p.m. tomorrow.


For those of you who are not on Instagram, there's a program called "The Best of Nine." You enter your user name and voila the program calculates your most liked photos for 2018.
Call me fastidious, but I do want to straighten out that blue painting.
 

(Signo white gel pen on Strathmore Artagain 400 series.)

Wishing all of you a healthy, happy and prosperous New Year filled with love, and good cheer!

Cultivate your dreams!

17 Mar 2014

The Ides and Beyond


A wee pom pom made with a fork for a bit of fun.

On past the Ides of March and soon we will cross the line to meet the first official day of spring as it creeps slowly up the eastern seaboard. In the meantime, I am writing short stories, enjoying the sunlight, and knitting a few rows now and then.



Unfortunately, as I was knitting my shawl the yarn broke at a weak spot. I've tried a spit splice, but for some reason it didn't work, and I've tried a Russian join but that looked too bulky. I'm thinking of adding yarn at the beginning of the row and weaving it in later, although if I Russian join looked less than stellar, I am not sure about weaving in the ends. I've never had a problem with a Russian join before. Oh!  If anyone has other suggestions, please let me know.


                                                          Happy St. Patrick's Day!