My secret pal has sent me my first skein of the summer….I better get on the ball (pun intended) and get mine in the mail. I’m a freak for some green and love Brown Sheep yarns…love them. Thank you so much “M”. I think I have a project in mind for it… Katja from the spring Knitty. I’m already knitting it up with Mission Falls 1824 cotton. It’s so damned cute, I think it will look smashing in this lightweight lime green.
Category: Knitting
Loose Ends
I showed up at my stitch n’ bitch last night without my pointy sticks but with 3 projects that have been waiting to have sleeves stitched & ends woven in. I can’t believe it, but the monster linen stole is finally laying flat on the guest room floor after a couple whirlwind trips through the gentle cycle. Pictures in fini! album at left. ..Baby Bolero too. I’ve been designing a few invitations & announcements recently…will post an album when I take some more shots…the graphics never quite do the pieces justice with out the paper and all. I’m planting a butterfly garden…plants at left. My plant choices… Rue, Lantana, Buddleia, Penta, Passion Vine & Tithonia. These plants are said to attract Giant Swallowtail, Gulf Fritillary, Monarch & Julia Longwing…whatever that is.
Green Grass and Fried Pies
Big weekend plans. DH and I thought we’d have a little get-together at our home before we make holes in walls, remove the casino royale carpet, and raise the foundation. We spent the weekend doing chores to get the house, well, a little more presentable. We were outside most of yesterday and it was hot as shit, so I got a little cranky. Our fences are smothered with honeysuckle, jasmine and virgina creeper and the front flower beds are awesome. April’s a good time to have a party in Texas before the grass is toasted and blooms spent. I’ve ordered a mess of fried pies and plan on plenty of rootbeer and big red floats (this is a new one to me). Just finishing the baby bolero form “One Skein”. I knit it with Blue Sky dyed organically grown cotton in Lotus….a very hot pink. Keeping an eye peeled for a special skein of yarn for my Secret Pal.
Bean & Noodle 