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Time to stop fiddling around – I’ve been devoting a bit of time to playing with fibre, thinking about spinning, and being generally bored with the things already cast on. But that’s about it. I decided I had to get moving on something. Thing is, between working full time and getting in daily nourishment and exercise (yes, I try to exercise before I knit, that’s a surprise to me, too), I just haven’t been able to build up momentum on any of my projects, knitting or otherwise.
So I quickly cast on two new projects last week for inspiration. The hanami stole is a bit more long term, given my knitting speed, but this kerchief by Kate Gagnon will knit up fast and hopefully give me some much-needed encouragement on the fibre front.
Silk kerchief with Noro silk garden sock
The cast-on was super fun – I always find these things a bit magical when I do them for the first time. The rest, as you can see, is easy but not boring. More on hanami later – the sun is shining!
I had concluded back in February that I could neither afford nor get the time off work to attend this year’s SOAR in Sunriver, Oregon. I was okay with that until we reached the registration date a few days ago, when I suddenly felt that I might have made the wrong decision. Ah, regret. I frantically looked through the workshops again to confirm what I’ll be missing out on. Yep, I’m missing out on some great carding, exotic fibre, colour, and felting workshops. Really, when will the next SOAR be close enough for me to drive to? What was I thinking?
Feeling sorry for myself, I grabbed some leftover bits of merino and some silk hankies and threw them in the dye pot. I’ve had a little experiment on my mind for awhile, and so it starts. I also picked up some handcarders on my way home from work yesterday. Curious yet? No? How about if I show you this -
Nuggets. Yes, I'm a Battlestar geek.
Happy Mother’s Day, everyone! Now go make something nice for your mom.
i love my mom - Granville Street Bridge 2008
big, blowsy blooms
This is the time of year that my internal struggle begins. I love equally the things I do outdoors and the things I do indoors – things like knitting, spinning, felting, and cooking. But there’s some real guilt when I’m sitting knitting and looking out the window at the beautiful spring evenings passing me by.
It’s time for peonies, one of my favourite flowers. My favourite maidenhair fern has happily sprouted and makes my balcony look so much brighter. Between a short camping trip to Vancouver Island, a week in the Okanagan, and warm evening walks, I’m feeling downright springy.
maidenhair fronds
That’s why progress has slowed on the knitting front. I creep along with two rows a night on the Plum Gloves, and dreaming up colours is as close as I’ve gotten to dyeing anything. It’s been a little more challenging than I thought to create a size Small for these gloves, but I think I’ve got it figured out after fiddling with the thumb area a few times. The original pattern was more like a large, I think.
plum glove progress
