Making the float 2

Making the float

Homemade Goodness

My first kim chee made with cabbage, cucumber, carrot, scallions and broccoli. It turned out yummy and even though I knew it was supposed to bubble, I was very surprised by the amount of bubbling when I first opened it.

Contrail Shadow

A contrail shadow imaged from my car.

Sideways Grande Hat in Malabrigo Worsted

Another hat from Boutique Knits by Laura Irwin. I love the look of this hat in the book, but not so much on me. The twist I tried and hated. I replaced it with a cable picked up from the crown and sewn underneath. I might chuck the whole twist Idea and opt for buttons.



I'm very pleased with the way the Malabrigo worsted knit up. The feel, look and texture are perfect. Baby Grande Alpaca would have been soft. However I was afraid of shedding, stretching and loss of stitch definition. Plus it was in my stash and waiting to be knit into a hat.

4 by 4 by 4 by 4

I was tagged by Cayli! My challenge is to:

• Go to my 4th picture folder
• Post my the fourth picture in that folder
• Tell 4 things about that photo
• And tag 4 other people

So I will do just that:

1. This is a photo of a corona or halo around the moon. It was incredible that night.


2. I took it with my digital and did not have a tripod. I was lucky that it was not blurrier.


3. Now I know how to use an old rangefinder that I got when my grandmother passed on. If I had been able to use it that night I would have taken a better photo.


4. I've always been fascinated by the night sky, but one of my favorite sites, Atmospheric Optics, has inspired me and made me aware that there is so much more to see.

If you read this, consider yourself tagged!

Cloches are Cool.

Since graduating this December I have had time to think about knitting again. While I was waiting to get my car towed in the middle of a snow storm I took shelter in a yarn store (was that lucky or what?). I was tempted into buying Boutique Knitting by Laura Irwin because of the photo on the front cover. I love cloche hats and I have always wanted to knit one. When I saw this book I knew I wanted to knit this one.

I chose some random black yarn from scraps at home (Plymouth baby alpaca) and cast on. While I was knitting the ruffled band I also had a vision of hearts for this hat. So I found some Noro Kojaku that I was gifted a while ago and it seemed suitable. The result is a faux isle rainbow heart cloche.

It looks better on. Front:



Side:



Other side:



With the black yarn it's hard to see the ribbing on the band especially the top-most rib. It just melts in, but I suppose that's one of the hazards of using black yarn in an area that is supposed to show texture. Or maybe it has to do with the way I am wearing it.

Winter

A holiday project

I made these chainmail earrings for a holiday gift exchange at work. I was pretty pleased by the overall results.

As for knitting, I have been working on finishing a big project. Soon I shall have some results to share. :-)

Wishing everyone peace and happiness in the new year.

Far away...

Censored by email

Not even a phonecall
not one word spoken
yet those words still hang in the air.

.....the girl you will always physically adore.
(not more)

It was everything else that mattered.