Well, At Least We Got an Extra Hour to Stare at the Frozen Ground



I understand that if you live somewhere warmer it might be nice to stay outside a little longer in the evening but I just don't think daylight saving should start while I still have snow shovels on my porch.

There is hope, however.



Knitting?

A bit. I'm really enjoying the Swallowtail Shawl but it takes a really long time to do all that careful knitting. And about those nupps.



It's getting there. Of course, I left the pattern in Vermont last weekend so it's stalled right now.

I started the Happy Hen Sweater from Lucinda Guy's Handknits for Kids. I'm using Classic Elite Summer Set (cotton/alpaca blend) instead of the specified Rowan wool cotton because I couldn't quite bring myself to knit a $70 sweater for a 2 year old. It was hard finding the colors in another yarn but the Summer Set colors match really well and I like the yarn. The gauge is slightly larger so I cast on about 14 fewer stitches for the back. I also eliminated the side cables. The picture looked to me like there was only the one pink cable up the center and after I carried that mistaken image around for awhile when I saw how it was really supposed to be I decided I liked it better the wrong way.


I love the little cable and garter stitch edging. The back is nearly done.

I started moonflowers today, pruned the autumn clematis, make a peach pie with the last of last summer's peaches, made acorn squash soup with the last of last autumn's squash and made bread (not with the last of last summer's wheat). It was nice to see the sun after all of yesterday's rain and last week's clouds but it's still wicked brisk here.

Posted: Sun - March 9, 2008 at 06:23 PM          

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