Finally I have launched the Aquarius shawl. This is the second of 12 lace shawls based on the signs of the Zodiac. Sagittarius is being test knit, as is Pisces. But Aquarius is finally up on the Queen Anne’s Lace Knitting site, Ravelry and Patternfish. Here it is: Aquarians are the future thinkers. They are […]
…not a sheep shear. Here is a picture taken by one of the people in my Photography network. His name is Sideshow John and his facebook page is https://www.facebook.com/slideshow.john I thought that it was just too perfect, so I asked him if I could post it on my blog and he said “of course.” Anyway,
To-day is both Thinking Day and Ash Wednesday and yesterday was Pancake Tuesday. Add in Valentines Day, Groundhog Day and Imbolc or St Bridgette’s day – Feb 1 and February becomes this very busy month – not bad for 28 or 29 days. Well, we celebrated pancake Tuesday on Monday – they tasted the same
I know it should be a display of tulips; but our Valentine’s gifts to each other and to family have managed to totally relax once freed from their bondage of wrapping paper, cellophane, elastic bands and anything else the florist could find to contain them before we got them!!! I love tulips. The effectiveness of their
Someone posted this to my Facebook wall and it spoke to me. I am someone who believes in random encounters with the divine…. This is so awesome. Please take a moment to read: A man sat at a metro station in Washington DC and started to play the violin; it was a cold January morning.
Yes, we all know that knitting can be rescue therapy when things go wrong in this world; but this is about another approach to knitting. My friend sent me a link to a video of a woman who is trying to show the historical and cultural significance of the binary system. Here it is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoiuYw5pVQ4&feature=youtu.be
……… procrastinate. I am in another blog challenge and it is to complete the line – 12 ways to……and I decided on “to procrastinate” because I am very good at that and I am surprised that they have only asked for 12 ways 🙂 1. Go for a coffee to think about what’s to be
It snowed last night…one of those deep white snows that makes everything look like a fairyland, especially when the sun shines and it shone today!!! We went for a walk just to be out in this wonderful landscape. Well, we weren’t the only ones. Along the way, we passed some professional photographers. With cameras the size of Bazookas, lawn
Snowy Evening Shawl Soon I am going to be starting my Snowy Evening Knit-a-long. We will be knitting an oblong scarf based on the stitches in a triangular shawl that I designed several years ago. I have varied the stitches a little but essentially you will be capturing a snowy evening like this in lace.
