Pumpkin Sunrise

The socks are done, I finished them about 10 minutes ago!  Overall I love the mis-matched socks even though I'm a matchy matchy girl deep down inside. The pattern is one that is in my head that is old and memorized and fits my feet exactly.  I love to knit the same patterns over and over again. The Noro sock yarn (taiyo sock yarn) is a lovely long repeat colorway.  Half of the yarn is cotton and that is hard on my hands, I tend to shy away from cottons because of this.  The yarn is tightly spun so while I was knitting it would easily twist up and tangle.  On the second sock I was finishing the short rows and heading to the gusset pick up when to my surprise there was a knot made with green yarn added to the lavender yarn!  (the company did not match up the wool colors).  I was lucky to pull a bit out and continue with the sock with enough of the remaining skein.  Phew! Ravelry notes

How was your weekend?  I spent all day yesterday getting ready for Easter.  I am seeing lots of family and, well, I wanted to create Easter bags for everyone.  My weekdays are so busy I really needed to work on the gift bags on the weekend. I worked more on my never ending sweater and while the realist in me believes I will get by with the yarn I have, the crazy little voice in my head keeps whispering panic thoughts.  I know I will have just enough yarn....really! Yesterday we walked the dirt road with Frodo and enjoyed plenty of sunshine and blue skies. Today it's raining (the drippy drizzly kind of rain).  I have the back door opened and love listening to the rain, such a springlike sound to hear.  This weekend also contained:  -curry dinner - apple crumble -  big salads - episodes of Endeavor - tea sipping and book reading in tandem - cat dog chases that Holly the cat always wins - watercolor painting - The weekend was great!  How was your weekend?

Early spring is difficult for me to capture through a camera lens.  I've been outside twice trying and I've learned that different lenses lend to different captures.  I love learning. No matter what the temperature is outside, it looks like spring and that is enough for me.  Fresh leaves are sprouting and every day is a new development.  I adore the green sheen along the roadways as I drive.  Spring has sprung!  I keep circling back to thinking about making each day the best day ever.  How do I do it?  Well it's a splattering of a few things.  Of course, I have to do certain chores every day.  I try to do them as soon as possible so that the rest of the day can be free.  I tend to usually go to the grocery store on a gym day (ugh), however, I've been stopping at the grocery store on my home after a work day.  My oh my has this freed up time on the gym days.  I guess I consider grocery shopping as work...which it is for me.  As you know I knit every s

Well well well, the panicking over the yarn abundance has settled down, for now.  If I can get to 7-8 inches from the armhole with the current skein then I have enough yarn.  I think I'll be fine - phew!!  The sweater   knitting is fantastic while watching TV.  You know I love mindless stockinette knitting and this project fits that description perfectly.  I've been working on the Holly Inspired shawl  (Holly picked this skein from the stash and when crazy with it...).  I have the pattern memorized and I love working on it.  I enjoy starting with a few stitches and then watching the shawl get bigger and bigger with each row! What are you knitting or working on this week?

My Weekend: -finishing that first sock! -watching Holly watching me -spying deer spying on me -attending my husband's co-worker's daughter's wedding  -enjoying watching young love, good food and friendships -not quite mastering the 'selfie' but having fun -watching Frodo catch (!) a tiny garter snake -the garter snake escaped -Our first photo booth  -three out of four photos are great -last photo is meh Today -I attended Mass, came home then did the laundry  -we are both quite tired How was your weekend?

One of the aspects I love about the seasonal changes is how I'm waiting for what seems like forever and then boom  I see the changes.  The grass in greener and growing.  All of my daffodils are blooming.  The birds sing early in the morning greeting each day.  The air smells fresh and earthy.  You know I adore winter but my oh my I do love early beginnings of spring.  I'm ready to wear light jackets and feel comfortable with one layer of clothing instead of many.  I'm ready for my window views to green up.  Lately warm comfy meals are switching to salads and grilling food outside.  If it snows I know it will melt quickly. This week I've managed life quite well.  I balanced my errands and tasks with my work schedule.  I'm getting good and 'bundling' errands.  I try my best to make a grocery run last and I drop into any other stores that are near by to save a future trip. The toddler is officially a preschooler!  She turned three this week, ca

Another week of knitting and yet my knitting progess appears minimal.  Three inches have been added to the underarm body length of my cardigan .  I'm still fretting over whether I have enough yarn but I will definitely know when my current skein runs out.  Based on this, I will decide what to do.  I could buy another skein of wool same color but most likely in a different dye lot.  I'd do the ribbing of the body and the sleeves with that new dye lot skein. I'm happy I've invented a plan.  My fingers are cross that I do not need to buy more yarn! Still the first sock out of two and the socks continue to be my grab and go project.  I haven't had much knitting time at work so I might start working on this project at home.  I could have a different project for babysitting. I'm reading One Flew Over the Cockoo's Nest.  Ordinarily I like edgy books but maybe I'm not in the mood or it's not the right time for this book.  I'm sticking w

This weekend was glorious!  There was plenty of sunshine overall amongst the clouds and the temperature was 71 degrees yesterday.  I'm ready but not ready to let go of the cold weather.  I am ready for spring and warmth, I'm not ready for the heat which will be coming right along shortly there after. This weekend was spent at home and getting back into the regular routines.  We took a walk with Frodo and enjoyed being outside without a jacket.  We heard the spring peepers (frogs) loud and clear as well.  They are all yelling 'pick me! pick me!' to each other. I was tempted to switch the winter quilt to the summer quilt on our bed but the weather is going back to chilly, so I'm waiting another few weeks.  Oh and my daffodils bloomed overnight as well.  What a delight to look out the window and see something yellow.  I sketched a bit and watercolored a bit.  My friends came over for some serious knitting time.  I do love being with them.  The laundry is do

This week I've focused on my creativity and making myself show up.  Do you do this?  As you know, I read each and every single one of your comments and try my best to visit your space if you have one.  Some of you are avid knitters and some of you are wannabes.  Some of you are creative and some of you want to be creative.  All of us have felt something along the creativity spectrum and this is what I want to talk about. Part of being creative is setting intentions.  I have set many goals for myself - rarely do I carry them out immediately.  I have sat on writing goals for more than a year before I wrote on a blank page.  I've done the same with spiritual intentions, knitting aspirations and lately sketching intentions. For a year I've wished to draw and yet did not DO it,  I thought about it, dreamed about it and fantasized about it.  I've learned this is my creative process.  It's the beginning of something wonderful. Some of you wish to be knitters.

I'm one row away from putting the sleeves onto scrap yarn!  This cardigan has been a delight to knit.  Top down construction is my favorite sweater design.  I'm already worrying if I have enough yarn but a yoke sweater does eat up a lot of yardage before the sleeves are set aside.  I'm ignoring my worries and knitting away.  The noro sock is progressing slowly but surely (don't call me Shirley!).  Yes, this is still the first sock but it's my grab-and-go-to-work project so I really only work on it maybe 3-4 hours per week.  When I knew I was going to NYC on a bus, I decided to start a super easy shawl to take and knit.  Sadly I could not knit on the bus because of the swaying.  I rarely get car sick ever, yet while knitting on the bus I had to keep looking out a window.  So I didn't knit much!  What are you knitting or working on this week?