Hat and Butterflies

Hello out there! I am still swimming through Christmas projects. I have had to eliminate some in order to enjoy the season. I am putting those off for next year; something to do in January. In the meantime, I can't remember if I've ever posted about this but I designed my own hat! I made it last January when I was working at the stock show and needed something to keep my head warm on the way too and from the car. I had only been knitting three months so maybe I should call this my Beginner's Luck Hat. I won't, though. I love this hat, it is so warm, and I love cables, but it does look like it could use a little blocking. One day soon I'm going to publish the pattern!

And since we're discussing me, I'm a year older this week. Happy Birthday to me! I'm not one of those people that hates birthdays. Even if I accomplished nothing in the past year, I'm still alive so therefore have all the potential in the world to do something Incredible the very next minute from now. You just never know.

As previously mentioned, I made two of these little Whirligig Shrugs; here's the second. I hope the mommy's not reading this but I'm going to risk it. I made this for my one and only niece. You can't believe how hard it was to find an outfit that complimented this AND matched. I was looking for red but apparently red was not The Thing the month I was looking. (I should have waited until December, of course.) I embroidered a little butterfly on the sleeve of the shrug to match the pants pocket. I love the way it came out if I say so myself.

Pattern: Whirligig Shrug by Stephanie Japel
from Interweave Knits Weekend
Yarn: Cottonease

garden panos from 2023

Last year, I made some effort (not thoroughly successful) to capture state-of-the-garden pictures every month, including panoramas stitched together on Photoshop, in order to get the whole view of what's happening. So here's a little recap of the garden in 2023! early March April May June August It appears that I missed July, and either didn't take or didn't save this project in September, although we didn't have a killing frost very late into the season - we were still harvesting a few things in October. As much as I loved the lettuce that was growing in the tunnel, and getting an early start on a few things, I'm not a fan of plastic anywhere, especially in my garden, so I am looking at options - cold boxes with old windows, etc. I'm planning to start my 2024 garden this month - pea planting, planning, and seed starting in March! What are you planting?

Night

Trixie (as in Speed Racer) and Stitch (as in per inch) Night My kitten walks on velvet feet And makes no sound at all; And in the doorway nightly sits To watch the darkness fall. I think he loves the lady, Night, And feels akin to her Whose footsteps are as still as his, Whose touch as soft as fur. Lois Weakley McKay ... a childhood favorite from The How and Why Library. Thank goodness my parents moved last year and sent this book my way. Otherwise, I would have just the first line running through my head forever!

Spring Means Baseball!

I've had this idea for a knitting pattern in my head and it's finally come to fruition! I am still polishing up the pattern, but here's a quick peak: PS: There's more than one size and this one is too big for me but it was the only one I had "stitched up."

ThimbleannaDecember 16, 2009 at 6:37 AM
Very, very cute! Both items. The hat looks nice and cozy. And the shrug -- makes me wish I had a little girl to make one for -- it's adorable. Great job on the butterfly too!
RebekahDecember 16, 2009 at 2:55 PM
Love the hat! Great job on it. I love cables too. I would definitely buy a pattern if you sold them.

What lovely embroidery. I just love how it ties the outfit together.
larissaDecember 16, 2009 at 7:38 PM
Happy Birthday to you! I'll be a year older next week and I hear you about being happy with your potential. May the coming year bring you health, happiness and lots of 'making' time. You look super cute in your cable hat and that shrug is adorable - i need to take a look at the pattern to see if I can size it up for my daughter. Have a great week!

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