White Socks For Me!

White Socks For Me!

Once again using ColorJoy Blog pattern by Lynn Herseberger

http://lynnh.com/patterns/florida.htm

made using TLC Cotton Plus ~ White on size 4 DPNs ~

Summer Bag~

~Summer Bag~

Started out Twitterpated

http://zephyrstyle.com/f/TWITTERPATED_purse.pdf

made with Sugar and Cream Cotton ~ Ecru

Cheyenne's Wish~

~ Cheyenne's Wish~

My niece took an interest in my knitting when last I visited, and shyly asked if I could make her a pair of 'Pink Ones Please'.

Cheyenne's Wish is the result of that request.

Made with less than 50 grams of Caron Cuddle Soft "Baby Pink" Acrylic

carrying a thread of J.P. Coats 100% Mercerized Cotton on the cuff and heel "Shaded Pinks",

on U.S. 1 Double Points

Using a modified slightly version of the wonderful pattern

by Lynn Hershberger's 'Color Joy' Blog

http://lynnh.com/patterns/florida.htm

Moment of Clarity~

My early morning routine includes walking our magnificent friend Baron on a ground perimeter check. We start off at the deck and he surveys the back, quickly and efficiently, a sniff, a nose to the air intake of what is brewing in the air. A mark here and there to let all creatures know that he inhabits this realm. Off down the embankment to the drive, checking always checking for smells more smells. Up the drive and around where I find our morning news waiting in the drive and then back around to the deck, where began our journey. I love our morning time together.

Today, as we were walking about, he always looking to me, a slight lift of my foot indicates to him that it is time to move on, I had a moment of pause. It struck me as it often does, how beautiful it was. Fresh, clean air. Sun spackled oaks above us, soft breeze, and bird early sounds. I thought, if I could but capture this moment to share, how better the world might be, for my bringing to a few the enormous clarity I had felt and seen here and now. I thought of my camera, waiting always waiting for the moment I touch down and release it's lens. But how do I capture a feeling? How do I capture a peace with the world? A hope of sunshine dripping free? Flowers lifted song of unison color magnificience. How do I give what is so freely given? Does beauty of clarity come to all? Can such be shared with words, or image impressions of a sparce section of the total encompassing moment? If I find the words to touch your shoulders with the kiss of early sun warmth, the ocean scented soft air, the arms flung wide head turned up twirling feeling of gratitude that this day was created especially for me, would you could you, feel that?

For a moment there in the drive when the universe and I were at peace, when I knew that all was right and good and pure, I heard, on the other side of the world, not so far from me, war, explosions, fear, suffering, pain, anger, and I thought, how, how could this touch me here? Is not my world perfect? Is there not, food on the table, dreams abounding happiness here? How could, why would happenings touch this moment now? I am far removed. I am bound in this moment, and as clear as the morning was perfect, so was the arrow shot through the horizon, that man is not at peace.
That time does not mark forgiveness.
nor
understanding.
And I was ashamed, that we are so blind of the gift that is life. And the sanctity, and grace of each breath given. Mankind is not interested in my moment. They do not care for anything beyond revenge and greed, and the killing of dreams.

I bent to pickup the paper realizing inside was the proof of my thoughts, knowing it carried tidings grim and sad to the seeing eye. Missiles poised here, there, ready to prove we can and we will. Sad that those fingers bent in ready release of grief could not be here now. Could not look into this beauty of clarity, and learn the lesson of love.

Baron, moved softly, I know Baron, I digress, lets continue on my friend.

Oh Sophie~

~Oh Sophie~

I happened across a pattern by Julie Anderson of Black Sheep Bags, that I knew had to make.

I actually did not modify it, incredible I know, except for adding my own color scheme.

I used Lion Wool Ebony, and Lion Wool Ocean Blues

The conche snap lived in a thrift store before it came home to decorate my life.

With Regards to Ms Anderson and Mag Knits for making this pattern available.

http://www.magknits.com/warm04/patterns/sophie.htm




My first Felt, exhilarating. Go Do.

The Mighty Huntress Midnight after My Sophie......

*shrug*

*shrug* started out as 'Evonne' from Berroco

http://www.berroco.com/exclusives/evonne/evonne.html

I knew that I was short yarn, and I knew that I would have to make modifications. I had two skeins of Patons Divine, 284 yards total, so while I was knitting the back I was formulating in my mind what I needed to do. I knit right up to the neck ridge directions, and stopped, without making the neck indentation.

Put those stitches live on a long straight needle for safekeeping. Using my second skein I made two sleeves. The directions called for 40 CO, but I thought the sleeves looked pretty wide, and my gauge was a little bigger, so I cut it to 30 CO, I followed the directions pretty much for both sleeves, because I knew I had to match the sleeve holes on the back I had made. When I finished the first sleeve, I put it live on a holder. When the second sleeve was done, I slipped all three back onto my working needles. One sleeve, the back, and the second sleeve, I purled across all three, and then when I got to the end of the furthest sleeve, I picked up stitches along the back ridge, turned the needles and knit all the way back across till I came to the other end of the far sleeve, and picked up stitches along the other back ridge.

Back and forth for several rows, knitting and purling. On the second row I started decreasing the lowest stitches on both sides of the back ridge, one each side. My yarn was fast disappearing, so I knew in order to make a sort of front, I'd have to start decreasing the back portion of stitches. I wanted more material to the front, than at the neck, so I started decreasing at the shoulder to the count of five. In other words, I would knit 5 stitches and then decrease all across the back. I did it only when I was on a knit row. I also kept up the decreasing at the lower back for several rounds, about five, and then stopped the decreases on the front. Eventually because I was really sweating the yarn situation, must have been somewhere around the fifteenth row, I started my back decreasing, and even around the front to the tune of knit four, decrease. I think I even did it on a few purl rounds when I could see through my skein. Had I had more yarn, I probably would have kept it a touch fuller. I bound off on a knit round, sewed up the sleeves, the back to the sleeve and weaved my loose ends in.

Done