A Happy, But Sort of Slow Week

I've been a really bad blogger, and I apologize!

I've been off doing lots of fun things, like shopping for my oldest's dorm room and getting the littles off to the first day of school.  I've also been doing some downright dull things too.  Long overdue yardwork, like the dreaded task of cleaning out and thatching the tall garden iris.

Tgi

Even that mundane work uncovers some beautiful surprises, though.

Rose

Anytime I work in the garden my dyeing muse goes into overtime and I find that I have to translate the colors onto fiber.  The large yarn storage unit in the dining room sideboard in our dining room is overflowing with yarn waiting to be reskeined.  It makes me think we have a late-summerl harvest of yarn, instead of melons or squash.

Yarntables

And knitting time!  It seems like everyone we know is suddenly pregnant, so I have been spending a lot of time on baby sweaters.  This one, in organic cotton, has a fun construction.  The cardigan part of the sweater is knit in one piece, sleeves and all. 

 

Body

The lace panel buttons onto the body.  I'm about three-quarters done with the panel and clearly in love with this sweater.  The yarn (Blue Sky Alpaca) is very soft and a pleasure to knit with and the lace is simple enough that I haven't done it any major damage, even while laughing through the Daily Show and Colbert.  I can't wait to finish this one and see how it looks!

Lace panel

6 thoughts on “A Happy, But Sort of Slow Week

  1. Well you don’t have to worry about ME turning up pregnant!! 🙂
    Hmmmm…..are you supposed to cut down the irises???? We have a bunch of them. Perhaps I need an iris lesson.
    I LOVE all the yummy yarn!

  2. oh, where did you find that cute baby sweater pattern? I just found out that I have another niece on the way, another excuse for pretty baby yarn!
    hi to everyone!

  3. Dear Joyce,
    I am INSANELY pregnant, 33 weeks now, with another big boy, already over 5 pounds in weight. Just letting you know!
    Hope all is well in your corner of the world. Robert is away at school now? He graduated? surely not. The dorm room must be Teddy’s. It must, because I SAY SO!
    love you bunches! Call me woman!
    Sincerely,
    your round round all around round friend, Hayes

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