Tomatoes, most peps, cukes and melons are in the ground. Drip/soaker irrigation is turned on. We have liftoff!!
The garden takes a lot of my time and energy this time of year. But elsewhere in in the yard, the bees have been busy pollinating, setting us up for a fruity feast later in the season- It makes me so happy to see all the tiny fruits forming on the trees-
Perhaps that’s why I turned to fruity colors in the wool stash to work on at Saturday’s Spindrifters mtg.
We met at the Wonderful Woolies sale this month, and I came away with a bump of beautiful Shetland roving (Priscilla) from Marietta Shetlands. 🙂
I’m making steady progress on Daphne’s Bea, but it’s funny how a whole garment comprised entirely of garter stitch can sometimes feel restful and meditative, and sometimes feel mind-numbing and tedious. It’s beauty is in it’s simplicity, and I think it it is going to be great to wear, but it still doesn’t look like much yet
I have tried it on, and the fit is good. Just keep knitting. Just keep knitting. And one of these days I’ll get to the exciting bit- picking up stitches for the shawl collar.
In the meantime, for a bit of color-play, I’ve re-warped the inkle loom. New band pattern:
(minus the last thread on the right)
and IRL:
So springy!
K. that’s all I’ve got for now. Take care, folks-
Glad you have lots of little fruits developing too. It was fun seeing you at Wonderful Woollies. The colors you were spinning are gorgeous.
thanks Donna. Good to see you too! and I’m exited to watch the progress of your sheep scarf. 🙂
I’ve been knitting simple garter stitch glove cuffs and am surprised how much I love garter stitch. It’s a great way to show off the beauty of our handspun yarns.
You’re absolutely right- I do love the way that garter stitch shows off handspun. I am very pleased the way the fabric is turning out. Just kind of slow going after a while. Maybe because garter is kind of vertically compressed- many more rows per inch