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-