On St. Patrick's Day

Laying under the sky
after a grey Winter's reign,
I feel the gentle March sun on my skin,
and hear the first birds sing:
the earth seems new again.

Green shoots grow despite the ground
still cold from the melted snow.
Purple and gold crocuses let out a warm sigh,
"Spring,"
Hope is eternal.



First snowdrops and crocuses of Spring.



Germination.

In my Burpee seedling tray: Lavender, Basil, Geranium, Painted Daisy, Petunia, Impatient, Purple Cornflower, Giant Moonflower.
They are nestled happily next to a window that gives them warm sun to grow. I planted the seeds just 5 days ago.



Tangled Yoke Cardigan

I'm almost at the garter ribbed bottom. I have modified TYC to be knit top-down, all in the round with a steek [ravlink].

More soon: Spring is active.

A New Friend

Something's a cookin' in my head. The sight of melting snow and temperature's hovering just over freezing inspires me to create something a little lighter, a bit girlie, and flowery. So I searched Ravelry's patterns for something to inspire me and I came up with 0.00 results. I decided the only thing to do was create whatever was flowering in my imagination myself. I went to Barnes and Noble for some assistance and found a new friend.



I did finish my Climbing Vines Pullover, but I have been wearing it so much that I haven't had a real chance to take a photo. I'll post a picture soon. All I can say it is my favorite sweater that I I have knit so far. Everything I modified worked out perfectly. I can't wait to flaunt it.

I am very happy with my most recent creation: Noro Glittens. To go with my Bandwagon scarf. They are quite cute.





I didn't use a pattern, they just sprung from my head and onto my needles. I don't have any notes, but if anyone is looking for a bulky weight pair of glittens, I can write down what I did.

Also, check out this beautiful, elegant stole by Mel of Purling Plans. It is so lovely. Will be waiting impatiently for my spring interweave to arrive so I can make it :)

Things to Come

I am very excited about this one, and I am so close to finishing that the final product might be up in just a few days. I did some special modifications with this. I hope they work out the way I am hoping.

I have a few more little projects that I have been working on as well. They need just a few more touches to be complete. They also might be for special people who aren't allowed to see them until they are unwrapped. Soon.

Absent but not Gone

It has been awhile since I posted, mostly because of the busy Holiday season and mostly because I had nothing to say. Well, I have some things to say and I have some beautiful things that I finally finished to show you!

Firstly and foremost, I made something quick for myself as a post-Christmas present. I was visiting Sarah a few weekends ago and picked up a skein of Canopy at purlsoho, by The Fibre Company in Aici. It's a lovely pink to cheer me up and make me look more delicate than I am ;)



Pattern: Flared Lace Smoke Ring by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer
Needles: Addi Turbo US 6 16"
Yarn: Canopy, The Fibre Company in Aici

My big labor of love for my sister was finally finished a few days ago. It was her Christmas present, but I ran out of yarn just days before and I miss my deadline. But no worries, it was finished in time for her to return to school. I got to snap a picture of her before she left and I think she looks pretty happy and cute in her new cozy sweater.





Pattern: 124 Pull V torsadé by Bergère de France
Yarn: Kathmandu DK (discontinued) in Midnight Blue, Queensland Collection from Webs Sale
Needles: US 2 & 3 Addi Turbo 16", 40"
Mods: None

Now for the political side of life--wasn't Michelle's dress amazing?!! :)



[Huffington Post Photo]



[NYTimes Photo]

It evoked romanticism and new beginnings, as a beautiful white dress should. I am not ashamed to admit that I cried watching the President and First Lady dance while being serenaded at the Neighborhood Ball. It is rare to get to see such a genuine moment of love and adoration in such a commercial world, but the Obama's have reminded us that there is no substitution for the Real thing.

MLK Said It Best

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.

- Martin Luther King Jr.,
Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Speech, Dec. 11, 1964.

Election Day

UPDATE: WE DID IT!!!!

Making history and pointing to Hope:



And I got this cool button, which is currently residing on my bag:



More as the day rolls and polls on....

On Election Eve

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

~Thomas Jefferson, The Declaration of Independence, Congress 1776

On Election Eve, what do these founding words mean to you? History is happening.