waiting for ice out

When the sun is out and I see green tips poking up through last year's garden debris, I want to rake the gardens.  It is hard to figure, will they suffer during the cold nights or during the sure to come again colder days?  I've settled for raking the garden closest to the south side of the house.  That will have to do.  The berry patch got a real good clean up this morning.  C used the blade on the weed wacker to cut a new path through the center ot the blackberries.  The patch has grown so large that it is nearly impossible to pick the middle. Then we cut out all of last year's stems and hauled them off to be burned.  Perfect day, cold enough to have a coat on as thorn protection and warm enough to want to be out working in the field.

The February Lady Sweater is finished.  In spite of the stripiness, I like her.  Pictures will come.  I've been swatching for another sweater.  I dyed some All Wool in a dk in the Abalone colorway.  I toned it down even a bit more than usual as I wanted to play with the palest of blue tones.  I still haven't come up with a pattern.  I've got several sweater patterns picked apart, trying to see what works.  I'm thinking cardigan, would love to do a top down again, but probably a raglan.  I love the little frilly edge.  Any ideas?