Smatterings

  • February Lady Sweater

    DSCI0040 Saturday, Cindy came by to have a yogurt making lesson, lunch and a photo shoot.  We had successful results on all counts.  Despite its brightness, which I worried over, I've worn this sweater quite a lot already.  It fits right in with the season.  The world of Spring is filled with bright colors, many very bright pinks.  Not only does it fit right in, but it is very comfortable.  How could anything this relaxed not be.

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    Details are on Ravelry.  My big spurge was the buttons.  The yarn was spun from Brown Sheep roving remnants, probably during the first year I learned to spin.  It sat waiting as an unfinished vest buried deep in a stash bin. 

    16 responses to “February Lady Sweater”

    1. Carole

      It looks great, Judy. The buttons are a perfect match and worth the splurge.

    2. Jean

      I got a close up look at the buttons – they are fab. The yarn really shows off the sweater.

    3. Laurie

      That looks like a perfect spring sweater!

    4. Cheryl

      I think the color is great, and it really looks fantastic on you!

    5. cyndy

      Your FLS looks like the perfect match of style and comfort!
      Really nice that it is some of your first handspun…(lots of “good energy”)–and those buttons–great choice!

    6. margene

      Love the buttons and color. It’s not all that bright, it’s beautiful!!

    7. Anne

      Not only comfortable, but really pretty! Gorgeous colors. I love it.

    8. Barbara-Kay

      I was going to compliment the buttons, even before you mentioned they were a splurge. They “make” the sweater!
      Why, yes, I know, YOU made the sweater…and a great job you did! 🙂

    9. Kathy

      It looks great and the buttons are perfect!

    10. elizabeth

      The buttons are perfect! Looks great!

    11. Donna

      Don’t you just love when you use up yarn that has been sitting around? I feel so accomplished when that happens!
      It came out beautiful Judy. Those are my favorite colors.

    12. gayle

      Perfect for spring! And those buttons really set it off.
      Love the colors, and I’m not really a fan of pink. 8)

    13. Chris

      Well done! You and FLS show each other off nicely.

    14. Robin

      Beautiful!! Love the color and the buttons!

    15. Ruth

      Just gorgeous – and very flattering, too! Such a great design for handspun.

    16. Rosanne – Firefly Nights

      Your sweater looks great. A lot of them that I’ve seen were made too small and they gap open too much in the front. Yours really looks nice.

  • they’re back!

    After a nearly perfect day, where we decided to head to the beach with a picnic to beat the unseasonal 90 degree heat, poked around picking up beach stones and walked the cliffs above the ocean, something happened that made it even better.  We were having supper on the deck (still beating the heat) when I remarked to C that the one thing that would make my birthday perfect, would be for a hummingbird to show up.  Yep, not a minute went by before a small male hummer buzzed up.  He's the first of the year.  I don't know if they are back, but he is.  He went to the feeder then flew overhead, stopping to rest on a nearby branch.  When he took off again, it was to the kitchen window to check out the other feeder, the one that I haven't put up, yet.  I love that they come back and that they remember. 

    Home.  Second feeder. Tomorrow.

    16 responses to “they’re back!”

    1. JessaLu

      I had my first today!

    2. susan

      Happy Birthday!

    3. Carole

      He must have heard you say that! Happy Birthday!

    4. Barbara-Kay

      Happy Birthday to you! What a wonderful present!

    5. TeresaC

      I’ve had my feeders up, but haven’t been keeping a keen eye on them. I hope I’ll see one today.

    6. Anne

      Happy birthday! What a nice way to celebrate too. 🙂

    7. Susie

      Happy B-day — you are so lucky — we’re still waiting in Maine (at least midcoast).

    8. gayle

      Happy birthday!
      Love the hummers. Must find feeders…

    9. Carrie

      Happy birthday! I should go refill mine. It’s been hot enough that the finches are there looking for a drink, the big bullies.

    10. margene

      Happy Birthday!! What a wonderful treat to see a hummer on your special day. You’re ahead of us as I haven’t seen one yet!

    11. Lynn

      Birthday? Today’s your birthday? Yay! Have a happy one!

    12. Manise

      Happy Belated Birthday! What a treat to see the first one already.

    13. Tamara

      Happy Birthday, and yes, I like that too. It’s the little things that bring such joy.

    14. michelle

      Happy belated birthday! Sounds like it was a good one 🙂 I just saw our first hummingbird today! Yabba dabba doo!

    15. Laurie

      Well, yes, happy birthday! And congratulations! We are still lonely.

    16. Kathy

      Happy Birthday (belated)!!
      My daughter LOVED the rock buttons — thinks they are SO cool!

  • blue as the sea

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    The first time I saw Anne's new shawl pattern, Trevi, I knew it was for me.  I love the geometry, and I love that it is asymmetric.  The pattern isn't difficult.  The stong pattern makes the knitting easy to read.  The purled rest rows make tinking back easy.  The yarn is my Ball and Skein KashMir, a light dk, maybe heavy fingering wt yarn in a soft merino / cashmere blend. Ocean is the colorway.   I've been slow putting it on the B&S website.  With so many spring shows, I'm holding off posting the new yarns and colorways until the end of May.  Some of them may show up here while I'm working as a little blog fodder.  If you see something that sings to you, shoot me an email. 

    13 responses to “blue as the sea”

    1. Steph

      what a pretty colorway!!!

    2. Carrie

      Oh my goodness, that is my exact favorite color! (Today, anyway. Tomorrow if you do a periwinkle, that will be my exact favorite color too. 😉

    3. gayle

      I don’t even like blue, and I think that’s pretty!
      I love Anne’s designs. Just love.

    4. Carole

      That’s a gorgeous shade of blue and very Judy.

    5. Anne

      Beautiful color! And it complements the shawl’s lace pattern perfectly!

    6. Barbara-Kay

      You’ve captured the ocean exactly! It is one of those things that when you go away, your mind says “No! it wasn’t THAT blue!” Then you compare against the picture, and there it is. Well done!

    7. Manise

      Love it! Want! Want!

    8. anne

      oooh, trevi looks wonderful in that blue!

    9. TeresaC

      Gorgeous!
      Hey, did I see you in Mass. on Monday driving up 93 with a spare tire on your car?

    10. JessaLu

      Beautiful!!

    11. cyndy

      Makes me want to dive in! Lovely! Nice colorway….
      …and a very happy birthday!

    12. vanessa

      gorgeous color!

    13. Teyani

      Your Trev is stunning!! And, as always, your yarn is gorgeous.

“Our lives are dyed the colors of our imagination.” ~ Marcus Aurelius

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