Archives for March 2007

It is a good idea to take the time to get dressed before you drive your kids to school in the morning.  There is always the risk that one of your children won’t shut the car door all the way, it will swing wide open and you will find yourself running around the outside of the car, in your jammies and bed-head, to close it.  This will of course happen just outside the school, at the hight of morning traffic.  As you try to make eye contact with friends and acquaintances, to laugh at your folly, they will look the other way.  Perhaps they are trying to avert their eyes to be polite, perhaps it is their fear that this could happen to any one of them.   

So I started my day with my own private giggle.  If only my friend Lanny had passed, she’d have honked and waved and made a general scene over the proceedings.

At least my jammies and snow white feet are in keeping with Project Spectrum’s current theme.

I’m not sure why I didn’t join PS earlier.  Really, it fits so smoothly into what we all do on our blogs anyway.  There are no Must Knits.  Just photos of a color theme.  I can do that.

I had some time to do a little blog reading yesterday and I kept running into the topic of color.  Most notably in the wonderful link that Cara provided to Ruth’s blog.  Ruth’s discussion on color is insightful and stimulates thought.  If you didn’t click Cara’s link yesterday, take the time to visit Ruth’s site now.  It is really worth your time.

Since I am late to the Project Spectrum party, I will show you a bit of blue that I am working on.
It’s a top-down raglan cardigan in Paton’s Classic Wool.   This time in working the math, I started with my desired bust and upper arm  measurement and worked up to my neck numbers.   I think I’ll get a better fit this way.  The math is a little more complicated than the basic percentages formula.  But we don’t all fit into the same percentages, do we?  If the fit works out well for me I will post my formula.

I love a striped raglan.  That right angle at the increases makes me smile.

The 8mm camera is a find while helping my mom clean and pack for her upcoming move.   DS loves to make short movies.  He told my mom that this antique camera is the best gift he’s ever been given. We’ve located a source for 8mm movie film, so he will definitely use it.

An on the antique theme, a final Project Spectrum offering of gray and blue.  Old family photos.  The smallish photo at the bottom of the twins is my father and his brother.  Yeah, there are a lot of twins in the family.

DH’s family is from India.  The photo in the upper left that is cut off is his grandparents’ wedding.  They are sitting by a fire adorned in garlands of flowers.  The little girl on the lower right is my MIL wearing a sari.  It is just a snap shot but is one of my favorite photos.  There is something about the composition and lighting in the photo that I really respond to.

Embossed Leaves, Interweave Winter 2005 in my own hand painted yarn.   Lovingly laid out on a pair of my father’s paintings from the early 60’s.  They are destined to got to a swap pal.

Vodka bottles work well to display the stitch pattern on socks when no model or sock blockers are available.

I can’t resist the lure of a log cabin.  I am a copy cat.  Knit in Patons Grace, assorted colors that I had on hand.  The blanket will grow until I run out of yarn or I become bored.  Whichever comes first.

I’ve been spinning up a recent Etsy purchase.  Mmmmmm, love those colors. The roving is an impulse buy from Pigeonroof Studios, superwash merino, color: Drift.

The delicious roving that I bought from the fabulous Aija’s Etsy store Zero, all spun up.  I don’t think I’m going to ply this.  I plan to knit something light and airy from it.

DH is having lasik surgery today.  We are off to New Brunswick in a little while for the procedure.  I’m going to ask the Dr. to make the adjustment so I  look 5’8" and  125 lbs. through DH’s eyes.   Now to choose what knitting to take along for the wait.

Have a lovely day.  We are expected to be in the 70’s today.  Yay!

Thank you for all of your well wishes for my father.  We have some
difficult months ahead of us.  He had a stroke on Sunday and is making
daily progress.  Sadly, my father has been suffering from dimentia for at
least the past year.  It has been hard for the whole family.  My
mother’s strength and profound love for my father, which I have always
been aware of, is most evident in these difficult times.  Your words of
support mean a lot.  Thank you. 

I don’t plan to discuss my father’s health much on this blog.  But found it necessary at this time because it has been difficult to keep up with reading and commenting on blogs, posting to my own blog and answering comments.

On to happier subjects.

The final package from my Sockret Pal arrived in the mail today.  I am so pleased to finally know who has been spoiling me since the fall (see here, here, here, here, here, here and here)!  La Verna over at Ridiculous Obsession has once again gone above and beyond in her generosity.

Just look at these beautiful socks.  She used the Shock Wave pattern from 1870 Pearl.  The yarn is Lorna’s Laces in Green Apple.  They fit perfectly and I love, love, love the yarn!  LaVerna did a twisted stitch for the heel flap, it is really nice.  I think I’ll do that on my next pair!  (Disclaimer, these are not my feet or legs, they belong to my blog model extraordinaire, DD#2.  My legs are considerably heftier, hairier and whiter!)

Also enclosed were a charming bunny, some deliciously scented soap, lip balm and body butter.

And let us not forget the goodies – chocolate and gum.

She even remembered the DD’s, making a contribution to their newly growing fabric stash.

I know you are all jealous of this amazing t-shirt.  It is mine, all mine!!

Isn’t the tape measure adorable?  It is tucked neatly into my notions bag along with the cable needles.  I’ve had the necklace on since I opened the package.
Thank you once again La Verna!!

Wow!
Thank you.  I am truly humbled by all of your comments on Linea.  I like to respond to each comment, but circumstances have thwarted my best intentions.

My father is in the hospital again.  It has been a rough year with him.
My mother and I sit by the hour, knitting in his room.  I don’t know what people do in difficult times if they don’t knit.  It gives us something to do with our hands, yet we can still be alert to my father’s needs, and have conversation with each other.  Yesterday my sister was with us in the hospital.  There we sat, three in a row, knitting.

Once things settle down a bit I will get the pattern for Linea written up.
For now, a few photos of the Space Kitty that DD#1 made.  He has become fast friends with DD#2’s Space Bunny.

I love these fabrics together.

I’ve got to go now.  It is time to wake up the assertive side of my personality to get my father what he needs.

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