nirvana

friday was it! a day of total nirvana! the sky was blue with no clouds in site, the temperature was 75 degrees (perfect in my book) and i was in the garden! it doesn't get any better than that! i've included a couple of garden shots - a beautiful clematis spooneri in full regalia and some chives and siberian iris in dappled sunlight. this spring, our nice days have been few and far between (as i sit here typing, it is pouring outside!) so one must make hay while the sun shines!! so...what does one do when forced to abandon the garden for inside activities...well, knit of course. silly you, what else is there?

speaking of knitting, here is the first half of the rockin sock club 'leafling' pattern in the colorway "lucky". this was the rsc march issue so, as you can see, i have fallen behind in my promise to myself to keep on task and finish these rsc sock projects in a timely manner!! alas, since staying on task seems to allude me, i now have a beautiful violet yarn and an exciting pattern starring at me each and every day - but i will endeavor to persevere - i will not take the new yarn out of its bag and ball it until i finish the mate to the above! i promise, i promise, i promise!!

here is one of the reasons that might have kept me from my appointed task. this is the 'little silk shrug' from the book "lace style" with a close-up of the lace pattern. i had originally knit this yarn into a camisole top but it was just too heavy. i employed the ol' froggin technique which i seem to have mastered quite well, thank you very much, and decided to give this little number a try. wise move on my part as this delight is much lighter in weight! the lace pattern was very simple and easy to memorize (love not having to drag a pattern along!) and was a quick knit - simply a rectangle. doesn't get much easier than that, complete with some pretty instantaneous gratification! yes, yes, yes!

i'm sure that the shrug photo would have been much nicer on a live body but this is NOT the body that needs to be showing it off! i'm hoping i have a niece that will provide that in exchange for the shrug. i'll let you know if that happens!!