Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summer. Show all posts

Sunday, September 11, 2016

Sticking with Summer

I must confess that I have been holding on to summer.

Thompson River Socks "Yarn Test" Swatch

It's never been easier.

For all of Summer 2016 the temperatures have been above normal.  It has been particularly warm and humid for this first part of September.

We vacationed in South Carolina very late in the summer -- eight days of mostly clear skies -- heavenly.  Taking a vacation in late August made me feel like we were just then in the middle of summer.  I have been holding on to that feeling.

Beach Knitting (Secret Project)

My "day job" work projects have allowed me to work out of my home for the last several months.  Though nearby schools have been in session since the week before labor day, I have yet to see a single school bus on the road anywhere.  (The closest school bus stop is a half mine from my home.) 

I have no young children and I am not on any kind of a school-year schedule these days.

I have mentioned before that I love the warmer parts of the year.  They are also the brightest parts of the year. 

For just a little longer you will find me sticking with summer. 

Truthfully, though, we are forecast to have more normal temps this next week I will be spending some time writing class descriptions for October and November knitting classes that I will teach at my LYS.  (I will share that and some of my newest knitting soon.)

 I expect that I will be seeing my first school bus one day very soon...

Friday, August 3, 2012

Summertime

Snowball Bush (Viburnum)

I did not work on finishing my intarsia project for an entire week after I posted about it.  But I am now slowly at it.  Can you see in this photo that the bottom half is done but not the top?  Look at the areas of white enclosed by navy.  The top two still look loose.  The bottom ones are OK.  (If you click on the photo to enlarge it, I think you will see what I mean.)


Secret Secret Floor Cushion


Trumpet Vine

I am loving knitting with linen this summer.

"Helene" by Veronik Avery in Quince & Co Sparrow, natural
"Annis" by Susanna IC in Louet Euroflax Paris, steel grey


Oakleaf Hydrangea

I named my Summer Olympics 2012 Ravellenic project "Cowl to Keep".  I should have no problem finishing it before the closing ceremony which I just learned has the name "A Symphony of British Music".
"Jonna Cowl" in Louet Gems Sport Weight, eggplant

Summertime is a good time for knitting and a good time for flowers.  Enjoy.


Violet