happy halloween

dahlia daze

Wow. I can't believe how well my experiment of planting dahlias on my patio turned out. I foresee many more in my gardening future!

Summer Roundup: WIP

Hey, Teach! Such a fun, fast knit! I highly recommend this pattern. I opted to use the pattern's recommended yarn, and I loooved it. It feels so good to knit with recycled yarn! I'm in the process of seaming and picking up stitches to knit the button band.







Grape (aka Cherry) Just cast on, and using Elann.com yarn for the first time (Callista). Great yarn! (and you can't beat Elann.com's prices!!)



Currently stalled ...

Requires too much concentration ...

Lacy Little Top, allhemp3 in Aubergine
Ravel it!

Attempted to add some waist-shaping, and my decreases are looking wonky ...

Petra's Blunder, Nashua Handknits Sassafrass
Ravel it!

Finished, seamed ... waaay too big.

Lime Mondo Cable, Lion Brand Cotton Ease
Ravel it!

Summer Roundup: FOs

I may have disappeared from the blogosphere, but my needles were on fire this summer ...

My first pair of socks!






Lion Brand Yarn Sock-Ease, Rock Candy
Details on Ravelry

The Flintstones Bag


Before ....




and after!


Very Pebbles and Bamm Bamm ...

Lion Brand Landscapes, Rose Garden
Details on Ravelry

resurfacing

Summer vanished on me. Here are some highlights ...

I left my heart in Chicago.


Chicago skyline at night.


The famous sky-cloud sculpture (aka the bean).


Such amazing juxtapositions of old and new architecture.


Great art. Phenomenal art museum.

New Orleans captured my heart, too.

St. Louis Cathedral


Mmmm ... beignets. Powdered sugar, anyone?


Bourbon Street

Both trips were waaaaay too short. I'd go back to both cities in a heartbeat--so much I didn't have a chance to explore!