Pattern: Green Gable
Yarn: 3.75 skeins of Fibre Company's Savannah DK (WEBS tent sale!)
Mods: Longer sleeves, longer body, seed stitch edges on bottom and cuffs
These photos were taken the morning after I had worn the sweater all day on a steamy Martha's Vineyard.
I'm pleased that this Cotton, Linen, Merino, Soy Blend seems to retain its shape fairly well and can serve as a comfortable spring/summer garment.
I am just back from a very relaxing long weekend in the Catskills. So grateful to spend a few days in the company of my best friends in the world mostly lounging lakeside with gin & tonics, knitting, and a book.
The weather was pretty close to perfect. Sunny and warm most of the time, cool and grey long enough for us to stay inside and play a board game. Confirmation of an exceptional vacation: I managed to start & finish a book (If Today Be Sweet) and complete a sweater. Top down raglans are great for a mindless project that knits up fast. Here's a preview of Morning Glory, which I left blocking this morning. I hope to be able to share an FO post tomorrow before I have to go away for a few days for work.
Thor considered going for a swim off the dock, but decided snoozing was more his style.
My Aegis stayed home but Andy & Jason found some newly paved roads down the mountain. 50 mph descent!
The Tour de France Knit-Along started again this year with Le Grand Boucle's first stage on Saturday. (No prologue for the riders this year?) I have joined the Team Lampre knitters and be working on Manon using some Tess Superwash Merino from the stash. I'm still warming up (much like the Lampre cyclists) but hope to find myself in the yellow jersey before the end of the Tour.
On our way home from New York we took a very worthwhile detour to Avon, CT. Our souvenir? Whiskey!
FO 2008: Marisol Root
Pattern: Rusted Root
Yarn: Mirasol Cotanani, 6 skeins
Mods: Tubular Cast-on; knitted-on 1x1 rib for neckline; S/M hybrid; 12 total repeats of leaf lace;
1x1 rib for hem & cuffs; tubular bind-off
p.s. I'm going to have a riding lesson next week on "Robo," who I'm considering leasing!
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I finished these Cherry Blossom short socks on the way to WEBS for the tent sale on Saturday.
Yarn: Sundara Sock "Cherry Blossom"
Needles: US 0
Pattern: Plain Vanilla socks, shorter than usual, short row heels-n-toes
It was nice to arrive early in Northampton and am pleased with the yarn I kept in my basket.
Everything I purchased was on sale and some amazing bargains!
4 skeins of the Fibre Company's Savannah DK in "Morning Glory" for Green Gable
2 skeins of Mirasol Sulka for Koolhaas
Bag of Araucania Nature Wool ( 10 skeins, 215yds/$3.50 each!)
Bag of Berroco Ultra Alpaca Light (10 skeins @$2.50/each!)
This might be nice for the Ogee Tunic.
We stopped in Amherst on the way home for lunch. I can recommend the lemon poppy dressing and popovers at Judie's Restaurant
Boston Localvores looks like it will be a great resource for area folks interested in the "eat local" movement.
I am excited that my new CSA will be delivering my produce weekly via New Amsterdam Project trike-truck! June can't arrive soon enough...
I spent two hours seaming my Marlo sweater last night and maybe have another 1/2 hour of work before I can proclaim it finished. Look for photos soon!
Life is treating me well, but I have been very busy these few weeks with work and YSAG activities--should be heading into a slower summer cycle soon. (Reminds me I'd like to actually take a bike ride soon!)
Anyone headed out for the WEBS tent sale this weekend? I'm trying to avoid driving but would happily pay for gas/tolls/lunch if someone is interested in chaffeuring :)
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Today, Tuesday, April 22, is the national observance of Equal Pay Day, the day when women and men around the country recognize the wage gap between working women and men, and offer remedies to address pay inequity. According to statistics released in 2007 by the United States Census Bureau, women are paid, on average, 77 cents for every dollar their male counterparts are paid -- a gap of 23 cents.
There were 70.2 million women aged 16 and over in the workforce in 2007, a significant increase from 18.4 million in 1950. In 2007, women comprised 46 percent of the labor force. With more women in the workforce, and more families reliant upon women's paychecks for their livelihood, the US must address the wage gap for the sake of American families and their financial stability.
Here are four ways to close the pay gap:
First, we need to keep affirmative action programs in place to make sure education, jobs and promotion opportunities are open and offered to qualified women.
Second, employers must examine and correct their pay practices. Employers can get help in examining their pay practices through equal pay self-audit guidelines from the US Department of Labor.
Third, women must stand up for equal pay and for themselves. If a prospective employer cannot show that women and men are paid equally for the job you're seeking, it makes sense to look elsewhere. Positive signs includes a hiring process that seeks diversity through affirmative action, written pay and benefit policies, job descriptions and evaluation procedures. A union for workers is another good sign. Women in unions earn 35% more than women in non-union workplaces.
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Pay equity is a growing national movement. States around the country are introducing pay equity legislation and women continue to recognize the importance of this legislation. Pay inequity penalizes families especially during times of economic hardship so we must address it when trying to boost the economy.
At the rate we are going, the wage gap will not close until 2057. Women and their families cannot afford to wait that long!
A sample of my internal monologue from last week:
I love my job! I love walking to work! I love sidewalks!
Yeah, things are a-okay in greeleyland. (A week of 65F sunny days helps, too).
I finally received the Terra yarn that was forever on backorder so I should be able
to finish my Marlo in time to put away all the winter sweaters but in the waiting
I started Rusted Root in Mirasol Cotanani, which is a nice 60/40 cotton-wool blend
(on sale at WEBS all April). I enjoy working with the yarn even with the cotton content.
The Mirasol project is interesting but wish for more disclosure about proceeds allocation.
I do like top-down raglans but may need to de-poof the sleeves a bit on this one.
Color is most accurate in top photo.
Today is the parade of the National Cherry Blossom Festival in D.C. I was in the Capitol last April but missed all the blossoms because of dreary weather. I've had this Sundara sock yarn since then (offered as a special anniversary release of her popular "Cherry Blossom" colourway) and am happy to use it finally for some short socks. I'm reserving half of the skein for a sweet baby knit.
