Ride. Knit. Read.

FO: Tea Leaves Cardigan

Pattern: Tea Leaves Cardigan by Melissa LaBarre

Yarn: Hedgehog Fibres "Hurricane" Cashmere/Silk

Buttons: Windsor Button (Boston). 

Notes: Photos taken in soggy, soggy Spain. I finally met up with my travel companions in Granada after five days of blizzard and other Philly-related delays. First class upgrade not worth the hassle but still very much appreciated.  

Epic rainstorms did not leave many chances to use the camera but I was determined to take my sweater out for a spin. The spanish know their way around eggplant, tapas, and fried food for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. We drank wine and took siesta in between visiting museums and beautifully ruined architecture. More delays trying to fly from Madrid to Paris where we experienced the surreal Supermarket Sweep-meets-United Nations free for all unique to cancelled and rerouted flights at a major international airport hub. At one point French, American, Chinese, and Spanish travellers traded rumors and translated bureaucracies. First world problems indeed. 

Still glad to have unplugged from my routine in favor of a week of exploring with two smart, funny women.

 

 

The Wheel of Excellence, Paris, December 31st 2009 Happy New Year!

 
 
  
 
 
  
 

 

Boheme

Sweet little summer cardigan for a wee Texas newborn with ladybug buttons.  

Pattern: Boheme Yarn: Mama Blue Troika Sport in "Honeydew" (~200 yards)

Preoccupied with work and Mad Men marathons lately.  Wish I had this view instead of sidewalks this summer:

I have been enjoying a fair amount of escapist fiction and can entirely recommend:

Hothouse Flower and the Nine Plants of Desire

The Selected Works of T.S. Spivet

People of the Book

p.s. How long have books had their own dedicated websites?

FO: Garter Picnic

Pattern: Garter Yoke Cardigan by Melissa LaBarre Knit 1 Fall/Winter 2008 

Yarn: Sundara Worsted Merino x 4 skeins "Teddy Bear's Picnic" from the Crusade Against Winter Gloom

Notes: The weather just would not cooperate for a decent photo session, so I post what I could get. I knit this pretty much as written other than substituting simple bind off instead of cuffs and bottom band. Plan to reinforce the buttonband with ribbon on the reverse before next winter. Consider myself very lucky that yarn did not pool or stripe in an unpleasing manner. It was my first time knitting shortrows to raise the neck in the back--turned out well. Pattern available as single download in case you missed the magazine on the stands. (It was a good issue--I'm also making Cookie's Marlene Socks from same.) On Rav Here

FO: Wisteria

Pattern: Wisteria by Kate Gilbert

Yarn: Madelinetosh Worsted x 4.75 skeins in "Graphite"

Notes: One of the most flattering sweaters I have yet made. Progress on it stalled for too long due to alternating skeins (you'll notice where I did not alternate on the lower third of the body--yes, it drives me crazy--no, I'm not ripping it back).The yarn handles very well otherwise and is superwash. Color is more accurate in the un-modeled photograph.

It also seems that my camera had a very lovely trip to Flanders...

FO: Maelstrom

Pattern: Maelstrom by Cookie A

Yarn: Sundara Sock Yarn "Roasted Persimmon over Green Papaya"