Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Mending

I'm home mending from some virus that declared war on my lungs. Along with the napping, fluid drinking, and doctor's office calling, there have been some moments of fun...

Plum Pie

5 Plum Pie
Hello Yarn Fiber Club (begged)
4.o oz, yardage... um 200?

Before I was stricken, I spun this from the fold. Probably not an orthodox choice, but I found it easier to spin a fine(r) yarn from a large diameter top that way. The color transitions are long and have that wonderful quality of being somewhat barber-poled... I think you can see here a green bit with a brown bit... that makes a long stretch of green/brown yarn. Yummy. A kindly raveler sold this 4 oz, and another kindly raveler sold me a second 4 oz when I realized I had half the yardage I expected. The kindness of knitters to the rescue! If I have energy enough to be decisive, I will cast on either a Baktus or Feather & Fan Comfort Shawl this evening.

My lovely goodies also arrived from my swap partner:

Pretty Pictures!

Thank you, Paula! They are right next to the dining room table where I can look at them every day.

And there is also a cute little sweater that I finally found a moment to get buttons onto:

BSJ FO

Babies grow fast, so it's good to get this finished a few months before my friend is due!

2 comments:

paula said...

The prints look so good!! I love the way you framed them.

Every recipient of one of your baby sweaters is incredibly lucky. :) The weather just cooled down a little, so I'm going to make Camilla wear hers tomorrow before it's 80 degrees again.

Marian said...

OOOOH!!! I haven't come on here for a long time! The sweater looks magnificent! I'm so excited! Those pictures of paula's look really nice on your wall too :)