Winter Berries and Procrastination in Practise

I really should be doing something else – housework comes to mind, but really, my head is not there!  It can safely be said that my head is seldom there!  I am very good at procrastination and excell at putting off to tomorrow anything that I feel can wait.  I’ll write about good intentions instead!

Winter Berries - holly under the snow!

Yesterday I was feeling a little restless (snow does it to me – memories of being housebound in Northern Manitoba) and decided to start a new pattern, something I did not design, something different!  What did I choose?  The Juneberry Triangle, by Jared Flood (Brooklyn Tweed). 

Juneberry Sculpture

The yarn, Nordique by Veronik Avery and the pattern book with the Juneberry Triangle pattern were a gift from Beth.  I really wanted to try it out.  I started last night and I love it!  The intitial pattern flows beautifully once learned – it is basically a four row pattern that offsets itself and like most knitting patterns is very logical in it’s structure. 

 

It is Lace Knitting (YO’s on right and wrong side rows), but has a highly sculptural quality, due in part to the lofty construction of the yarn and the lace pattern itself which has a real 3 dimensional quality – the yarn and stitch pair beautifully.  The rest of the pattern looks to be equally dimensional with bobbles and flowing lace lines.  I can hardly wait to get it finished!

Back to my knitting – have a great day!

Happy Knitting

Lynette

Softly Falling Snow!

Winter Aconite - dressed in snow.

It is one of those days – the snow is coming down.  It looks so soft and gentle, but is truly a juggernaut.  It slowly covers and obliterates everything until there is only a featureless sea of white.  It is the kind of day I like stay home and knit through, but life demands otherwise and I do get to play at a yarnstore all day, not an unpleasant alternative!

I have been taking photo’s all morning trying to get a picture of the snow falling!  I have been extremely unsuccessful in capturing the beauty of the soft flakes as they lazily fall from the sky!  I do not know how to use the camera properly yet.  Something to add to my learning curve.  There is always so much more to learn or do.

Lace Cap

Last night I finished the Lace Cap to go with the Oversize Lace Scarf and turned the heel on the fuzzy cuff socks.  It has been a very productive couple of days.

Oversize Lace Scarf

I heard from Vogue last week.  They need the pattern for the Sheath and Wrap by March 15th.  They plan on putting the pattern into the Early Fall issue, released in June!  I am so energized by all of these happenings!  Ideas are flowing – there is just not enough time to record and create everything that is moving through my mind!

Happy Knitting

Lynette

Fuzzy Cuffed Socks!