Category Archives: Water and Rain

A Little Hello

It’s been a while and life has been busy. Nothing new there I guess, but it is nice to connect again!

I have been working (at Mad About Ewe) with a young woman named Amy West. She knows a lot more about computers and programs than I do and she has been putting my broken site back together. Amy and I still have a way to go, but it is happening and I am so happy!

This years retreat is coming up quickly and I am busy writing up the handout. All of the samples have been knit and I like the technique, Tuck Stitch Knitting. I have added some simple short-rows to one of the tuck patterns to really make the stitch structure pop! To me that pattern looks like cascading water, tumbling down a rock face, so I have named the Retreat Pattern “Rills” for those small cascading streams.

Heads and Hands in Drops Karisma wool, waiting for the retreat. Can you see the Rills?

The dimensional shapes in Tuck Knitting are created by lifting stitches from rows below the one that you are working on. See Tracy Purtscher’s book Dimensional Tuck Knitting for more information.

Rills Cowl – One of the choices for a retreat project.

I still try to get in a walk or two every weekend – but I have been lax at times – sometimes I feel just too busy or my knitting is really holding my attention. Last weekend I did walk at Elk Falls with my daughter! What an incredible park!

Suspension Bridge over Elk Falls.
Marsh at Moorecroft Park in Nanose.

I love Moorecroft Park – there is such a wide range of landscapes all within a small area. Sea and shore with a wonderful little bay; meadow up and away from the shore and next to it, a wonderful marsh, the perfect home for birds and beavers. I have seen eagles here, herons, myriads of birds. And down in the bay sea lions, lazing about! Fabulous!

I am participating in Kate Davies Knitting Season right now. It is all about design and how we think and create. What makes us as designers, keep on creating and what stops us from creating. It is also about being mindful of where you are and of what you are thinking. It is helping me focus and reminds me of the need to keep the focus on the important things in my life. Things like self care, family, knitting and design!

What do you do to keep your life on track? What is important to you?

Roamin’ Hap or Lizzies’ Shawl – knit with Millarochy tweed.

For the Knitting Season, I am working on a project that is related to the Roaming Hat. I am working on a hap styled shawl in the same yarns, Millarochy Tweed, with the same motifs as the hat.

Did you know that the hat was published in the Kate Davies book Millarochy Heids! I was so chuffed! Photo’s below are courtesy of Kate Davies Designs.

Over Departure Bay the most glorious of sunrises keep on starting my days.

Sunrise over Departure Bay earlier this week.

Happy Knitting

Lynette

Spring Starts and the Rain Never Ends!

Rain Dappled Cherry Blossom from the Grove around Departure Bay

It is Spring here and the blossoms are blooming!

Though they are struggling to handle the rain that has been falling pretty continuously since about 7 days ago!

Golden Knitting – center motif for a shawl – still deciding how to frame the motif! Knit with Kid Silk Haze and Handmaiden Sea Silk! Lots of beads as well!

They say that the rain promises to hang around for at least five more days.  Don’t get me wrong – I don’t mind the rain, there is something comforting about the sound of rainfall, and beauty in the greenery dappled with raindrops  – and there have been random glimpses of blue skies and sunshine – but we want more!  The flowers want more and my muddy, construction zone yard wants sun too – only then can it be finished!

The flooded basement is still awaiting carpets and nothing can be moved back until the carpets are in the trim is replaced – current date for carpets is April 19th!  Patience is not really my strong suit!  LOL!  I am finding lots of yarn I had forgotten and coming up with new ideas for the yarn I am finding!

The upside to everything being upside down!

A highlight from last weekends walk at Pipers Lagoon – a gorgeous hummingbird just sat and posed for me!

Celestial Mountain Dreams for the Buffalo Wool Co and a Summer KAL! Knit with Earth Lace Weight and Sexy and beads!

I have been knitting a lot right now – and starting a lot of new projects right now – I have Spring Startitus!  And my current projects all seem to be packed in boxes waiting for the basement to be finished with the finishing!

During the week Departure Bay saw an influx of California Sea Lions! There were a lot of them just lolly gagging around the Bay!

What is on your needles?  Do you suffer from wanting to start multiple projects in the Spring?  I suffer it every year!  It is like my brain is exploding with ideas!  My hands can’t keep up!

I have recently finished a couple of Top-Down Chunky Toddle/Child Sweaters.

I am also working on several hat patterns.

As well as a Chunky Shrug for the painting class this Summer and the list just goes on!

Today we walked in the rain at Colliery Dam Park.  The old fruit trees are blossoming and the leaves on the lupine look like they have been sprinkled with sugar – the drops are so tiny and numerous!

No wonder I love beads on my knitting everyone dapples the knitting just like the rain on the plants!

Have a wonderful day!

Happy Knitting

Lynette

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