Some New Beginnings
In a frenzy of start-itis, I cast on the following this morning:
The next pair of baby mitts, using the leftover Poseidon Hawthorne:
Basic Ribbed Sock, in yarn given to me by a de-stashing friend, intended for an enthusiastic sock-wearer and former colleague of Oogyhubby (note the Karbonz needles!):
Last evening during dinner, there was a knock at the door (very unusual out in these parts!). It was a farmer/neighbor who used to have an arrangement with the previous owner - he would cultivate the hay in the field and also pay a modest fee. The land in question is the tan-ish portion just above the center of this (not so great but hopefully you get the idea) picture:
This is also where foxie does his varmint-diving, where the deer march on their way to the development to the north (to the right in this pic), and also where the west winds get a great running start before hitting us with their full force. I also hope that some wildflowers grow in there as well, it will be fun to see what it looks like in the spring/summer. (The goats live off to the left in this picture, in the area behind that white house.) We didn't have any other plans, so we agreed to continuing this arrangement - and are pleased that we can all benefit from it!
In terms of some finishing - I managed to complete the triple helix study:
The second yoga sock is blocking but it looks almost exactly like this one - somehow the yarn pattern lined up even though I didn't plan it that way - so here is a picture of the first one:
I'll be doing some non-knitting today, likely needlework.
I just caught a glimpse of our red-bellied woodpecker - he looks so small relative to our pileated! It's snowing now, so I expect everyone else will be lying low until tomorrow.
The next pair of baby mitts, using the leftover Poseidon Hawthorne:
Last evening during dinner, there was a knock at the door (very unusual out in these parts!). It was a farmer/neighbor who used to have an arrangement with the previous owner - he would cultivate the hay in the field and also pay a modest fee. The land in question is the tan-ish portion just above the center of this (not so great but hopefully you get the idea) picture:
This is also where foxie does his varmint-diving, where the deer march on their way to the development to the north (to the right in this pic), and also where the west winds get a great running start before hitting us with their full force. I also hope that some wildflowers grow in there as well, it will be fun to see what it looks like in the spring/summer. (The goats live off to the left in this picture, in the area behind that white house.) We didn't have any other plans, so we agreed to continuing this arrangement - and are pleased that we can all benefit from it!
In terms of some finishing - I managed to complete the triple helix study:
The second yoga sock is blocking but it looks almost exactly like this one - somehow the yarn pattern lined up even though I didn't plan it that way - so here is a picture of the first one:
I'll be doing some non-knitting today, likely needlework.
I just caught a glimpse of our red-bellied woodpecker - he looks so small relative to our pileated! It's snowing now, so I expect everyone else will be lying low until tomorrow.
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