Springing Forth!!

We had just a lovely spring day today - sunny and crisply cool.  The grass is greener than green, and there are birds everywhere.  Including one that I can't, for the life of me, identify through its song!  (What color is it, the search engines ask.  Well, if I knew what it looked like, that would be much easier!)

I cast on for April Hat this morning (yes, I know it's May, and that May Hat will be appearing just around the corner as well!  I still have plenty of lovely Northampton wool, so bring them on!):


And, Hocus Pocus:


The Karbonz are dancing with joy!

I put my mom's slippers in the mail on Monday, and not only did they arrive today but evidently they are on her feet as well!

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neuroknitter said…
Hocus Pocus looks so cool. I can't wait to see how it manifests itself as a knitted item!
May 8, 2019 at 5:52 PM
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