Knitting Is The Answer

- knitting -

Two sticks and a piece of string...

producing a piece of fabric by joining that string into a series of continuous loops.

I find there is something so calming about the sound of two knitting needles "clicking" past one another,

the feeling of yarn advancing on your skin.

There is quite a sense of satisfaction watching work advance from nothing to the finished product.

I found this article "what is knitting" so interesting!

I started another hat for the "New To You Make Along 2023" 

This is a "Double Brimmed Hat" and the pattern can be found here.

New to me as I have never knitted a hat this way, 

this will be for my son Mike for this coming Christmas.

I start early.

I am knitting with naturally hand dyed yarn by Liz.

The yarn is dyed using black beans, she named this yarn "The Magical Fruit".

There is a small accent of dark gray around the rim, it is a little hard to see in the pictures.

Inside you can see the extra layer of knitting, making the ear area twice as warm.

I love this stitch marker that I am using, a gift from Kathy in Maryland.

I am on my second ball of yarn on this my

Bernat Knit Seed Stitch Throw

in Wonderfluff Bulky Weight Yarn

70% Baby Alpaca, 23% Nylon, 7% Merino...100% soft and squishy!

Those evergreens laying on the blanket smell just like the forest.

I think I will keep them indoors for a while, the smell makes me happy!

 - if i'm sitting, i'm knitting -

A Sprinkle Of Snow

I woke up to snow on Wednesday!

Some might call it a "microscopic" amount of snow...

minor, lightweight, little, meager, modest or minuscule...all of those fit the bill.

But it was our first and only snow this year, it was my snow and I was kind of excited.

Don't laugh...

The ice on the windows was so pretty.

 

- snowflakes are pretty patterns, etched in water's dreams -