I dream of Springtime and Cherry Blossoms. . .

. . .and anything that remotely reminds me of warm weather. See that really big tree limb? Well, two pixies was the awesome and amazing person who cut that puppy down to a manageable size for another friend to carry to the curb (I also helped, but not really--I was just along for the drag~)


Below is the long and short of the majority of the large limbs:

There are actually more branches that need to go out; this is part two of a three part drama!

Two Pixies--you rock!

I am truly blessed to have such great knitty friends. And that's all I have to say about that :)

Let it snow, let it snow?

Just when I thought for once I could just trust that doggone groundhog, here comes another blast of winter. . .well, at least it wasn't feet of snow. . .and hey, it a couple of three days it will melt.

Will soon have another 2006 item finished. It will be my first felted purse. I am sooo excited y'all! ~

Now that it's warming up. . .

why not finish off a nice merino hat? Remember this? It was the hat I ended the year with and promised myself I would complete. . .well I kept my promise--it is finally a FO. The fact that it took me an extra couple of months and is completed now that a major cold snap is over, but who's counting. Not to mention this was actually a Christmans gift. . . hey, it will be well appreciated (I hope). A good lesson learned here--if you think the pattern is off, you frog it and it still seems off--remake the pattern. I held on to this hat longer than I should just to get it right. Now that it is blocked (and as you can see, it really does make a difference), I can see there is a mistake, but someone who doesn't knit--I doubt he will notice. I picked up this yarn from Springwater Fiber Workshop (a great LYS). It's an Italian merino wool called Dive Autunno in colorway cookies and cream. It was yummy to knit with and I love this colorway. I picked up a couple of balls for myself in a beautiful orangey color. I will post that once I begin knitting it up. I plan to find another hat pattern.




Now here is the sock from last year as well--all that's needed is to graft the toe (will have to check in with my knitsters at Knit Night for a primer:



I wash hoping for clearer pictures, but here is the calf stitching:



Finally, here is some bold and beautiful skeins I picked up from a newly open LYS called The Tangled Skein. Not too far from work, and the atmosphere seems really welcoming. I have an idea of what to do with this, but I will have to find just the right pattern. This is a 50/50 alpaca and tencel blend by Classic Elite called "Miracle." The label says that it is a great weight for a shell or tank and a "year round yarn in most climates." We'll see about that.

Blessed and highly favored

While some people would see my limb littered lawn as a pain in the neck and horrible, I see a blessing:

• limbs fell all around and yet my roof remains
• inches of ice fell and not feet of snow
  

It could have had much worse happen, and while it will not be a breeze, I count myself blessed. I am grateful and thankful that I have friends as I do who have offered to help remove the debris and soon, it will be pretty and green and warm once again. . .I patiently await that day.

See the pretty mess:

It's here! February Poshness!

Oh, what did I find at my doorstep last night?



What treat, what absolutely purly goodness did I find?




A peachy treat for a girl living on a peachy street:


YUM!


Update: I had to edit this post as I was doing this at work and forget to edit out some of the information. If I can fix it, I will reinstate the earlier pictures. . .otherwise enjoy asis~