put that in your hat . . .

"There is
one big thing--desire.
And before it,
when it is big, all is little."

(Willa Cather)

completed project

The cozy and
very soft, new socks.
I have another pair of
socks in progress.
It's a good thing, too, because
many of my hand-knit socks
have seen many years of wear . . .
and could do with a little less rotation.
In other words, i need more socks.

twinkley

Hand blown,
glass balls.

I love these beautiful
adornments. Right
now, they're hanging in my
front windows. They make a
beautiful light show when the sunlight
hits them and creates rainbows in my house.

new for the new year ...

a smattering of
books-on-the-go....

more knits

Above, a light weight,
finished project
that was sent off
to England as a gift.


On the go . . .
we've been swatching for
a sweater . . .


The swatch is not
knit with the yarn colourway
that i'll be making the top with.
I can promise that the
top will not be a pastel shade.

Here is the second swatch
with
my totally adorable pin cushion
from Orkney, Scotland.

lips that move

I found this marvellous
and funny postcard in the
gift shop of the New York MOMA.
(click here for the link to the MOMA,
Metropolitain Museum of Modern Art).

This is
a fabulous, plastic array of images that
move when you Move the card.





Hello from the Africain
Violet and the Knitting Companion's
brother.

books at my house

I have this book
on loan from a friend.
it's very funny and makes
me laugh out loud.

Thanks, Clinton Kelly.



This book is my own.
it started out with empty pages,
but it's getting filled up in a colourful manner.