blue mood

I am obviously going through a green phase (just look around. heh..).
However, the coming of warm(er) weather and sunshine has made me think of summers. And summers in my mind are mostly yellow and blue.

Today it was the blues that my memory was picking up. So, even though I have tons of other things to do, I simply HAD to make this:

Working on...

I was so happy to realise I don't have enough handknit socks for spring! Naturally, I made sure to rectify this as soon as possible. Thanks to a long flight and plenty of hours chatting with family, I got this:


It is sock #1 of my tried and tested mindless pattern: CO 56 stitches (yes, small feet, thin ankles), with short row heels over 30 stitches. I like the cable running at the back of the sock, kind of like a secret joke. And of course, the good thing about small feet is that socks are finished in a blink!

I 've also been working on - what else, a granny square blanket. So far there are 9 done, all in various combinations of the same 4 colours. It is so much fun making each one at random, without really paying attention at how colours are combined. I really enjoy the fact that each one came out so different from the others. As the blanket is supposed to be mostly sage, though, I foresee more sage in my near future.

Spring is also inspiring me to organise and tidy up a bit. So I turned this:

into this:

so it can hold this:

Things that make me smile...

Today, it's the new photo on my desktop at work:

What I found in my camera

I have a lot of help when I sew

... or arrange squares.

It's hard work indeed

and rest is well-deserved.

April fool's day

Maybe, maybe not.
I still have no decent camera to take pictures of projects, even though funds, decision and specs have been allocated to the purchase of one. I guess I 'm not the shopping kind - which, in our day and age, makes me feel like something from another planet. sigh.

Anyway - I have indeed been knitting, sewing, crocheting all sorts of things, that may have to remain in list form since no pictures are available.

1. a bunch of winter hats, for L, myself, friends, kids of friends. Favorite one: red one made with 1 skein of Noro Kureyon (color number xxx?) (for me)
2. two pairs of flap gloves. I made some modifications, but essentially followed the Handknit Holidays pattern
3. eight squares of Lizard Ridge in different colors (I couldn't pass on the opportunity to play with the colors!)
4. several sewn bags, of inceasing craftsmanship (ranging from -5 to +3. doing good!)
5. eight granny squares (out of, oh! who 's counting!). Now, I 'd never want a granny-squared blanket in my house, but I really wanted to make one. Luckily, I found someone I can inflict it on, and they can't quite say 'no' as it's a wedding present. Heh.

Observations:

• Serious affection growing towards Noro colorways.
  
• Also serious affection growing towards the contrast of small/large projects, such as the ones which fool you that you are making progress because you finished a square, whereby ignoring that you still have (oh! who's counting) more to do.