Dear Ellen,
I have dozed through the weekend. SO nice to have a weekend with no outside obligations. I dozed…I knit…I watched a movie…I walked the dogs. And I enjoyed having a chance to depressurize a bit.
Here’s the project I was finishing when you called last night. I’m calling it Heart of Waves. It’s Judy Marple’s Heart of Wales shawl made out of Handmaiden Sea Silk in the Marine colorway. I’m guessing you can figure out why it’s Heart of Waves for me. It was a fun knit. Two lace patterns are in there and you can modify the size by knitting more or less of either one. I like the fact that I can now say I’ve both knitted lace and have done lace knitting. This pattern has patterning on the front and back in the edge lace and only has patterning on the front for the center lace pattern, allowing it to qualify for both. I am down to a pair of socks and the sleeves for my Australian sweater on the needles. I need more projects. I do need something to wear to Craig’s wedding and a friend is due in July, so good sources of inspiration there.
As noted above we didn’t go to the farm this weekend, but Dale did run up during the week to take care of some business. He got a picture of the partially finished floor (the high shine won’t be there when it’s done…it’ll be more of a satin finish in the end) and one from the picnic area. You can just make out the stonework on the foundation. We’ll be up next week and are looking forward to lots of neat changes…we may even have some kitchen cabinets in place!
Have a restful week. Love, Jan
P.S. Thanks for the advice on the kale chips…they turned out great — though one batch was certainly a little heavy on the cayenne! The chard is good too…but begging for a chopped tomato!
Jan and Ellen are identical twins who have always had an innate fashion sense. Crafting is an integral part of their lives and they stay stitched together sharing their love of knitting, family and community.
April 17th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
Yay for a relaxing weekend You Deserve It!!! the house looks lovely and the floors will be wonderful I am sure. We are slowly getting things settled here, but there are still many things that need work. I am hoping to have the floor in what is to be Rick’s office tiled, and the majority of the room set up by the time he gets back in late September. It will be my homecoming gift to him. I love seeing the pics. One of these days I need to do a seriously pic post to my blog.
April 18th, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Beautiful shawl! Strawberry motifs there.
April 18th, 2011 at 5:36 pm
Oh, hooray for quiet weekends! Sometimes that is exactly what the doctor ordered - a chance to just sit still and be quiet. The lace is just stunning, too - those colors are right up my alley. I bet you will wear that one a lot…
April 18th, 2011 at 6:36 pm
I think we were truly twins this weekend, at least for Saturday, as I pretty much knit and napped my way back to this time zone.
And you have a picnic area?! Where do the semis park?
April 19th, 2011 at 6:55 pm
I love a lazy weekend! We don’t have any truly lazy weekends on the calendar for quite some time, but we declared an emergency rest zone on Sunday, and just hung around for a few hours before heading out to do errands. It’s so nice when you finally get to depressurize!
Your lace is beautiful! It does look like waves around the edge, doesn’t it?