A new project...

Do you remember this yarn?



Pretty, isn't it?



Can you guess what it will become?

Happy Easter!

When Easter came around a few months after I moved to Seattle four years ago, I felt really homesick for the first time. I realized no one here would give me chocolate on Easter morning... Eating chocolate for breakfast was (and still is) a tradition in my family. So, I took matters into my own hands and went out to buy myself some chocolate. I ate it on Easter morning, but it wasn't quite the same...



This year, a friend of mine gave me this cute lavender egg with chocolate inside. What a difference... I guess I made a home for myself in Seattle over the years, and good friends along the way! A friend who gives you chocolate is obviously a good friend, don't you think? ;)

It's still winter at Mt Baker

Yesterday, I went skiing at Mt Baker with Emily and Dave. It was a beautiful day...



"Magnificent! Fantastic! The most beautiful day of the year", would say my dad.



The snow was fresh and heavy, which made it a challenge to turn in some places. Can you see Emily and Dave way up the slope?



I had fun, and was happily tired at the end of the day. Thanks to Emily and Dave for taking me with them!



And look who also enjoyed Mt Baker!

Le fabuleux destin d'un nain de jardin

Pattern: Simply a gnome!, by Else Tenessen
Yarn: Cascade 220 Wool and Superwash Wool, leftover from various projects. Eyes and eyebrows sewn on with Tahki Cotton Classic (leftover from this baby blanket)
Hook: size G (4.25mm)
Started and finished on March 18, 2008




He seems to like Seattle.

Spring awakening!

It's the first day of Spring! The cherry trees are blossoming!

I have to enjoy it: next year on the first day of Spring I might be stuck under 10 feet of snow...

Baby alert!

Yes, another baby gift! I know five people who are currently expecting and are due between early April and the end of May. Expect lots of baby knits to pop up here in the next few weeks... One of them had a baby shower on Sunday. Since it was only announced about 10 days earlier, I needed a pattern I could knit quickly.



A friend of mine knit this pattern over a year ago for a different baby shower. The hat was worn as long as it could possibly fit... but that baby is all grown up now... Time flies! Since it came so highly recommended, I figured it was good choice. It's a fairly simple pattern, and Cascade Fixation gives it a nice stretchy quality.

Details:

Pattern: ? (can't remember what it's called), from Acorn Street in Seattle
Yarn: Cascade Fixation Multi, less than 1 skein.
Needle: US 4/3.5mm, in DPN and 16" circular
Started: March 5, 2008
Finished: March 9, 2008



Isn't it cute? And the little slippers are adorable...

Do trees need to keep warm?

Knitters in Ohio are knitting a sweater for a pear tree! It's being described as a new form of graffiti street art. Original, no?

I wonder whether sweaters would affect how much maple sap can be collected from a maple tree... Don't worry, I don't have plans to knit for trees (or any other plants) any time soon. No need to stage an intervention.

p.s. It's apparently a movement, with "knitted graffiti" around the world, from Paris to the Great Wall of China. Who knew?