Sunshine State Knitting
Tonight I'm blogging while listening to rain drumming on the back porch roof at my mother's house in Florida. Seems like every afternoon or early evening, the skies open up and the rain comes down pretty hard. Being a Northerner who's not a huge fan of heat and humidity, I especially like this cooler part of the day.
The blog's been quiet as I wrap up two design projects and a birthday present. I can show you this, though. It's one of my travel projects:
That's the Mitered Top by Norah Gaughan in the new issue of Vogue Knitting. I'm working it in the round--for this pattern I don't see any reason not to. I've got a lot of stitches on the needles, but I'll take that small temporary inconvenience any day over the task of seaming.
I saw lots of lovely butterflies at Epcot Center today, including this one, which stayed motionless for the longest time:
There were other kinds of stationary butterflies to be seen. Here's my Mom posing with one:
There are more flower butterflies and a certain famous mouse in this shot:
Aside from the evening rains, my second favorite time of day here is early in the morning. At that hour, the heat hasn't built up yet and, just like in Massachusetts, lots of birds are singing. That's also when the friendly neighborhood kitty is out and about. She trots across the street each morning when I open the front door looking for her. She hops up on my lap and purrs while getting her chin and ears rubbed.
Thanks to Ravelry, I was able to meet up with a couple of Kissimmee knitters while here. My mom and I had a nice time sitting and knitting with Adrienne and Elaine at Books a Million the other night. Adrienne and I met a year ago, when my mom and I were in Michael's. I had just arrived and was wearing my Shetland Triangle shawl because it had been chilly on the plane. Adrienne--who works at Michael's--recognized the pattern and asked me about it. Turns out we were both on Ravelry, so we exchanged Rav names and have been following each other's knitting adventures ever since. It was great to see some of Adrienne's drop spindles and handspun yarn, not to mention the awesome flame socks she's knitting for her boyfriend. Be sure to check out her blog to see the Sunflower Doll she made for her granddaughter. It's incredibly sweet!
The blog's been quiet as I wrap up two design projects and a birthday present. I can show you this, though. It's one of my travel projects:
That's the Mitered Top by Norah Gaughan in the new issue of Vogue Knitting. I'm working it in the round--for this pattern I don't see any reason not to. I've got a lot of stitches on the needles, but I'll take that small temporary inconvenience any day over the task of seaming.
I saw lots of lovely butterflies at Epcot Center today, including this one, which stayed motionless for the longest time:
There were other kinds of stationary butterflies to be seen. Here's my Mom posing with one:
There are more flower butterflies and a certain famous mouse in this shot:
Aside from the evening rains, my second favorite time of day here is early in the morning. At that hour, the heat hasn't built up yet and, just like in Massachusetts, lots of birds are singing. That's also when the friendly neighborhood kitty is out and about. She trots across the street each morning when I open the front door looking for her. She hops up on my lap and purrs while getting her chin and ears rubbed.
Thanks to Ravelry, I was able to meet up with a couple of Kissimmee knitters while here. My mom and I had a nice time sitting and knitting with Adrienne and Elaine at Books a Million the other night. Adrienne and I met a year ago, when my mom and I were in Michael's. I had just arrived and was wearing my Shetland Triangle shawl because it had been chilly on the plane. Adrienne--who works at Michael's--recognized the pattern and asked me about it. Turns out we were both on Ravelry, so we exchanged Rav names and have been following each other's knitting adventures ever since. It was great to see some of Adrienne's drop spindles and handspun yarn, not to mention the awesome flame socks she's knitting for her boyfriend. Be sure to check out her blog to see the Sunflower Doll she made for her granddaughter. It's incredibly sweet!
posted by Bonnie at 5/27/2009
5 Comments:
Thanks for the lovely complements Bonnie. You are welcome to come knit with us in Kissimmee any time. I love your Mitter top. I might have to make that my summer tank top knit. (^_^)
What a lovely post with great pictures from the trip! Nice to meet your mom.
And I know that top will come out wonderful.
I've been knitting on my porch in the rain a lot this week too. It's awefully peaceful, and I hope it lasts. We have horrid heat and humidity, too.
Always good to see The Mouse. I used to work for him, and despite the silly outfit it was a lot of fun!
What yarn are you using for the Mitered Top? I want to make it too, but am looking for a sub.
The yarn is Classic Elite's Classic Silk. It was on sale during the WEBS anniversary sale. Much more affordable!
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