The lake has returned. Once again there is
the lullaby of waves at nights ... and in the mornings, before I get up I can
listen for a while for the sound to hear what kind of a day is ahead of me. As
a bonus feature the sounds of the birds echo loudly from the surface because
the forest is naked and does not soften the noises. Not to talk about the light... The magic of
spring in the arctic.
To be able to experience all this beauty wipes away the
memory of all the dark and cold winter months.
Even though it seems quite bare and cold in
the pictures, if you bend down close to the ground, there are spots of bright
and new and fresh greens. (We have cleaned the summer kitchen and have already used it a couple of times.)
But now I have to show you my new favorite knit...
To be honest, it is not that new anymore, I knitted it few months ago. This is
not my idea, as I saw this in my LYS. I quickly made a mental note of k4/p4 rib
and bought two skeins of Sandnes Garn Mini Palett sock yarn (I am not quite
sure of the yarn any more, but I believe it was this), 200 grams altogether and
used it all to make this wrapper.
I love it, it must be the best thing I have
made myself for a long time. You can pull it down so that it covers just your
shoulders, or further up, and then it hugs your neck. In wintertime it fits
beautifully inside a coat and while puttering around the house when you feel
cold, you can even pull if further down to keep it around your waist - almost
like a mini skirt.
It is the best thing ever, but ... the drawback
was that it was quite a boring thing to do, 200 grams of sock yarn is a lot to
knit. Then again, boring is good at times, when in need of something easy and portable
- this is the excuse I am using as I am thinking that I need a new one, or
maybe even two.
Wool with you,
Lene
What a lovely spring. I've never been in the Arctic, but I have lived through bleak winters, and what a joy it is to see the tiny green shoots!
ReplyDeleteThat is also a lovely knit, and now I'm thinking about some of my sock yarn in the stash...
Hmmm. Cast on 320? I have so many single balls of sock yarn that I think I see stripes in my future. . .
ReplyDeleteI love your spring pictures. Here in the Midwest, we went right from winter to summer! I miss spring.
ReplyDeleteVery cool wrap.
The ice is finally out on our lake too. Seems like it took forever this year but things are starting to green up now. Love that wrap!
ReplyDeleteWe have catapulted into summer now, so I would sweat in this now... but in the fall, it looks just right! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThat is lovely! Can you please share more details? I'd love to make one, too.
ReplyDeleteHow many stitches around?
ReplyDeleteSpring is the reason that I love England, after a cold, grey winter, suddenly the whole world turns green and life is everywhere.
ReplyDeleteIs that you in the photos, Lene? You have a beautiful, elegant face.
Pat
Nice to see your face, Lene! And your pretty hair.
ReplyDeleteYour pictures are spectacular, Lene. Thank you so much for sharing them.
ReplyDeleteIt nice to see that you have spring. Sometimes people make it sound like you never have spring, winter just goes straight into summer.
ReplyDeleteI love cold places even though (maybe because) I live in a warm place, Texas. Spring is over year and the heat of summer is on the horizon. I love the beauty of our lake and your description of mornings there.
ReplyDeleteYour cowl/hug is wonderful. Yes, would you share the cat in stitches you used or will you be writing a pattern?
Patricia
I'm guessing something around 256 sts for the cast on?
ReplyDeleteDMartin
Lovely photography. Is there anything you don't do well? (That's asked admiringly, by the way...you are very talented.)
ReplyDeleteAnd a lovely cowl/wrap/skirt. I certainly have piles of sock yarn...surely there is some that might turn into one of these...