Knitting again

Aaryn, a photo by pknit on Flickr.

Finally decided on a baby present for co-worker after contemplating shoes, blankie, flip flops and flowered hat or headband. Yarn is Watermelon Patch color in Universal Yarn’s Ultimate Cotton Batik.

Tomatoes, Etc.

OK, it has been a while since I posted photos of my preparations to start tomato seeds in the Aerogarden. Two days later, I started tomatoes in a second Aerogarden. Once again, I forgot how the plants take off in the AG and they have long outgrown it. One now has teeny tiny basil sprouts in it.

Of course, the day after it was 77 and these tomatoes were out on the patio, where I swear they grew an inch or two, it got too cold for them to go outside for close to a week. DH says Belvedere is tired of having a garden in his sleeping place.

The cold weather did not seem to hurt the apple trees, they are still blooming and leafing out.

Pup Photos

Belvedere, a photo by pknit on Flickr.

I had to follow him around the yard to get a picture. Then when I got down to his level, he ran over and kissed me.

Hope everyone had a happy Easter! The Easter Saint Bernard was not very happy. The hand is there to keep the paw from knocking off the ears. Which happened shortly after the camera battery died. So this was my only chance.

Belvedere does not like for us to pay attention to Baron, our sweet Great Pyrenees mix. Baron was snoring in this photo.

When I was following Belv around, Petunia was following me. She says, “Lookit my stick, Mom.”

Daisy Doodle was ignoring the sticks on the ground

Puppy

For Monday: Belvedere’s widdle paw on widdle cheek pose, to which my husband says, “nothing widdle on that dog.”

Knitting and Gardening

Getting ready to put my own seeds in the Aerogarden-tomato seeds. Yes, the tea mug is an integral part of the process

Seed pods ready to go. I put together baskets, add the growing medium and seeds, then iron on the labels

The first sprout appeared s few days later in the Aerogarden

DH’s Rainbow socks, in Harris Tweed pattern, They have been languishing for a couple of years, and have been added to the list of projects to finish. I have now gotten through the heel turning and gusset.

Off-set Vest is being knit from the yarn from frogging (ripping out) Faery Ring, which had languished for 3 years or so. I am using the cable strip salvaged from the bottom of Faery Ring instead of the one from the pattern.

Spring Plus Puppies

“Mom, it is boring wandering around the yard looking for flowers,” sez Belvedere

The daffodils are blooming, this year before the Japanese Magnolia budded

Baron, our Great Pyrenees/Lab mix enjoys the sunshine and soft grass

Daisy turned up last weekend. She looks to have some German Shepherd

More Knitting: Hard to Believe

Actually, more finishing of projects that I started at least a year ago. The next finished project is Plymouth’s Cabled Button Wrap in Plymouth Royal Llama Silk yarn. I have three handmade polymer clay buttons for it. I also finished my Freeman’s Alley Mitts, but forgot to take a photo. I couldn’t block the wrap the other day because the blocking board was too short. I went to Target and got foam baby floor mats that interlock to make a longer surface. The wrap covered the entire surface, plus a little of the orange mat here.

Detail of cable and seed stitch rib of wrap

The wrap ended up being about 52 inches long. I still have one skein of yarn left.