tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-164406022024-03-23T14:53:35.314-03:00Plum TuckeredKnitting, Weaving, Dyeing and MetalsmithingSaywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-82265408789307496912012-08-14T17:05:00.000-03:002012-08-14T17:19:09.908-03:00Summer has come and is not allowed to go just yet. Did everyone else have ten thousand things they planned to accomplish this summer too? And here it is, August, and I haven't made much headway. Summer used to feel longer and full of more free time, at least when I was growing up. Mostly it has been crammed with the duties of everyday life and parenting (which means wanting to make sure my daughter is having a great summer). Her legs have grown exponentially longer since school let out and she's enjoying her friends. <br />
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Handwoven copper in satin weave with patina and embroidery. </div>
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I've been embroidering this piece since before Christmas and forever wondering if it was finished. It was partly inspired by this photo of lichens, found <a href="http://www.sharnoffphotos.com/nature/natural_patterns/caloplaca_acarospora.html">here</a>. <br />
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<span style="text-align: left;">As always, I've been struggling with how to best present my work, and because I work with textiles and metal my pieces are often wonky, thready, stiff and impossible to frame 'as is'. I feel as though the onus is on me to make sure anything I sell can be easily hung and presented. Often that has meant framing my work myself or mounting it on wooden cradles. However, framing quickly becomes expensive and wooden cradles can be heavy. For this piece, I made a recessed base by cutting an equal size shape (to the piece) out of foam board and gluing that onto thick cardboard. Once it was dry, I nestled the piece into the hollow and added the mat with high-tack double-sided tape. It worked perfectly. It will now pop into most standard sized frames. </span><br />
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I did some experimenting with supplementary weft. We studied it in my university weaving course, but it's so much simpler when the fibers you are working with obey. Copper wire does its own thing and plays by different rules. I only worked in the simplest of extra weft in the form of thicker copper wire which I later wrapped in thick cotton thread. I did not know how the wax would take to the cotton but I think it worked out fairly well. <br />
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Today's piece is a mixed media. I fell in love with encaustic almost two years ago. There's something about the translucence of the wax, the smell, the heat, that malleability that is so beautiful and so addictive. I have learned primarily at home, experimenting, but last summer I was fortunate enough to take a small class at the Ottawa School of Art. After all my dabbling, I find it hard to believe I waited this long to simply 'paint' a copper weaving.
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I love the way the texture of the weaving stands out. It's available<a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91931294/mystic-2012?ref=v1_other_2"> here</a> at Etsy. </div>
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When I am not weaving with copper, I have dug into my stash of 'real' yarns again. As it is February, this update can't be complete without something red, can it?<br />
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This scarf is also available at <a href="http://www.etsy.com/listing/91509718/a-very-red-scarf">Etsy</a>.<br />
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<br />Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-86023030260544304172011-08-01T09:45:00.005-03:002011-08-01T09:56:52.119-03:00Knitting Again....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWWpiNuJ68BZRHeWHAF5-ITHtlBi4GwwR_Q5uBB5nYf192oBZPgX1a_PbhXf970MBFP5RzbbOVdplfhvnvWKBirKcXPXYV7jN3wp15yklsGR_QyreUnstC0dbe_h-ecWp5N6QI/s1600/028.JPG"><br /></a>Here are my latest obsessions....<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVPFkWLfZfacjtI8QfTF6hVGviM3BPhDQmV_o29FKzJ8MLjZcbGzc0XShTrgCiFvc7s8ENtxPYKLD34p9RtC4iuv21fDN5nQGr-NDaUNEJ0NRFqPMVxtytm1X7eSdOw8C0yYm/s1600/014.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwVPFkWLfZfacjtI8QfTF6hVGviM3BPhDQmV_o29FKzJ8MLjZcbGzc0XShTrgCiFvc7s8ENtxPYKLD34p9RtC4iuv21fDN5nQGr-NDaUNEJ0NRFqPMVxtytm1X7eSdOw8C0yYm/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635868973261243170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5kfv0S8h4bCwRijnAuuiHNq0Yfhw6RIxQFifrLq1emq27FezpiBTY6v3XHLFdsl3c9BiH0YgOFT42qTL1FB0xMGkoElLBHhqbhWFzWbp3sWNDkvVlPaQjvhImZgQOaawW8BF/s1600/028.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo5kfv0S8h4bCwRijnAuuiHNq0Yfhw6RIxQFifrLq1emq27FezpiBTY6v3XHLFdsl3c9BiH0YgOFT42qTL1FB0xMGkoElLBHhqbhWFzWbp3sWNDkvVlPaQjvhImZgQOaawW8BF/s320/028.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635868995738424178" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-hAH36yqkDtYU1lusi9b6zdEQ4c8XPM2seFZX0ZjN7u8i876iQQ2YBy-RLWxree2gEJFfO4gNQbIYGODTfgF7x8ecrc-ky4wESoiTfPGSNZtR_y9EjKAAbsRMgt1vzvHML_G/s1600/nov+018.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-hAH36yqkDtYU1lusi9b6zdEQ4c8XPM2seFZX0ZjN7u8i876iQQ2YBy-RLWxree2gEJFfO4gNQbIYGODTfgF7x8ecrc-ky4wESoiTfPGSNZtR_y9EjKAAbsRMgt1vzvHML_G/s1600/nov+018.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS-hAH36yqkDtYU1lusi9b6zdEQ4c8XPM2seFZX0ZjN7u8i876iQQ2YBy-RLWxree2gEJFfO4gNQbIYGODTfgF7x8ecrc-ky4wESoiTfPGSNZtR_y9EjKAAbsRMgt1vzvHML_G/s320/nov+018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635868984305979170" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyX68PYOWvYDlhwJ6nYUnNxaC-T9F6RekLMZvMaB3ppT6CdDz7rTw6gsT5Y-QmT9eCoQj1cTNh38GpExY6Q55HeJGC2_UQukh1IR_YemSxNDUVVk4u1zDQNhgrrx7FW8H2SLI/s1600/before+and+after.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 178px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwyX68PYOWvYDlhwJ6nYUnNxaC-T9F6RekLMZvMaB3ppT6CdDz7rTw6gsT5Y-QmT9eCoQj1cTNh38GpExY6Q55HeJGC2_UQukh1IR_YemSxNDUVVk4u1zDQNhgrrx7FW8H2SLI/s320/before+and+after.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635868969091045090" border="0" /></a><br />Even though I love weaving, I often miss the convenience of knitting and the beauty of loosely knitted stitches. Sometimes I think the basic knitted stitch is the most perfect of all tiny creations in that no two are exactly a alike. I think it would be fun to take my copper wire and use it with a knitting machine, but then my stitches would all be completely uniform.Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-38560980873476028492011-04-30T09:15:00.006-03:002011-04-30T10:03:12.285-03:00Making things....<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1-AZXSonoFkEQzqY03geITK6S56AGdl1SW7P1dXy93NlKFCaJZaIgMks9VGzSz3bJSTpZIICBAGZJ71f1Qp9Qc36BvLh3U3AzDS0ES5w_ce_VLuEuIrjL8IEmSHPVPZPAG-N/s1600/darden2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1-AZXSonoFkEQzqY03geITK6S56AGdl1SW7P1dXy93NlKFCaJZaIgMks9VGzSz3bJSTpZIICBAGZJ71f1Qp9Qc36BvLh3U3AzDS0ES5w_ce_VLuEuIrjL8IEmSHPVPZPAG-N/s400/darden2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601350366504655474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">In the Garden</span><br />Encaustic, copper with patina, Japanese paper<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This week I am starting a class in encaustic. I have been fiddling around with it at home for a little over a year but I'm excited to learn more. I don't feel like I currently have a lot of control over the process, although I am often pleasantly surprised by my results. I think wax is naturally very forgiving that way. </div></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: italic;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAIjVE7-PMOVaOI33PddKkSdrvjfuUxhxIh2v5UB9GqXLchByR1zYw2TYEoLjlOqGBRaxRrCjEPkqO-XFHVeDF6AoHChyrXRAybyePcMrY2_e5LdXlphM3833HXYyk4oifRoT/s1600/021.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAIjVE7-PMOVaOI33PddKkSdrvjfuUxhxIh2v5UB9GqXLchByR1zYw2TYEoLjlOqGBRaxRrCjEPkqO-XFHVeDF6AoHChyrXRAybyePcMrY2_e5LdXlphM3833HXYyk4oifRoT/s400/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601350392330568722" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Handwoven Scarf in navy blue</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I've also been doing a lot of 'regular' weaving. I'm enjoying it more than I expected. I've discovered that it's sometimes trying to work on complex twills (with finicky copper) with a two-year old assistant. I use Nuno felting techniques on my scarves to lightly full or felt them. I stretch the scarf out, cover it with soapy water, and then we roll it up in plastic and she sings "roll, roll, roll."<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS-8XK3zk9Dbvj_ZiCtENkxStQXoq4A4nxsxupsCrfH_oNjNHCawd6bs_tb9FkjGgAfqF6U3i3k077Hs39pmv_spEGcUP-J6mjzTrr6MxZ9q1HEnzevDXHyOP6XKKKj690n1c/s1600/026.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUS-8XK3zk9Dbvj_ZiCtENkxStQXoq4A4nxsxupsCrfH_oNjNHCawd6bs_tb9FkjGgAfqF6U3i3k077Hs39pmv_spEGcUP-J6mjzTrr6MxZ9q1HEnzevDXHyOP6XKKKj690n1c/s400/026.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601358132004918994" border="0" /></a>As you can see, she puts her heart and soul into it.<br /></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_GO9sbZ2d0X10sX4-xuobVyybwEKISTT7W7TezC69JGWCyRFXO7bgWUnVZ8jyMFkYrPo3bs11ebDyCu3TSICyVRqq7dlsm9kJ-ne-J6TE2S1QRADNH5WMW6mwOP7Gy6WzekI/s1600/a60.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1_GO9sbZ2d0X10sX4-xuobVyybwEKISTT7W7TezC69JGWCyRFXO7bgWUnVZ8jyMFkYrPo3bs11ebDyCu3TSICyVRqq7dlsm9kJ-ne-J6TE2S1QRADNH5WMW6mwOP7Gy6WzekI/s400/a60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601350383525010338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Starry Night, Northern Alberta<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;"><span>My other new love is cross-stitch embroidery. Lately I have been feeling nostalgic for the landscape of northern Alberta, for shadowy black spruce trees on the horizon. </span><br /></div> </div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW7umYjRB7JNw7LJJSfkCf2UTuvgdgnWIpIta9cKYPWLMg5_cGivoXeExBrjk-xcfBp5uE4kriERDczzudA9CvZyv0J0R1PDusZKfKapczIkA7hXut3PIQTW43DDjaE3cmdiV/s1600/DANCE.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 312px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAW7umYjRB7JNw7LJJSfkCf2UTuvgdgnWIpIta9cKYPWLMg5_cGivoXeExBrjk-xcfBp5uE4kriERDczzudA9CvZyv0J0R1PDusZKfKapczIkA7hXut3PIQTW43DDjaE3cmdiV/s400/DANCE.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5601350377334878738" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dancing Feet</span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">For years, I have wanted to knit copper socks (or feet). 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I finally did it and then I hung them and sprayed them with patina.<br /></div><br /><br /></div>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-70611123065509553302011-01-04T16:02:00.004-04:002011-01-04T16:25:12.675-04:00Dear blog and world attached to you, I've missed you.<br /><br />Here are the longies I knit and forgot to show you.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4IQQHtMe1saFAq-Ts6GQy2SX5ktizcXeKG5DAY_PdxjDEH29xytfT5RsJmT4Il3i3Teedz1zibLzrt1_JUBKPBU66gofRDuo9Zxa6O7V5RzbnkPRCYBt3Ga8uzs9796NwAou/s1600/094.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4IQQHtMe1saFAq-Ts6GQy2SX5ktizcXeKG5DAY_PdxjDEH29xytfT5RsJmT4Il3i3Teedz1zibLzrt1_JUBKPBU66gofRDuo9Zxa6O7V5RzbnkPRCYBt3Ga8uzs9796NwAou/s400/094.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558426129926929954" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my new weaving partner.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNvKg_oRboJhFWIGSrmQ_FrJm7x4kdByuDujIANvsA3V5ryonBqOb66t2C35GdTV3UX0nX7zogZGEE8NcUOfYFZDJ8U5DPJe78a0dXrN3_ya8dpWSKXid3biRGjM1egY41lB1/s1600/067.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNNvKg_oRboJhFWIGSrmQ_FrJm7x4kdByuDujIANvsA3V5ryonBqOb66t2C35GdTV3UX0nX7zogZGEE8NcUOfYFZDJ8U5DPJe78a0dXrN3_ya8dpWSKXid3biRGjM1egY41lB1/s400/067.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558428012553945890" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here is some of my favourite work from this past year.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ0jvql76rhDP6r-av5RTrLmW_2feGg_T1XH5pCp1308OabdzE_oTXPz1DZ0hHt1BA33x5uMoSPgftD8sqG3qqIq09_5VdxZ7o8TO0WY26QxHOE_UnjQYgI-hj_TLz3kvCk0a/s1600/pairofshovels.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 324px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibQ0jvql76rhDP6r-av5RTrLmW_2feGg_T1XH5pCp1308OabdzE_oTXPz1DZ0hHt1BA33x5uMoSPgftD8sqG3qqIq09_5VdxZ7o8TO0WY26QxHOE_UnjQYgI-hj_TLz3kvCk0a/s400/pairofshovels.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558428000236532978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Pair of Shovels </span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi0tdowxAYjwFNMOyIAsUFYk_quea3q1Naa90rETLojSyz4tN9cjorc31cFWLtkNdRd5TMArrD7MPDSzGseV360GQPUx25KS959JRp74GY0nTaB6SuXGg7fzA2DOht84TI25b/s1600/o.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 227px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfi0tdowxAYjwFNMOyIAsUFYk_quea3q1Naa90rETLojSyz4tN9cjorc31cFWLtkNdRd5TMArrD7MPDSzGseV360GQPUx25KS959JRp74GY0nTaB6SuXGg7fzA2DOht84TI25b/s400/o.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558427995728816706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Sigourney's Dream</span><br /></span></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLNlh6Ok_8fZ1Sv5KZlnO4QwoqOvFV0H615pgi99hgH-wtT04dqwwt0NwfMfMHVrvDl4yuVBySdpeFWqZ6BhJobl8_AJ7H9j_UFS7VRCajJH33764g92GIxmhV1J_G8Uq1ajx/s1600/051.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCLNlh6Ok_8fZ1Sv5KZlnO4QwoqOvFV0H615pgi99hgH-wtT04dqwwt0NwfMfMHVrvDl4yuVBySdpeFWqZ6BhJobl8_AJ7H9j_UFS7VRCajJH33764g92GIxmhV1J_G8Uq1ajx/s400/051.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558427985015025730" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Copper Ikat: Red</span><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0FnHN3HzRJPyIRepWQMBsEB-ILeok3HZfyqiCa1nqmdw6hT0VAP9YULn9lRulQJ8Yvwpo5i5iiAym1qgYwWc7XnxvZgy3bLhWieDHXa7Op0FvjTAJX30AE8xyEQwIgdWfJhb/s1600/013.JPG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 362px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO0FnHN3HzRJPyIRepWQMBsEB-ILeok3HZfyqiCa1nqmdw6hT0VAP9YULn9lRulQJ8Yvwpo5i5iiAym1qgYwWc7XnxvZgy3bLhWieDHXa7Op0FvjTAJX30AE8xyEQwIgdWfJhb/s400/013.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5558426139382703122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Waiting </span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4IQQHtMe1saFAq-Ts6GQy2SX5ktizcXeKG5DAY_PdxjDEH29xytfT5RsJmT4Il3i3Teedz1zibLzrt1_JUBKPBU66gofRDuo9Zxa6O7V5RzbnkPRCYBt3Ga8uzs9796NwAou/s1600/094.JPG"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgT4IQQHtMe1saFAq-Ts6GQy2SX5ktizcXeKG5DAY_PdxjDEH29xytfT5RsJmT4Il3i3Teedz1zibLzrt1_JUBKPBU66gofRDuo9Zxa6O7V5RzbnkPRCYBt3Ga8uzs9796NwAou/s1600/094.JPG"> </a>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-46431566791622547522010-02-03T15:28:00.007-04:002010-02-03T16:19:11.820-04:00Green and Blue, Art and Knitting<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2kDJYhe8WPcJWa82T4cgXgJH4Y3bRCyGc5MFsWUL6qp9Q60AaOUlnKbAmLy28ZwWfewRJ19YHswz95mj4crbqhFn2trY5JjBCQ2hrweNXWKKge7LdWz9LMRs-BZnMEFu9RfY/s1600-h/co1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 301px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC2kDJYhe8WPcJWa82T4cgXgJH4Y3bRCyGc5MFsWUL6qp9Q60AaOUlnKbAmLy28ZwWfewRJ19YHswz95mj4crbqhFn2trY5JjBCQ2hrweNXWKKge7LdWz9LMRs-BZnMEFu9RfY/s400/co1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434103113067393922" border="0" /></a> <br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Fragments </span> 2010<br /></div>Handwoven, distressed, manipulated copper, patina, wax pencil, shellac.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">It has occurred to me now and again that I should make this blog more about my journey as an artist. Call it a New Year's resolution of sorts. There will still be plenty of knitting, but here I can let go of ideas and thoughts too. The whole stay-at-home mom/artist bit is hard but not so hard that I dare complain about it. My time is limited and shared, but I do find time and when I'm thoroughly distracted it's because an awesome little girl wants my undivided attention and she may only think I'm awesome in return for so many years, so I should take it while I can.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">I really wanted to call this piece (above) <span style="font-style: italic;">Fragments of Zebra</span> as I've just finished reading the book VALIS by Philip K. Dick but my husband helpfully informed me that would be both trendy, obvious and clichéd. Okay, he's right. But I still like to look at it and imagine that the layers are the universe cut apart into sections and the splashes of pink interrupted transmissions from Zebra. Personally, this piece is also about process and repetition, as well as what happens when one allows something to patina undisturbed for several weeks. I am always surprised by the results. No two patinas are exactly the same.<br /></div></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHAzT7ZSme8cXYTtuYb3XcX0utdt9QQD1AbfcZ2UG2ad2fkZoj3A2izVLfNhBbndwCtFkB41pLo-gvusigt3ZHD18nb2ngouWfPxkV_c-kG2dzGA4h-g2l4J2LTe0R-vjEKXp/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQHAzT7ZSme8cXYTtuYb3XcX0utdt9QQD1AbfcZ2UG2ad2fkZoj3A2izVLfNhBbndwCtFkB41pLo-gvusigt3ZHD18nb2ngouWfPxkV_c-kG2dzGA4h-g2l4J2LTe0R-vjEKXp/s400/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434103463903749666" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Under Water No. 2</span> 2009<br />Handwoven, manipulated copper, patina, wax pencil, shellac.<br /><br /></div><br />More leftover summer knitting...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Inga-boo<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RFFM7Es0KE_x-hJQ22lJzL4BVbR-kRw0tYRFRWoHEkZgnYMb1zIRh58WvOT4fazbOt0LHL3U0w1t1nI9fSpkqAo9TfkkmrnPXUeSk_aV1aAD5FjJwfmRj2AHOogSG5wvy-aX/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9RFFM7Es0KE_x-hJQ22lJzL4BVbR-kRw0tYRFRWoHEkZgnYMb1zIRh58WvOT4fazbOt0LHL3U0w1t1nI9fSpkqAo9TfkkmrnPXUeSk_aV1aAD5FjJwfmRj2AHOogSG5wvy-aX/s400/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434102225404430530" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-UPzG-PFoySrlPLkd0o7S-4KVFKxJzGwJuIzzDxVrdvZzaZ6hpeoKGwfDnSRIjJ9FhfRFWhY7SxKvvg2lsMpAQnP59ZoMucD8MOG5UWlWAg-pDL5Ogot0-7gSQmYbfi1ZxLY/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 337px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP-UPzG-PFoySrlPLkd0o7S-4KVFKxJzGwJuIzzDxVrdvZzaZ6hpeoKGwfDnSRIjJ9FhfRFWhY7SxKvvg2lsMpAQnP59ZoMucD8MOG5UWlWAg-pDL5Ogot0-7gSQmYbfi1ZxLY/s400/018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434102220772829218" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHvIhI32K9nOWHNgJ10akx3xk8JcA9Km6InTWcFTVDTYAqGlAgxNNHhrahZyKlvkCAu-3SmlBPA91HNsnSZ7JxH-Dp6GDzkadGjygRfN2S59V9jNMErlYRcQlNDZcgIm5roKp/s1600-h/009.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmHvIhI32K9nOWHNgJ10akx3xk8JcA9Km6InTWcFTVDTYAqGlAgxNNHhrahZyKlvkCAu-3SmlBPA91HNsnSZ7JxH-Dp6GDzkadGjygRfN2S59V9jNMErlYRcQlNDZcgIm5roKp/s400/009.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434102233416845938" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I was determined to modify the pattern and post it, but by the time I began a second version, it was September, and he it dawned on me that 'hey! It's not going to be warm out much longer and I have no idea what size Bunky is going to be next summer. So it's stashed away in a bag with a few basic instructions.<br /><br />On <a href="http://weebleknits.blogspot.com/2003/05/stretchy-bind-offs.html">this </a>page I discovered the best bind off method ever, posted by a woman named Doris. I love her.<br /><br />Recommended for triangle shawls, cuffs on toe-up sock or necklines:<br /><br />1. K2sts.<br />2. Slip the 2 sts from the right hand needle to the left hand needle.<br />3. K these 2 sts tog. K1.<br />4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all sts have been bound off.<br /><br />Test the bind off on your swatch to make sure it gives the look and<br />flexibility you desire.<br /><br /><br />To Bev, who asked about the pattern for Sigourney's Christmas Stocking. It a modified version of the Holly Leg Warmers from <span style="font-style: italic;">Handknit Holidays</span>.Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-87289827875224513372010-01-10T16:06:00.004-04:002010-01-10T16:25:46.762-04:00Where have I been?I am really still here and I am really still knitting. I don't know how I let it go this long between updates? There is no excuse. I will simply post knitting photos.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Sigourney's Christmas Stocking<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK2-o_wePnERLpwfAdkCqzlqaCaPiWXNjjy4rWsN_4uxLzDT8LzXzDGKouw01pHuO0GXSkZpWtxPFLkNea3y1j_kLTGBRgMvNHcHtGhCt368RZlQreRuSYatjfSvizaAc59yt/s1600-h/184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 310px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLK2-o_wePnERLpwfAdkCqzlqaCaPiWXNjjy4rWsN_4uxLzDT8LzXzDGKouw01pHuO0GXSkZpWtxPFLkNea3y1j_kLTGBRgMvNHcHtGhCt368RZlQreRuSYatjfSvizaAc59yt/s400/184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425205454485303202" border="0" /></a><br />I've had the same handmade one since I was a baby and I wanted her to have one forever too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgif1Fw5zVQg02UTf1P43ylDLsxkQmV9GPemsnZCJWYAQaYvq3iBFAcRZjNeHnsGJvUVtB4dIhnibf1O6FJUlgNg_RJI0GKs3_PlFQbmor6ohV75NyYHQshyzz3C92dNJSfBm9O/s1600-h/176.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 287px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgif1Fw5zVQg02UTf1P43ylDLsxkQmV9GPemsnZCJWYAQaYvq3iBFAcRZjNeHnsGJvUVtB4dIhnibf1O6FJUlgNg_RJI0GKs3_PlFQbmor6ohV75NyYHQshyzz3C92dNJSfBm9O/s400/176.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425205447426416226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Stormtrooper Toque<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aSp9ul0cFJFY7qhmPT4ADtWJwXT6ODhdgCmZMLGMZaUlcz-I59pNQ4LTHSD0tEkvMNx3CrPBFczJdWjogpu5caluHcMjAQbbMBEawtWP3_kohYauw3pM9XO-97pTzN7pmdEc/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_aSp9ul0cFJFY7qhmPT4ADtWJwXT6ODhdgCmZMLGMZaUlcz-I59pNQ4LTHSD0tEkvMNx3CrPBFczJdWjogpu5caluHcMjAQbbMBEawtWP3_kohYauw3pM9XO-97pTzN7pmdEc/s400/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5425207106711584770" border="0" /></a><br />This was a gift for a little boy. Needless to day, now I want one for myself and I think Sigourney needs one, and maybe even my husband...Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-51947107920161059682009-07-27T19:06:00.006-03:002009-07-27T19:22:21.466-03:00More knitted stuffAlthough I wanted to strangle myself with this yarn at one point, the <span style="font-style: italic;">Biased Eyelet Stole</span> by Eunny Jang is finished! It wasn't a hard knit by any means, but the knitting went on forever and ever. Or it felt like it did.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOzD8p0bbV3AHtaKFbtgsuIMnvUCjmdYwIFwCv6mMbcglXTI4a6E-tBFhUmqY7qGl_d33nl_lcuxF5y8W3Q2EeFEC8BPqIm6ogIlFVjOU4dNbSK6kLqAX-Z6BErQEq2dzAskr/s1600-h/004.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOzD8p0bbV3AHtaKFbtgsuIMnvUCjmdYwIFwCv6mMbcglXTI4a6E-tBFhUmqY7qGl_d33nl_lcuxF5y8W3Q2EeFEC8BPqIm6ogIlFVjOU4dNbSK6kLqAX-Z6BErQEq2dzAskr/s400/004.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363265814136497554" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXUmFr7NJ4rPaeEuRmKtvi-BjTkmXWPq4TEsOQwM8y55Mmol28GEeuREpJt4fbU7zWcFgXOwfG61BLFt_ssD-zyTifDGsNEgwmwrwAkRCrxXIoKbzQMDf-Ii3UrjuhdE858Kc/s1600-h/005.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzXUmFr7NJ4rPaeEuRmKtvi-BjTkmXWPq4TEsOQwM8y55Mmol28GEeuREpJt4fbU7zWcFgXOwfG61BLFt_ssD-zyTifDGsNEgwmwrwAkRCrxXIoKbzQMDf-Ii3UrjuhdE858Kc/s400/005.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363268487315659090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg8MGPmTSIIQXF3oEGlFN65eaPfA2VA3DtV50x8WmKVbnoP8erk-I29ftRBIP8JSg0V-41hfDmW0LmaC0U8nKtb8P4OmlkSjQ5YsIvgLlLGNBfyNa7e7GrTnm4va_SLrSqBgR/s1600-h/001.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxg8MGPmTSIIQXF3oEGlFN65eaPfA2VA3DtV50x8WmKVbnoP8erk-I29ftRBIP8JSg0V-41hfDmW0LmaC0U8nKtb8P4OmlkSjQ5YsIvgLlLGNBfyNa7e7GrTnm4va_SLrSqBgR/s400/001.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363268689072180082" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpMnwDNnGodI4WVBzH9j9SnF2uucwnE6O-Qj6RhCRETnzlaYIuFGcL_rQCJl1gw0QkLjdk0pdSwgyWQZfiIs1G6l0EFHax6xxD-_FEjVCKLAgfb5qCKYzra74m72dlutZGSuN/s1600-h/030.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZpMnwDNnGodI4WVBzH9j9SnF2uucwnE6O-Qj6RhCRETnzlaYIuFGcL_rQCJl1gw0QkLjdk0pdSwgyWQZfiIs1G6l0EFHax6xxD-_FEjVCKLAgfb5qCKYzra74m72dlutZGSuN/s400/030.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363266071797398770" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Now I just have to decide what to knit next. Or do I tackle an unfinished object? Decisions, decisions...Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-22713315932566450822009-06-28T20:53:00.013-03:002009-06-28T23:33:32.862-03:00Little Majolica<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Little Majolica </span>by Kristin Nichols from Interweave Knits, Fall 2006<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivNIgG-jwNsKSashT4pVuV9wD1uyrTDngpo6zJxSzdlEaJFf1xFHvUC9MCrIbgogjFRdMzxEyEuPWmclHjvm5e6ShSkQuo0yylEn-huWjLv7wF2scRoLAtonpedbKZaNmuVt8/s1600-h/228.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgivNIgG-jwNsKSashT4pVuV9wD1uyrTDngpo6zJxSzdlEaJFf1xFHvUC9MCrIbgogjFRdMzxEyEuPWmclHjvm5e6ShSkQuo0yylEn-huWjLv7wF2scRoLAtonpedbKZaNmuVt8/s400/228.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352531608637713378" border="0" /></a>This was the first project I've knitted quickly since Sigourney was born. I knitted it up in about a week and a half. It's an easy, pleasing fair isle pattern and I will definitely knit another one. This particular sweater was a gift for my niece. I'm happy with how it turned out, although my seaming skills need more practice.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U5c-Ieq_zBenDAdDYH4pNAHxQVfMucGCK6Wu-svAJeacDj9GdgVqLNm7mtj1V9ga93ZoBBkIC3fgcJM8cs-VTsns-yfzIcYTh5rCrSq6OPx0BiQ6DMeIZ8wtcUY3JuKKWYD4/s1600-h/230.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 323px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-U5c-Ieq_zBenDAdDYH4pNAHxQVfMucGCK6Wu-svAJeacDj9GdgVqLNm7mtj1V9ga93ZoBBkIC3fgcJM8cs-VTsns-yfzIcYTh5rCrSq6OPx0BiQ6DMeIZ8wtcUY3JuKKWYD4/s400/230.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352531602277676690" border="0" /></a><br />A close up.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwdtPtejJCaBPaazkPvjaPFURHGdVQmanvjEbyjqia_h3vlNTfMpfq6w5AjcVhspwtis3bLcghn2Degv_UAmk8y4ci_S__mSFo5-a74CNu53NnPyC9SlD3STftQ6NjPcFdcII/s1600-h/234.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHwdtPtejJCaBPaazkPvjaPFURHGdVQmanvjEbyjqia_h3vlNTfMpfq6w5AjcVhspwtis3bLcghn2Degv_UAmk8y4ci_S__mSFo5-a74CNu53NnPyC9SlD3STftQ6NjPcFdcII/s400/234.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352531605256282290" border="0" /></a><br />Is it time for five month old pic-spam? Yes...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnc6vaUdivdvY1FI-RtmhEhfwC5S-KoAte2qHKRzXfRE9BRoWiyl0KNHmx-n-ZpSmJS3LIDHrkRsFTzavPg2bk5PMj-A35DuczOVZEOmTD58sj9dAT1tj3rz9oDv9nrbQ7iVa/s1600-h/034.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqnc6vaUdivdvY1FI-RtmhEhfwC5S-KoAte2qHKRzXfRE9BRoWiyl0KNHmx-n-ZpSmJS3LIDHrkRsFTzavPg2bk5PMj-A35DuczOVZEOmTD58sj9dAT1tj3rz9oDv9nrbQ7iVa/s400/034.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352534902045329810" border="0" /></a><br />At five months, my daughter is wonderful and so much fun. If she had her way, she would stand up all day long.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v39sviw4_5ShBNVZtRHJabxUo4WXDxakXWU5o1xDD-9OodRr5blu3lrFmXRDbyKZC5yuo2Bio7TJW0b0YWXudlGfhmQNeaOFea8kx1YKV7TLW0wUZ4f1wHwlJkdL6X9Gab5Z/s1600-h/189.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0v39sviw4_5ShBNVZtRHJabxUo4WXDxakXWU5o1xDD-9OodRr5blu3lrFmXRDbyKZC5yuo2Bio7TJW0b0YWXudlGfhmQNeaOFea8kx1YKV7TLW0wUZ4f1wHwlJkdL6X9Gab5Z/s400/189.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352534900068598738" border="0" /></a><br />At the moment, I am a single mom and always looking for things Sigourney and I can do together. Montreal has the most beautiful Botanical Gardens. I bought an annual pass so that we could go every week. As this is my first summer in the city in over a decade, I find that I need to be outside as much as possible. The Gardens are terrific because I can pass an entire day there. Even better, there's artistic inspiration to be found in the plants and flowers.<br /><br />This one reminded me of a fishtail braid.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIPxSDDvsBCOxwceeWfoKRR3rUIHqgHv6pK-OcwFHnMvzy8YUNzVb2VZPUZyLY4Km2qCLxMckQwZFSmBf9Y1EdO2Jd0lAu1AIV1h5PCh4dpMXIYcXmsu5U0cOrBceEynZhPyH/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIPxSDDvsBCOxwceeWfoKRR3rUIHqgHv6pK-OcwFHnMvzy8YUNzVb2VZPUZyLY4Km2qCLxMckQwZFSmBf9Y1EdO2Jd0lAu1AIV1h5PCh4dpMXIYcXmsu5U0cOrBceEynZhPyH/s400/058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352552387439724434" border="0" /></a>Strange pods.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o9G33UWNUxJuAeo2FVaJBNA3htlqlNEXd2YggpEaFFqKbDv6cbJxHMeDq2kdjf_diYN5G6qxEbXtz9qpIOgFxaGqHGXIJHIl1Iw3bilgLLEFfLN0EwE9Yn9ZddhhTILQi1CJ/s1600-h/062.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5o9G33UWNUxJuAeo2FVaJBNA3htlqlNEXd2YggpEaFFqKbDv6cbJxHMeDq2kdjf_diYN5G6qxEbXtz9qpIOgFxaGqHGXIJHIl1Iw3bilgLLEFfLN0EwE9Yn9ZddhhTILQi1CJ/s400/062.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352552382067871298" border="0" /></a>Here is the Bonsai greenhouse.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v5qM_qIKyz7DIQ7mmodS5ZhExi4iY-SZpBMyme8sPGEV_O4wC7HN30nkG-oIvuwX1oAE1rldwPfhHv7ynzYs2DI7V3SrhlCGcsUfH472l01mGqj9tAOPOpXeS-wSPAEvKtS5/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2v5qM_qIKyz7DIQ7mmodS5ZhExi4iY-SZpBMyme8sPGEV_O4wC7HN30nkG-oIvuwX1oAE1rldwPfhHv7ynzYs2DI7V3SrhlCGcsUfH472l01mGqj9tAOPOpXeS-wSPAEvKtS5/s400/070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352552994670021090" border="0" /></a><br />And flowers!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6L74g-2nXwQc8PnTrOs26zb4j9neN2jIoJDGE4dCsr2pKtS9MefDXNnUaj_9LF7EuNUQyzzif322uzu5pEaiCTlN6wHGBAITNNoWmcSrKCf31-9_p6qPyJnprce4Ba_TI_jo/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh6L74g-2nXwQc8PnTrOs26zb4j9neN2jIoJDGE4dCsr2pKtS9MefDXNnUaj_9LF7EuNUQyzzif322uzu5pEaiCTlN6wHGBAITNNoWmcSrKCf31-9_p6qPyJnprce4Ba_TI_jo/s400/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352571485422213586" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxz5T8oB5Q3XEtzxiZjgg9gxL1yM4B9K18EzDErNZ0TbGHITxkW2w_bZbBE7Hmbd7BjBqQA_vIt4e1Dc2dDHs5PuWU1nxA6xYt7QBHj7qDcnDxhJU2xoCnj4LyO6rCt7WAwUe/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaxz5T8oB5Q3XEtzxiZjgg9gxL1yM4B9K18EzDErNZ0TbGHITxkW2w_bZbBE7Hmbd7BjBqQA_vIt4e1Dc2dDHs5PuWU1nxA6xYt7QBHj7qDcnDxhJU2xoCnj4LyO6rCt7WAwUe/s400/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352571489938475842" border="0" /></a><br />These last plants I photographed because the name cracked me up. Bloody Begonias. They belong in a Harry Potter book or herbology class.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp2nKEEv6HFAVNFxLdV-seBuUDHdzpDf0dZzPrGDZ1ZMIT1if0V9E-3MakkNwW-4-eq04jbegVzCM3dgfXTA9nSMoE6mV9bqMkpfd6zeRvaiNjSPq48DphjPgIJ6iIBpo8XhU/s1600-h/064.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdp2nKEEv6HFAVNFxLdV-seBuUDHdzpDf0dZzPrGDZ1ZMIT1if0V9E-3MakkNwW-4-eq04jbegVzCM3dgfXTA9nSMoE6mV9bqMkpfd6zeRvaiNjSPq48DphjPgIJ6iIBpo8XhU/s400/064.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5352552373423146018" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiajPv9-Kp8LyGO6-oBp01mnhGakH1sGxKIry6XVbhpZTyZenAIfkJ6aSirhQzIzXBWN7Vi2ixXhyqaNxAHKV9iHOm6smHxBMw4LxL_Z6sfcRIhsx-pWHpjEaz9Z_-Tzp5xvA8C/s1600-h/051.JPG"><br /></a>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-75239224475397664512009-05-03T12:22:00.003-03:002009-05-03T13:07:15.774-03:00Early MayJust a little experiment.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb02yHlMlaVPWPUBLG30vlH8EZtYeW1zUmK-wlTMIV7XqfMnM0-S18vwJOCSk_UEHiMiXW_RTenyzoJUo0_LL3vJI7CGFoxQjIOlemu3pQPV5Rno90n4K9sV7mjX9QAI7YSfh/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 345px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisb02yHlMlaVPWPUBLG30vlH8EZtYeW1zUmK-wlTMIV7XqfMnM0-S18vwJOCSk_UEHiMiXW_RTenyzoJUo0_LL3vJI7CGFoxQjIOlemu3pQPV5Rno90n4K9sV7mjX9QAI7YSfh/s400/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331619558667065298" border="0" /></a> It was a gift for a former teacher's retirement party. Students past and present contributed to a box of 'samples'. It's my first official piece since the wee one was born.<br /><br />Yet another woven scarf.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv242g0W-z1yuEWsify92c5s6n9l69_DsUNrk-s6j3YJ_uRe3_2-YWsA7Y2ieZxEwRQJGSOU4FzXdKJmx6fHWnakMoaI1PZfe5H30JXOu9LXxovq4tWoi7JToWiCfl9QLM0n_4/s1600-h/024+%282%29.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv242g0W-z1yuEWsify92c5s6n9l69_DsUNrk-s6j3YJ_uRe3_2-YWsA7Y2ieZxEwRQJGSOU4FzXdKJmx6fHWnakMoaI1PZfe5H30JXOu9LXxovq4tWoi7JToWiCfl9QLM0n_4/s400/024+%282%29.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331619561818803122" border="0" /></a>This one was a gift for my friend T. Note to self: black on black doesn't photograph very well.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqgZMg91qkfASam8dz8yT8NeUnq9Tcx9WGwyeXndghAJqIQ4rS2_SKe98qXj4mM1Q1WH22l4xuPFiP-sRzuqZNqrThNcDOVX0KzXw6N83pj4F1oRkoAMZYMoPZHvFNHtQKNWa/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 269px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgqgZMg91qkfASam8dz8yT8NeUnq9Tcx9WGwyeXndghAJqIQ4rS2_SKe98qXj4mM1Q1WH22l4xuPFiP-sRzuqZNqrThNcDOVX0KzXw6N83pj4F1oRkoAMZYMoPZHvFNHtQKNWa/s400/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331619548158079314" border="0" /></a>I'm intending to redesign around here and make a new banner but I a)suck at banner making, b)forget, and c)remember, but only at inopportune moments. Bah!Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-43338591791258265672009-04-15T18:06:00.003-03:002009-04-15T18:13:46.831-03:00Anouk<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugUaLV2O5rspaH15fiDaB1F6Iz2u0SxKApkzN7B2N4-3mKONgWJadPmGdNMiYlOMsdYDd5QEBoygYoX7W3uYEsfWveiGf_7JwqPVRU_EcbT9OgE9XYnN3x4fVD2K0yXRBvbdM/s1600-h/025.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 384px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiugUaLV2O5rspaH15fiDaB1F6Iz2u0SxKApkzN7B2N4-3mKONgWJadPmGdNMiYlOMsdYDd5QEBoygYoX7W3uYEsfWveiGf_7JwqPVRU_EcbT9OgE9XYnN3x4fVD2K0yXRBvbdM/s400/025.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325027756301068130" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring04/PATTanouk.html">Anouk</a> by Kate Gilbert.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwdcmE1Flqvz6psR8VOdE0sLFf95ReCsbKAKhcipe-6l98Mvg7dPjeopth5tfYFTTLBupBUH-uXCVf-SJB-JlAsc_J8h4GwjZBT-YCYAasm-AbYR9diEyv9-49HTodZ8BiQB4/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 325px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgwdcmE1Flqvz6psR8VOdE0sLFf95ReCsbKAKhcipe-6l98Mvg7dPjeopth5tfYFTTLBupBUH-uXCVf-SJB-JlAsc_J8h4GwjZBT-YCYAasm-AbYR9diEyv9-49HTodZ8BiQB4/s400/021.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5325027755202127650" border="0" /></a><br /><div class="notes markdown"> <p>I think every new mom or mom-to-be (or auntie-to-be, godmother-to-be, grandmother-to-be) finds Anouk hard to resist. This pattern is fun because it’s so easy to personalize it. I made the six month size Anouk. My Estelle Cloud Cotton yarn required size 5.0 mm needles, so I used the same number of stitches as the 3 month size but used the six month measurements. I decided to go with a single pocket, only two tabs, and I wrapped my buttons in yarn.</p> <p>I haven’t blocked it yet and I’d like to sew a simple shift to be worn under it. It won't fit Sigourney until the summer so I have plenty of time.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p></div>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-62580896661827442252009-03-13T15:18:00.012-03:002009-03-16T13:13:10.161-03:00Thank you....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRGLZPtsBewUCRnd5tzVd0iCc-nkcNsXYv8-gAN1ix_g7vCZbuIpQ3DAtKxiYQMZjzvJQh8nAMw6TKd0hklOKWdOsCWeJqQ-ficdfDi7jP4ruLDrTKfpAnNZ66jEwNe5WDc-f/s1600-h/057.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDRGLZPtsBewUCRnd5tzVd0iCc-nkcNsXYv8-gAN1ix_g7vCZbuIpQ3DAtKxiYQMZjzvJQh8nAMw6TKd0hklOKWdOsCWeJqQ-ficdfDi7jP4ruLDrTKfpAnNZ66jEwNe5WDc-f/s320/057.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741445364683346" border="0" /></a><br />I can't believe the fluffy blob of knitted yarn in my previous post came out looking like this.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wFrKR9j4WBTQFau9V3K3rCeHZR5KD-rOR6xDxIQT_4Tj-QAUtG4044RWR1q4xye3yc0hyQT6T5-Lsq1WxM82obXrY8qaiAYn9_pPOBuiVwGa-1_NxNaYqVzANTZk3UklnCbE/s1600-h/049.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1wFrKR9j4WBTQFau9V3K3rCeHZR5KD-rOR6xDxIQT_4Tj-QAUtG4044RWR1q4xye3yc0hyQT6T5-Lsq1WxM82obXrY8qaiAYn9_pPOBuiVwGa-1_NxNaYqVzANTZk3UklnCbE/s320/049.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741440320130290" border="0" /></a><br />Blocking really fixes everything.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSmOU8KpQfwZsbFYqUeXCaW8TTlv1JbUQnyrM4GPnMU5S7v8r6Ub-OPJYTifRGASLAP-MVD4MZ6xGemxzrCMEuOLGBmULcz2qOPxan3lZusO4Y_GKszLBwHzNK1CSjmFGhocE/s1600-h/038.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcSmOU8KpQfwZsbFYqUeXCaW8TTlv1JbUQnyrM4GPnMU5S7v8r6Ub-OPJYTifRGASLAP-MVD4MZ6xGemxzrCMEuOLGBmULcz2qOPxan3lZusO4Y_GKszLBwHzNK1CSjmFGhocE/s320/038.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312740164705481330" border="0" /></a> This was a very slow knit for me. Partly because of the wee one - some days I only knit two rows - and partly because I found knitting with lace-weight yarn on large bamboo needles awkward. I kept expecting the awkwardness to ease up as I progressed with the pattern but it never did. In the end, it was all worth it. This pattern is fabulous and I would/will knit another one.<br /><br />Here is a glimpse of it in the gift box.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MRx4Hf00TROKOrNASq3oijHYyoFCrDhXfiWdGYNzqF4lwdaxE-TPuN4DWlf_b5u2fPXNeNEHqrvEawaudgAVjI2BWwLIpL6O6nrg1I1XW6SqzdIdDZ2XzSQ5_9SgYP-VEhZH/s1600-h/018+-+Copy.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 278px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-MRx4Hf00TROKOrNASq3oijHYyoFCrDhXfiWdGYNzqF4lwdaxE-TPuN4DWlf_b5u2fPXNeNEHqrvEawaudgAVjI2BWwLIpL6O6nrg1I1XW6SqzdIdDZ2XzSQ5_9SgYP-VEhZH/s320/018+-+Copy.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313568867288719778" border="0" /></a><br />My husband made the box out of black cherry wood.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUTJBMLnhGklJqb2QkZN4d1W0j9S-uRs33uBKGgS5vsTH2jMIqWDOd8Y5XrIqayZxc3BSVMKKzvHVDrj9fTGn1znU7_k3q3gataorHp3F2ELdJVEda0G78IlbDBYGVGTGjlzE/s1600-h/012.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEUTJBMLnhGklJqb2QkZN4d1W0j9S-uRs33uBKGgS5vsTH2jMIqWDOd8Y5XrIqayZxc3BSVMKKzvHVDrj9fTGn1znU7_k3q3gataorHp3F2ELdJVEda0G78IlbDBYGVGTGjlzE/s320/012.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312740160427461938" border="0" /></a><br />The gift was for someone very special... specifically, our wonderful, wonderful midwife.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1NFdj6sBKOSggxKEUie5lhXzyVFA-8rqkoUg4tMDOLeLhHuN9c4e3OoaW1Mp8NgoS6zKcVH1bPhB565GhLOJBvEm-1pBzDHg5mxI1peyaya4QjiohGbvsz5INOS6Y7NTX6kL/s1600-h/6+weeks.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1NFdj6sBKOSggxKEUie5lhXzyVFA-8rqkoUg4tMDOLeLhHuN9c4e3OoaW1Mp8NgoS6zKcVH1bPhB565GhLOJBvEm-1pBzDHg5mxI1peyaya4QjiohGbvsz5INOS6Y7NTX6kL/s320/6+weeks.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312741460809086466" border="0" /></a><br />I have a few thank yous and oodles of good karma to send out too!<br /><br />First, thank you to Gannet! This will fit the little one in the fall and it is exactly her colours.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaJYQZtiLir-I0dX5VLwGfk-otZTrfxlk9SgwqhYoUQvgZxC_2aX9aHDpMepSkYuIpRB2miVw5bjwSidY73QMoUmUETosaDNghdBLkjqelnyFawi1oBnDn8h39Y2J2vHe6l9c/s1600-h/103.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRaJYQZtiLir-I0dX5VLwGfk-otZTrfxlk9SgwqhYoUQvgZxC_2aX9aHDpMepSkYuIpRB2miVw5bjwSidY73QMoUmUETosaDNghdBLkjqelnyFawi1oBnDn8h39Y2J2vHe6l9c/s320/103.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312744458005848386" border="0" /></a><br />Thank you to Sarah! This will fit her any day now. I can't wait! (And I will post photos for you).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeOM-RK1yZiTT6coN3A4GNqWbOve5zRoHXkauDre6S-2nKKHrYZlh8U-n1FT6RAEptupaYdCLHDs_3l2YQ8N7eGa8r12FniKsw99b7Ix_0IyfcLDPWouLoApFe4E1fF8izv55/s1600-h/029.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSeOM-RK1yZiTT6coN3A4GNqWbOve5zRoHXkauDre6S-2nKKHrYZlh8U-n1FT6RAEptupaYdCLHDs_3l2YQ8N7eGa8r12FniKsw99b7Ix_0IyfcLDPWouLoApFe4E1fF8izv55/s320/029.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312739965244044258" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Thank you to Donni! The print is beautiful. The yarn is inviting my creativity.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYj2U3gZDLGuHfAD1qPFUy399QvSH1e48RDcr_IL0s9RrHNK3s3hS1g4LreipKA21v-62PpA_kgTkvDza7CT8RI1NnGqa5-n5jjVAAREjLeH1RwyGlyx4jQfi1pTrSpaYAnIk/s1600-h/031.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGYj2U3gZDLGuHfAD1qPFUy399QvSH1e48RDcr_IL0s9RrHNK3s3hS1g4LreipKA21v-62PpA_kgTkvDza7CT8RI1NnGqa5-n5jjVAAREjLeH1RwyGlyx4jQfi1pTrSpaYAnIk/s320/031.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312739971266936434" border="0" /></a><br />And thank you to the many people who have sent me e-mails, ravelry messages and comments.Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-42335052981778354862009-02-09T16:20:00.009-04:002009-02-09T22:35:05.605-04:00This post makes me look more productive than I am....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLchbK5zjW5c7hev1Lo-sFPjCu4qv86SF_D9_q5eXmE8OkGzioYpu2wyCrRYHV_suQS9pUszPNoj1XEs6MTtCYCi6-mTcH-KrKXS1PvzhLIuUKMTnYo9LHYXpM8NIfm9U4qKON/s1600-h/6+day+2.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLchbK5zjW5c7hev1Lo-sFPjCu4qv86SF_D9_q5eXmE8OkGzioYpu2wyCrRYHV_suQS9pUszPNoj1XEs6MTtCYCi6-mTcH-KrKXS1PvzhLIuUKMTnYo9LHYXpM8NIfm9U4qKON/s320/6+day+2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300896574077822850" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF7dAlyCqt_FYVUW1SeDPgcgS0uRurOo-S6ruwiPvFQtcrcchOeEOWLuJlIQHcnH-X65glr4ZC_N76bVLUTuMJIscK0hTQlTRvShLNhUaVVyi5vkijBL2Q4UozCskDHi6zvXq/s1600-h/6+days+3.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBF7dAlyCqt_FYVUW1SeDPgcgS0uRurOo-S6ruwiPvFQtcrcchOeEOWLuJlIQHcnH-X65glr4ZC_N76bVLUTuMJIscK0hTQlTRvShLNhUaVVyi5vkijBL2Q4UozCskDHi6zvXq/s320/6+days+3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300896569673206306" border="0" /></a>What can I say? She's cute, feisty, always hungry, has some sort of internal radar that goes off if I am more than twenty feet away from her. Every day she is bigger, stronger, more alert, and more interested in the world around her. We're having fun getting to know her.<br /><br />The week before she was born, I knit her a few hats (pattern from <span style="font-style: italic;">Last Minute Knitted Gifts</span>). Let me go on record as stating that this pattern is both simple and adorable and if you are ever in need of a last minute baby gift, this can be whipped up in two hours.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Sn-EW30__zMyJR_TOatCNYG3-un_LP-au6Jsen-oigl5jMLF6CXZCfiO0G5aXC0QWZM8jOM-UwD4QU5q1dhjQrwfFoLqakITnaJnOpkgt7z242MOATqOuaUJJHnNfrW6mlK/s1600-h/014.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF7Sn-EW30__zMyJR_TOatCNYG3-un_LP-au6Jsen-oigl5jMLF6CXZCfiO0G5aXC0QWZM8jOM-UwD4QU5q1dhjQrwfFoLqakITnaJnOpkgt7z242MOATqOuaUJJHnNfrW6mlK/s320/014.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300896171740977154" border="0" /></a><br />In December, I also knit a Ribbed Soaker. It's still in need of buttons. It will probably need buttons until she's five.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA4un1IOi1skfWSApVwRjluNLOSnERhuPsFX3-mHAN3LavTb4Z7UtVVfJPag30HUxeVZH3vFUAfo2NPS-as-FMc5u1MSZ9XngbDAZp5MoO_fIrZZCgRdW5fICnS1DTAPSYi6E/s1600-h/106.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 281px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifA4un1IOi1skfWSApVwRjluNLOSnERhuPsFX3-mHAN3LavTb4Z7UtVVfJPag30HUxeVZH3vFUAfo2NPS-as-FMc5u1MSZ9XngbDAZp5MoO_fIrZZCgRdW5fICnS1DTAPSYi6E/s320/106.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300895629989774866" border="0" /></a><br />My husband hopped on the handmade bandwagon too. We needed a changing table, but I didn't want to buy a freestanding one - it seemed like such a waste of space. So he built one that fit over an old dresser we intend to give to her. I am very happy with it. He even built a custom shelf for the wall above it where we store all her cloth diapers.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC69lyS9Ch4m5taxVQ4V1rGT_kaEt4khKriHtYzax2QzqPuqtub-LZKK9V-k-AGdgIPmQbMlzB0YTpqLhA-bYm283ypPehzuNf3ci_O76-9C3q9NkBXUxJAQS5VSPLQ442u2Cx/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC69lyS9Ch4m5taxVQ4V1rGT_kaEt4khKriHtYzax2QzqPuqtub-LZKK9V-k-AGdgIPmQbMlzB0YTpqLhA-bYm283ypPehzuNf3ci_O76-9C3q9NkBXUxJAQS5VSPLQ442u2Cx/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300896174180958018" border="0" /></a><br />New project underway...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vtKC1ZDAZhlLG5Pszuq4MzVf8PvrBmzsyMEJGhSLUweDRVpFLYbQYDzpyvf7GPtcub1ncvzsk4r1_K__OJz41RK1B5aXvtVimKLetJWrf1TBJ3_wZMlcWHvokYGHDuA3-tzr/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vtKC1ZDAZhlLG5Pszuq4MzVf8PvrBmzsyMEJGhSLUweDRVpFLYbQYDzpyvf7GPtcub1ncvzsk4r1_K__OJz41RK1B5aXvtVimKLetJWrf1TBJ3_wZMlcWHvokYGHDuA3-tzr/s320/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300895631404181938" border="0" /></a><a href="http://samuraipatterns.blogspot.com/2006/08/scarf-for-ally-size-11-x-55-inches-24.html">A scarf for Ally </a><br /></div><br />Knitting a lace scarf is perhaps not the wisest breastfeeding project. For one, the needles are too long and that means holding them in an awkward position so as to avoid poking your infant. Two, babies don't understand the time old knitter's expression, 'wait until I finish my row.' Which means I'm always counting religiously. And being sleep-deprived means I've done my fair share of tinking. I hate tinking. I hate tinking lace more than anything in the knitted world except for tinking fisherman's rib with lace-weight yarn. However, this scarf is a very important gift and I'm determined to continue. I am holding out hope that once it is blocked it will look like the one in the photo. I also hope those are not famous last words...<br /><br />My loom arrived at the end of December. I thought I would give it a name (as everyone seems so fond of naming their spinning wheels and looms) but due to the sheer size of it, it has been dubbed 'the Beast'.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4zTMD-3cE2p0qHoW9FF5PDxQVVbs-gSC8gSB69lprH2PjJKdkOBL9_XkzA80bWW-X4OcKlNh9vJMkOuWPtNIixQU-0rky56KCV7csmHHa8Ry5UOTzT13oix1LfnCoUMM28C7/s1600-h/036.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp4zTMD-3cE2p0qHoW9FF5PDxQVVbs-gSC8gSB69lprH2PjJKdkOBL9_XkzA80bWW-X4OcKlNh9vJMkOuWPtNIixQU-0rky56KCV7csmHHa8Ry5UOTzT13oix1LfnCoUMM28C7/s320/036.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300896173008036930" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">The first thing I wove on it was an alpaca scarf.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYjKvSX5-wVUn3zNATOyaeeTPliAQ4c44yD1q7yB44S2qXzhrryO_f4kAq8PVci0BDtSgOpP_FzeMsNScoVLCfUAYOwY5UpEPGTwJm6EL2fYckw7Vje8KKC9IbyHbnWBY_owO/s1600-h/063.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguYjKvSX5-wVUn3zNATOyaeeTPliAQ4c44yD1q7yB44S2qXzhrryO_f4kAq8PVci0BDtSgOpP_FzeMsNScoVLCfUAYOwY5UpEPGTwJm6EL2fYckw7Vje8KKC9IbyHbnWBY_owO/s320/063.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300910424628137794" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Valerie's Scarf. </span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGvG2xnS8gJlyyJxD1rIydLR6K-42-s1pUy36GO-hrSQ80y3nfULgfbb_tMt42nzlfB9bN0ttb5Q374uYlKoyiT8pstnFQz839DFOuNxsXxI27yv2lGpuJ1EU2E2j-_peAFY6/s1600-h/066.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGvG2xnS8gJlyyJxD1rIydLR6K-42-s1pUy36GO-hrSQ80y3nfULgfbb_tMt42nzlfB9bN0ttb5Q374uYlKoyiT8pstnFQz839DFOuNxsXxI27yv2lGpuJ1EU2E2j-_peAFY6/s320/066.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300895617987065266" border="0" /></a><br />I meant to 'full' it more than I 'felted' it and I am annoyed with myself about that but getting over it.<br /><br />Finally, I finished the cowl (also from <span style="font-style: italic;">Last Minute Knitted Gifts</span>).<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRHYQZhpZg74gkPIY_b5H2zKHEtjb94Yi8l8s4UGUjYK4g7LibQO9TZscl74ZUohvLS5UQJPO-HdJdhE_tfiATp3WEelxqyQ440zzrSzJB2bsUiOPcWCGLqxVBsIxY1TC-AGE/s1600-h/070.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmRHYQZhpZg74gkPIY_b5H2zKHEtjb94Yi8l8s4UGUjYK4g7LibQO9TZscl74ZUohvLS5UQJPO-HdJdhE_tfiATp3WEelxqyQ440zzrSzJB2bsUiOPcWCGLqxVBsIxY1TC-AGE/s320/070.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300895623976988546" border="0" /></a>It's wonderfully soft, but (alas, alas), my one complaint with the pattern would be that it's too big. I knew better. Beforehand, I browsed the project photos at Ravelry and noticed that everyone's cowl drooped a little too low around their neck. Did I listen to my gut instinct and reduce the number of stitches??? Noooooo. I may find a way to fix the problem, or give it someone with a head and neck begger than myself.Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-81227589257412884902009-01-24T10:12:00.004-04:002009-01-24T16:11:18.143-04:00Finally!<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcgKVgni4HanWE78loZGM5y_o9VDSOOWeZpxyigNrkWBW0Spfnb5FaYb8QC4x9coIkBoqHAI7GZpePtJIeChd7DQlzn70ZkYt29i7MEZ1VsyRe5Y2puyIYen9BHa_w-5r4stS/s1600-h/016.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAcgKVgni4HanWE78loZGM5y_o9VDSOOWeZpxyigNrkWBW0Spfnb5FaYb8QC4x9coIkBoqHAI7GZpePtJIeChd7DQlzn70ZkYt29i7MEZ1VsyRe5Y2puyIYen9BHa_w-5r4stS/s320/016.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5294863033176637186" border="0" /></a>'Sigourney'.<br /></div><br />Born Jan 22nd at 9:37 am, at home, with the help of my wonderful midwife and my anxious husband (who was equally wonderful). Labour started on Sunday night, but slowed and sped up over the next few days so that I had no idea when she would arrive. I tried to stay patient and wait it out (beautifully distracted when I could be by events like Obama's Inauguration). Active labour finally kicked in late Wednesday night and lasted until the next morning. I feel so lucky and blessed that I was able to have her at home with such amazing support. It was an incredibly transformative and sacred experience (now blissfully fuzzy) that I will always treasure.<br /><br />We now have lots of parenting confidence to build up, as we are complete newbies to all of this.Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-87932389468850004112009-01-09T17:19:00.005-04:002009-01-10T11:08:38.091-04:00Waiting, waiting...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHyFMMZjQO9_hwDOTBYU6fPV6f-d4OkLRIrctZKJo0MONlPXpTnDRQwVCyXdCJdEEbdFGEaBMV6jKFxnFTH5xgDVAAD3sMoh291GQv8N1wTFkJOCW3vXSQpmtwRPUYpGlYvAW/s1600-h/114.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmHyFMMZjQO9_hwDOTBYU6fPV6f-d4OkLRIrctZKJo0MONlPXpTnDRQwVCyXdCJdEEbdFGEaBMV6jKFxnFTH5xgDVAAD3sMoh291GQv8N1wTFkJOCW3vXSQpmtwRPUYpGlYvAW/s320/114.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289675870425097970" border="0" /></a>This is a strange period of waiting. The wee one is due to arrive in three days, but both my primary midwife and back-up midwife think she will hang out until week 42. I guess we'll see. I keep cleaning and organising and knitting and going to the gym and walking (when it's not too cold!) in the hopes of convincing her to budge. We moved three weeks ago and we're all settled in, so any times she's ready...<br /><br />Back in December, Iris from <a href="http://thegreenonion.blogspot.com/">Once Upon a Time</a> sent me a beautiful package of yarn - handspun, cashmere, silk. Thank you Iris! I have been busy knitting my way through it. As it so happens, it's another cold and snowy winter here in Montreal and I decided I needed a thick toque that would cover my ears. How did she know that her handspun yarn would be perfect for me?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2u5H4W8tPW5rKnMZ4oAs07HePN8AbYdQgGFlhHmi8Aoco1lo86zEWz87YVf4yDGFxpojNrf21pWyqiEOMUDijaPP-Omd_67nyClPYsB_6hwghziBDiG5PxaDoGAzIgn04Wnex/s1600-h/023.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2u5H4W8tPW5rKnMZ4oAs07HePN8AbYdQgGFlhHmi8Aoco1lo86zEWz87YVf4yDGFxpojNrf21pWyqiEOMUDijaPP-Omd_67nyClPYsB_6hwghziBDiG5PxaDoGAzIgn04Wnex/s320/023.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289406940039339794" border="0" /></a><br />I used (loosely) the pattern for the <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/painted-forest-ribbed-hat">painted forest ribbed hat</a>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dVSdZtwMB0km5JrKBSK_hwAqhwIJnzBJWQaD1h9oDrpYFfL8Yz2jly9OVuphr3tKrbBFKX7HwBc3zSFHv7vnQhHdJmftDuWsQvhyaMe6DjHFHGnQpsQiL42q__cPTJqs1gtc/s1600-h/045.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4dVSdZtwMB0km5JrKBSK_hwAqhwIJnzBJWQaD1h9oDrpYFfL8Yz2jly9OVuphr3tKrbBFKX7HwBc3zSFHv7vnQhHdJmftDuWsQvhyaMe6DjHFHGnQpsQiL42q__cPTJqs1gtc/s320/045.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289406976453502898" border="0" /></a>The hat was such a quick and easy knit that I made one for J too.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SLRWnWV0dxaDUyDdSTt0AqcXzJDRQS_UV4FEUUYYQTby5J-LhMLhC_RQ0ELeGNsclvjLFxahg0HoklANNxO1DGs0PH5xF4EBR9n3HpG2YS5PqldXb8rlRWhVmJk06LfSBTux/s1600-h/058.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 253px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2SLRWnWV0dxaDUyDdSTt0AqcXzJDRQS_UV4FEUUYYQTby5J-LhMLhC_RQ0ELeGNsclvjLFxahg0HoklANNxO1DGs0PH5xF4EBR9n3HpG2YS5PqldXb8rlRWhVmJk06LfSBTux/s320/058.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289406965513771826" border="0" /></a><br />With the cashmere, I am knitting the cowl from<span style="font-style: italic;"> Last Minute Knitted Gifts</span>. The skein said 'sock yarn', but I decided cashmere was too beautiful and soft for socks.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2SYkiPE5qHE9A4ebqNIcpXA-BEzAQ5ecBJHP0pBlcQej6HStnOfxa6ZA3yL_92_JZBARlczuhbXretVrJJQsQ-nwhMPukZWGXqY47VUu6C3YuQGh9g7PKtc_tfwZmZv7dyWl/s1600-h/055.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv2SYkiPE5qHE9A4ebqNIcpXA-BEzAQ5ecBJHP0pBlcQej6HStnOfxa6ZA3yL_92_JZBARlczuhbXretVrJJQsQ-nwhMPukZWGXqY47VUu6C3YuQGh9g7PKtc_tfwZmZv7dyWl/s320/055.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289406981582926978" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I'm going to do some weaving over the next few days. I'm sure that if I put a big warp on my loom and plan to finish it before she arrives, she'll hurry up and get here.<br /><br /><br />I hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and holidays! Here's one gratuitous photo of a cat sleeping with yarn.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOn8x-5QzPJW4byfuavVTJ4Cv27vLGChb_Dq6013geXjVqBZ6G79OSjEKOh3Z5RVWQ86UzEd09ZA5kb9gwFwuyKZMqDSwxdcY-3B2HN69AXtG3vIOc6o-aX0Lhd7CtsqQ03G6/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXOn8x-5QzPJW4byfuavVTJ4Cv27vLGChb_Dq6013geXjVqBZ6G79OSjEKOh3Z5RVWQ86UzEd09ZA5kb9gwFwuyKZMqDSwxdcY-3B2HN69AXtG3vIOc6o-aX0Lhd7CtsqQ03G6/s320/020.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5289406960822037026" border="0" /></a>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-17985556926971234662008-12-02T10:56:00.013-04:002008-12-02T21:45:59.264-04:00I don't know where the time goes. Truly! Or why I have so few items knitted. And I have a secret. I hate pink. I hate pastels. I hate little ducks and bunnies and baby prints.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPvFqwz32joe5SIFKgsjI6r_JBVDrjtWKcJxQDrLJWv_AsZ01wzGWJWHPetI46UlMQbPTNm3z5BCbih5X85_kR-TQ_mZ3m-xfKCGrGqZm2MeAqXcxYz7VclexWOt832HDc3LB/s1600-h/010.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 249px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPvFqwz32joe5SIFKgsjI6r_JBVDrjtWKcJxQDrLJWv_AsZ01wzGWJWHPetI46UlMQbPTNm3z5BCbih5X85_kR-TQ_mZ3m-xfKCGrGqZm2MeAqXcxYz7VclexWOt832HDc3LB/s320/010.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275208777145577682" border="0" /></a>My anti-pastel baby blanket (which is really just a version of the <a href="http://images.amazon.com/media/i3d/01/log_cabin.pdf">Moderne Baby Blanket</a>). I'd never tried log cabin knitting before, and it was fun to try something new.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ii8sPvyHyjrHHaOyLkNLn1a454Cd-8RtOBd3MvOlkr8oKuKN8H9QlodJPt5BklLF_BP3nykVojk71mVHdYEC4QgEQB5Ry6SIpaWwuHlqpMoCd-Ku9RpPMVZVfXJGrcQuJD1f/s1600-h/quebec+city+043.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4Ii8sPvyHyjrHHaOyLkNLn1a454Cd-8RtOBd3MvOlkr8oKuKN8H9QlodJPt5BklLF_BP3nykVojk71mVHdYEC4QgEQB5Ry6SIpaWwuHlqpMoCd-Ku9RpPMVZVfXJGrcQuJD1f/s320/quebec+city+043.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275319100847665810" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Anti-duck and bunny onesies.</span><br /></div><br />I used my old screens from screenprinting. Instead of ducks and bunnies, I have ice crystals, cantaloupe skins, frost and algae.<br /><br />We're nearing the arrival date of the wee alienette and preparing to move to a larger place mid-December. I'm still feeling good and working out at the gym, although my lungs are beginning to feel squashed when I'm doing nothing more than sitting. And I'm wondering how much art a new mom can realistically accomplish with a newborn? Or knitting? Or anything? So far, my only goal for those first three months is to watch all ten seasons of the <span style="font-style: italic;">X-Files</span>. I figure it just might be realistic. It will be the coldest part of winter and I'll be spending a lot of time on the couch.<br /><br />As distracted as I've been, I do have some new work.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOZw_0MeIPPMTRyAiYG0OcHFn3Fg2Nukst9Z3aOdtQ0VkPgkF0qeWCbaP2MbcQhUMCoGiZxRanCn3smKSVwdNFVU7BybkKRTcsWP5lUzzx8Z43lLQIRDaFb2W4CUEbxot6gvq/s1600-h/Hatched.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOZw_0MeIPPMTRyAiYG0OcHFn3Fg2Nukst9Z3aOdtQ0VkPgkF0qeWCbaP2MbcQhUMCoGiZxRanCn3smKSVwdNFVU7BybkKRTcsWP5lUzzx8Z43lLQIRDaFb2W4CUEbxot6gvq/s320/Hatched.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275207741043036706" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Hatched</span><br />Merino Wool, Red Cedar.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKGdI0Ulli8AqDQs-_XoJIQ9WU33JviGfwF0mqgsz6mQndVumEbfQPNNPuWwlnX858IML0HckzobHoYRlT63jrj4aeM02w6y0dT57gPGSWO4rbr5wyjp-97MNlLzUsk7O5V0a/s1600-h/bd.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmKGdI0Ulli8AqDQs-_XoJIQ9WU33JviGfwF0mqgsz6mQndVumEbfQPNNPuWwlnX858IML0HckzobHoYRlT63jrj4aeM02w6y0dT57gPGSWO4rbr5wyjp-97MNlLzUsk7O5V0a/s320/bd.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275208111553754498" border="0" /></a>Ummm.... furry little monsters.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWHHuXJkcDbio_fe19NLn4NpSdb5X_VfU6GLrOpQTncY9r8n9m5RPq6b77lSY6H1jaXrHziLwE1zmBaC1EN2tYxhiHj_nDnzOkQeKMSn2HiJ2qv42lkhDJiI_J72cTVFsckJ0/s1600-h/024.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjWHHuXJkcDbio_fe19NLn4NpSdb5X_VfU6GLrOpQTncY9r8n9m5RPq6b77lSY6H1jaXrHziLwE1zmBaC1EN2tYxhiHj_nDnzOkQeKMSn2HiJ2qv42lkhDJiI_J72cTVFsckJ0/s320/024.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275208122702861698" border="0" /></a>A pile of unfinished spiculi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwo2MUkSqYWSYnRi1xHZi5h661OnDe7NGVozXY4QK-2_dSFaanBTA8RbDIynVDKER2goV8kBHMicEFL_D3RAfC6WmzD9KAhyphenhyphennScSjqzy_HXZQJ07JE3FUtGQR102Ao_HQ59H0/s1600-h/027.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIwo2MUkSqYWSYnRi1xHZi5h661OnDe7NGVozXY4QK-2_dSFaanBTA8RbDIynVDKER2goV8kBHMicEFL_D3RAfC6WmzD9KAhyphenhyphennScSjqzy_HXZQJ07JE3FUtGQR102Ao_HQ59H0/s320/027.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275208123928417698" border="0" /></a>Repeating Pattern sample<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyweAcdMV61Ffzd75Q1FELokHg2TZjuUR0j8YoWqp_JmQgY718qz_I1dmUVi89bXg94Lrs0DKjroIsnDUhL6Wo30ipjK0lKyxGROYzp0pTdX6C6BhynpyMnfWyzImFe7DV94KR/s1600-h/039.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyweAcdMV61Ffzd75Q1FELokHg2TZjuUR0j8YoWqp_JmQgY718qz_I1dmUVi89bXg94Lrs0DKjroIsnDUhL6Wo30ipjK0lKyxGROYzp0pTdX6C6BhynpyMnfWyzImFe7DV94KR/s320/039.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275208129438475458" border="0" /></a>Repeating Pattern sample<br /><br /><br /><br />We went to Quebec City back in October. It was my birthday present/our last getaway before the wee alienette arrives. It was lovely and the weather was perfect. We ate far too much of everything - Quebec City is <span style="font-style: italic;">definitely</span> the place to do that.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLNwt17BrRMkCx5l5Qae8rHkwZW2s6kuAIe4eXEdx1sd8TqNP2fkIlSkUdHi9UlExOTYdMoYIAcF4pt1x0sbhbt_a5RSrtzbXaF-pj3DIDWDBlZ-4gLNzkfJa2caF7jkz2ELR/s1600-h/quebec+city+056.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikLNwt17BrRMkCx5l5Qae8rHkwZW2s6kuAIe4eXEdx1sd8TqNP2fkIlSkUdHi9UlExOTYdMoYIAcF4pt1x0sbhbt_a5RSrtzbXaF-pj3DIDWDBlZ-4gLNzkfJa2caF7jkz2ELR/s320/quebec+city+056.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275209263292140130" border="0" /></a>The Old City<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO-sj2bGuzJIKYUc6hHSVahqsBrEImLLFIGyBcPVv5rHt42okEbDh0H-JV2VOECZBrK0ZdgnLKCjIvLoxL2NjK8HlHFip4U_i7vSX9vfD4suDnsq_CWi7Txj0iITNLhDCDfIPn/s1600-h/quebec+city+044.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; 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I remember studying the War of 1812 in 7th grade.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IYdA-XtS13IMlvc3a3M88RnwEbZJ2ZBbGCADINrTMLGqelaR3oAsgqD96KLyAmd9erU2FnezbuYT3I4uBgpUwYcUv9oR9HI8-KrvCYFckXRQICsMqhQQf5WCy9dNvVFd0XOB/s1600-h/quebec+city+135.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9IYdA-XtS13IMlvc3a3M88RnwEbZJ2ZBbGCADINrTMLGqelaR3oAsgqD96KLyAmd9erU2FnezbuYT3I4uBgpUwYcUv9oR9HI8-KrvCYFckXRQICsMqhQQf5WCy9dNvVFd0XOB/s320/quebec+city+135.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275326817551533042" border="0" /></a>Foliage<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1Wkc5h5CElmxVmVLvY5HDxC7F5PJ0y1dkIzJssMqNSF1M0PJxLSCDL8EoUberRhQj9VwMnc7bL24Xdlv0j1uuacVm8tFlvsvcrYzVzzb9Wnde-zqUFWvAxlIwsMX1_PQNPHK/s1600-h/quebec+city+131.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim1Wkc5h5CElmxVmVLvY5HDxC7F5PJ0y1dkIzJssMqNSF1M0PJxLSCDL8EoUberRhQj9VwMnc7bL24Xdlv0j1uuacVm8tFlvsvcrYzVzzb9Wnde-zqUFWvAxlIwsMX1_PQNPHK/s320/quebec+city+131.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275210893086790562" border="0" /></a>Outdoor bread oven<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhBqBWzoncqGLb1WStyOBEm7jxOmmbzOwaqiY9W2zqT3sIfBEYmYQzkg83DC4kjr9BHGcZA3uo7Wfkw-ypedWLgwpNFwtIsnxu3wvMq0y1C1vUWrXV3oxpjyH7J32nX4-9L_j/s1600-h/quebec+city+054.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjhBqBWzoncqGLb1WStyOBEm7jxOmmbzOwaqiY9W2zqT3sIfBEYmYQzkg83DC4kjr9BHGcZA3uo7Wfkw-ypedWLgwpNFwtIsnxu3wvMq0y1C1vUWrXV3oxpjyH7J32nX4-9L_j/s320/quebec+city+054.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275210873483677282" border="0" /></a>Artwork<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHEuis_QLAjAAYQ2-zUI98AbDBhJLGCOSn9VFAtnWI7TDgKBQnQjK_a34Xbz5ZjwwEtEyA-4PeK8L5ElkYjeW5r1ph_bJcgTd-BrdFxfrSYg5eDU-Y_G2NL_Oq2hQFjC1PSyu/s1600-h/quebec+city+081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaHEuis_QLAjAAYQ2-zUI98AbDBhJLGCOSn9VFAtnWI7TDgKBQnQjK_a34Xbz5ZjwwEtEyA-4PeK8L5ElkYjeW5r1ph_bJcgTd-BrdFxfrSYg5eDU-Y_G2NL_Oq2hQFjC1PSyu/s320/quebec+city+081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275326824795974914" border="0" /></a>Montmorency Falls<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0uAS1E2AMPvV53CbUP0YBez2DZy9yM4b0KB7S3ert17kOaXU1KUHxL46FOfjD6dInPTSx79Ox4ZXs7DVu1IBo52I4yAeAVUB7otJvYibcX1eyVPYBs2_jiAUq1wcB7gwiWse/s1600-h/quebec+city+092.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP0uAS1E2AMPvV53CbUP0YBez2DZy9yM4b0KB7S3ert17kOaXU1KUHxL46FOfjD6dInPTSx79Ox4ZXs7DVu1IBo52I4yAeAVUB7otJvYibcX1eyVPYBs2_jiAUq1wcB7gwiWse/s320/quebec+city+092.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275326822584394082" border="0" /></a>Montmorency Falls<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1uEBTO5aPitoiEjJGuxHZSIQkIkn6kwg-oRxrZWnwbyNuDItAVTMFwqupyAXoO27GWzVBZ33q6rCLASEfhUkvB_QyJ7dfVUOHN7fJP_cTLlXRIcrH00mLlOuLuvlz9unKe0W/s1600-h/quebec+city+109.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja1uEBTO5aPitoiEjJGuxHZSIQkIkn6kwg-oRxrZWnwbyNuDItAVTMFwqupyAXoO27GWzVBZ33q6rCLASEfhUkvB_QyJ7dfVUOHN7fJP_cTLlXRIcrH00mLlOuLuvlz9unKe0W/s320/quebec+city+109.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275326835374234434" border="0" /></a>The view from Ile d'Orleans<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEWcmy1zkXoTsEI8EUVNEyNvYBLrV2EBirThyphenhyphenAM_perEjf0ypenXIlh23Ral42cF01Yn4RuKH4d1v9kxXniZFc42akdj0qhT7MCPBmmpYu-LBZX-p03pARUq4PTA8v_amVLHL/s1600-h/quebec+city+122.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiEWcmy1zkXoTsEI8EUVNEyNvYBLrV2EBirThyphenhyphenAM_perEjf0ypenXIlh23Ral42cF01Yn4RuKH4d1v9kxXniZFc42akdj0qhT7MCPBmmpYu-LBZX-p03pARUq4PTA8v_amVLHL/s320/quebec+city+122.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275322243184291698" border="0" /></a>Aha!<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsPjlKvP-34qYZJKIqmoozqhUCSHr_inDk_fAeyGT_dLN3G1SVNc5YjQcXriCoX-amUJT95wT7-uDvBMmCHJ9heNuEPXDHf_b9MyaldkHqVfMCRYeuOG9Os8VyIVNmLKs0Lpq/s1600-h/quebec+city+129.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVsPjlKvP-34qYZJKIqmoozqhUCSHr_inDk_fAeyGT_dLN3G1SVNc5YjQcXriCoX-amUJT95wT7-uDvBMmCHJ9heNuEPXDHf_b9MyaldkHqVfMCRYeuOG9Os8VyIVNmLKs0Lpq/s320/quebec+city+129.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275210888369013106" border="0" /></a>Sample from the embossing demo.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnQf4rHnRDSuWwrSTZtADwhNsAI-OnKb5Ij3RHiGIC1nF4qvEggNiORZYK3BDLXiK4eOo8_g5HN7fGBsBULhAdiQSV0yqso_vUwC3s7je_wa7M8FNRCHnpKd6YxcIv9Q000-f/s1600-h/quebec+city+127.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilnQf4rHnRDSuWwrSTZtADwhNsAI-OnKb5Ij3RHiGIC1nF4qvEggNiORZYK3BDLXiK4eOo8_g5HN7fGBsBULhAdiQSV0yqso_vUwC3s7je_wa7M8FNRCHnpKd6YxcIv9Q000-f/s320/quebec+city+127.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275329258195541170" border="0" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Very elaborate embossing on silver.<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoUxnhZsNjT-iosgAvjIGOFIrSplUVxzdJT0IeDmL9jxx7sWB2G0h4TwhNXe7jQ0q4Rg5BCYlmTAqOuhRHVgTOWQWTPhdXfCbMHwuHKRw6h3AfoJ-ZbPX_o9Ji8AOtK1LxAUh/s1600-h/quebec+city+040.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBoUxnhZsNjT-iosgAvjIGOFIrSplUVxzdJT0IeDmL9jxx7sWB2G0h4TwhNXe7jQ0q4Rg5BCYlmTAqOuhRHVgTOWQWTPhdXfCbMHwuHKRw6h3AfoJ-ZbPX_o9Ji8AOtK1LxAUh/s320/quebec+city+040.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5275211695708620226" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">This gallery of photos would not be complete without a picture from the world's awesomest bathroom with heated tiles, brick walls and massive sunken tub.<br /></div>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-25954872253328506702008-09-07T16:02:00.005-03:002008-09-07T19:00:43.028-03:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /><a href="http://www.knitty.com/issuespring07/PATTquilllace.html">Quill Lace Socks </a><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwouxF-214763d00nbnX63qhDJtAk28lmXOzypRQqAjbFPLxCzhB9LwPi4FlZeEft_TWKAtGoYwa2I33iK6f7JITYTnQ4Gp06HnisW31DeFvvrWQ5GmQkLYKOod8bIRTXpNN7F/s1600-h/116.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwouxF-214763d00nbnX63qhDJtAk28lmXOzypRQqAjbFPLxCzhB9LwPi4FlZeEft_TWKAtGoYwa2I33iK6f7JITYTnQ4Gp06HnisW31DeFvvrWQ5GmQkLYKOod8bIRTXpNN7F/s320/116.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243358498925423010" border="0" /></a><br />This is the easiest sock pattern in the world - and it's completely purl-less! They are a surprise for a friend of mine who has just started grad school. Shhhh (you can see her work <a href="http://www.juliecosgrove.com/">here</a>).... she is so talented, and I absolutely love her paintings.<br /><br />Thank you for the many congratulations and kind e-mails regarding our surprise! I recently decided it was time to begin something for the wee alien.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58ngSXcY_BfpuWGRov6zA_NgGOzdqV-ml3GoE60VC3e39UmZi6YjpJi6FXxBEpqNt0fNyG_jlyGykp7x4vPOykZ4VgoUcXmeqrndg81CwbU_2lv6Fp1UivnKl5tQEuJDPC_U1/s1600-h/118.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj58ngSXcY_BfpuWGRov6zA_NgGOzdqV-ml3GoE60VC3e39UmZi6YjpJi6FXxBEpqNt0fNyG_jlyGykp7x4vPOykZ4VgoUcXmeqrndg81CwbU_2lv6Fp1UivnKl5tQEuJDPC_U1/s320/118.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243358504129927154" border="0" /></a><br />Here is my anti-pastel baby blanket (which is actually the <a href="http://images.amazon.com/media/i3d/01/log_cabin.pdf">Moderne Baby Blanket</a> from Mason-Dixon knitting). When people ask me what I'm knitting I call it my 'anti-pastel blanket' and then say, "except for the green." A six-year old challenged me last weekend! "It can't be anti-pastel if you have a pastel!" he declared. Technically, I had to concede that he had a point, and then I tried to explain that my yarn store had had a very limited palette to choose from, but that didn't wash. Obviously, who was I to try and argue?<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZsf-7l08RL_BRUHvY8oMmlPkEVgssbrN6udNfgsoLHBOe68w78n73jCGCATqMw0pOLan-CZUfX63R7Pt-HNLU_OnM2MOpZlDOHG_5Bmv4WkrU5C8YrlpEiXJcIHtEjv15_PD/s1600-h/068.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpZsf-7l08RL_BRUHvY8oMmlPkEVgssbrN6udNfgsoLHBOe68w78n73jCGCATqMw0pOLan-CZUfX63R7Pt-HNLU_OnM2MOpZlDOHG_5Bmv4WkrU5C8YrlpEiXJcIHtEjv15_PD/s320/068.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243358490887389090" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Something Strange</span></span></div><br />Work completed shortly before I left for the summer. It didn't turn out exactly as I had hoped (does anything?) but I like the close-up.<br /><br />I recently met these just-shorn alpaca wandering around Wakefield, Québec, on leashes.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kLH15MdXorcqOhGkEoxqPQlHsGSb8kr2oUTRq8p5nHDXlDrqBL6bij16_ECyi4Lp3kzTWjSaWLPkyrChuj4Z5O2Jw1CJPbDrxlFKUUzgPBWRXvfmStbvgHu0SkJWqFm5o4wV/s1600-h/080.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7kLH15MdXorcqOhGkEoxqPQlHsGSb8kr2oUTRq8p5nHDXlDrqBL6bij16_ECyi4Lp3kzTWjSaWLPkyrChuj4Z5O2Jw1CJPbDrxlFKUUzgPBWRXvfmStbvgHu0SkJWqFm5o4wV/s320/080.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243358768754441346" border="0" /></a><br />Our brief relationship was not particularly mutual - they weren't all that impressed to meet <span style="font-style: italic;">me</span>.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErulA9FUDD6DI84YM1V8HZ6FCKV3dXoA9PaYGq7jVFi94CmLAmIkz8-nT8cE13wjwV0kihV7FNlrzuqinlKMRTUza8NmjOZsb_cW76RYFobEiuwh6ATwFn-eTRb8Kia5OTpND/s1600-h/081.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhErulA9FUDD6DI84YM1V8HZ6FCKV3dXoA9PaYGq7jVFi94CmLAmIkz8-nT8cE13wjwV0kihV7FNlrzuqinlKMRTUza8NmjOZsb_cW76RYFobEiuwh6ATwFn-eTRb8Kia5OTpND/s320/081.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243358511650566098" border="0" /></a><br />My last few weeks on vacation on Ottawa have been very relaxing, but I am beginning to feel ready to return to Montréal and all my studio work. Unfortunately, the second bedroom functions as my studio and weaving room, and my living room has a tendency to look like this when I am home....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJqKHc-HpHP3V14XwSvIsNNW20H4Y81Ag-AEuF54c0bck05vnM0H_6pTSenIP_FKCmFkfJmwjcvgmc6IG7ww513tszNlNyzuzBu-2DoSICrveuJdePuvQt6gQ2Mldbz3aWHur/s1600-h/P3113418.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyJqKHc-HpHP3V14XwSvIsNNW20H4Y81Ag-AEuF54c0bck05vnM0H_6pTSenIP_FKCmFkfJmwjcvgmc6IG7ww513tszNlNyzuzBu-2DoSICrveuJdePuvQt6gQ2Mldbz3aWHur/s320/P3113418.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5243365104139619426" border="0" /></a><br />We're going to have to move.<br /><br />To cheer myself away from that thought, here's a little John Stewart on current hypocrisy.<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/NYNfJ9SabFU&hl=en&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/NYNfJ9SabFU&hl=en&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-69981493801808060502008-08-12T13:44:00.007-03:002008-09-06T18:52:47.019-03:00After a long summer away, I am back in the cradle of civilisation.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnnc6JWIGDWo5mAwmQLKJN0BmWzcl-sd_ikWSTlp17iaaZ5aLRH8IREKXSIVJpfch5iFl5w4EiMFhCOaEcz8WDWcSGWPMOtaUxJgRUHIPQDfYL6LxMWPcYuWdDcQVPW4EERDF/s1600-h/n803660436_3823384_5302.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmnnc6JWIGDWo5mAwmQLKJN0BmWzcl-sd_ikWSTlp17iaaZ5aLRH8IREKXSIVJpfch5iFl5w4EiMFhCOaEcz8WDWcSGWPMOtaUxJgRUHIPQDfYL6LxMWPcYuWdDcQVPW4EERDF/s320/n803660436_3823384_5302.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233674570527249442" border="0" /></a><br />This is a photo of Dense Cotton Grass from the far north. A friend of mine has been working up in Nunavut. This is her photo - I love it and have appropriated it for future art usage. Apparently, the Inuit use the "cotton" from the flowers to make the wicks for the Kulik ( seal oil lamps). I would love to try and <span style="font-style: italic;">spin</span> it or play with it.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFB5N10RQ_2DaK2gJmtm2C_mQAs4kFmilF80tKEHsV9kYjEOA4cgxp3dHZwfneWA_LvPHXppP3CePDvHoFX89zePNukW1f-Td4bIGZrPg9xOzzSRak2mBsiXVaFUwA3QWlExu/s1600-h/stuff+005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilFB5N10RQ_2DaK2gJmtm2C_mQAs4kFmilF80tKEHsV9kYjEOA4cgxp3dHZwfneWA_LvPHXppP3CePDvHoFX89zePNukW1f-Td4bIGZrPg9xOzzSRak2mBsiXVaFUwA3QWlExu/s320/stuff+005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233674572929773474" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Merino Lace Socks</span><br /><br />I finally finished something! These were knitted to order by a very talented artistic friend up north, who gave me one of her handmade necklaces in exchange.<br /><br />Her necklaces are absolutely beautiful!<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPIKmZxa27NqZ_GTDbtSAJ40gJmIXu81eMwm_aaGqPLMNPLGWdu32dB1ox3vTco0dkhc-g-JV7BExKTBfrBnUMVhLtfv3NCubHcoErUfdABX0pGNJgIz7DK183b4rRoAgi_WE/s1600-h/stuff+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCPIKmZxa27NqZ_GTDbtSAJ40gJmIXu81eMwm_aaGqPLMNPLGWdu32dB1ox3vTco0dkhc-g-JV7BExKTBfrBnUMVhLtfv3NCubHcoErUfdABX0pGNJgIz7DK183b4rRoAgi_WE/s320/stuff+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233674573311991346" border="0" /></a><span style="font-style: italic;">Kaeli Necklace</span><br /><br /><br /><br />And well.... there was one thing I forgot to include in my last post of summer highlights.<br /><br /><br /></div><span style="text-decoration: underline;"></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr_ok6xukkPrLj_nhlzBdq51TaXAwLB11WgX4IC8s93c-lk8lLXLUm3FFjmXHr0kgycI3JNBWnBN2pFa3RLGl8orF_1XrESIqHuLikXVmdNGyjLdJfS1i4i-gfpJp2I-ZjZYe/s1600-h/baby+013.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizr_ok6xukkPrLj_nhlzBdq51TaXAwLB11WgX4IC8s93c-lk8lLXLUm3FFjmXHr0kgycI3JNBWnBN2pFa3RLGl8orF_1XrESIqHuLikXVmdNGyjLdJfS1i4i-gfpJp2I-ZjZYe/s320/baby+013.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5233675361957952450" border="0" /></a> Due in early January. We think we're having an alien. Needless to say, this was a surprise, as I would never have intentionally planned to be living up north in a tent for the first four months of pregnancy! But all is well and I found the physical work made it <span style="font-style: italic;">much</span> easier to cope with morning sickness. It was ironic honestly - I could work all day as long as I snacked every two hours, but on days off, I lay around all day feeling nauseous and accomplished absolutely nothing.<br />This means that this year was my last season up north. There are other couples who trek up there every season with their wee ones, but I don't think I want that to be me...<br /><br /><br /></div>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-71774252096016828642008-07-15T19:40:00.005-03:002008-07-15T20:25:38.288-03:00My life in pictures, brieflyMy life during the past few months has been about ....<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Loci5W41RNp2RZZSXdutrJtGs0mgYuJSHYJttGLiigf1TXlMNSGevz5rNZ6xpKt5nBfANYCXNLXIAiuOIPdkdsg0NQ0of4pVutX_BSQDaQxBNhkWJPgIHJ-aLg3hhXsVw9np/s1600-h/xmas+079.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7Loci5W41RNp2RZZSXdutrJtGs0mgYuJSHYJttGLiigf1TXlMNSGevz5rNZ6xpKt5nBfANYCXNLXIAiuOIPdkdsg0NQ0of4pVutX_BSQDaQxBNhkWJPgIHJ-aLg3hhXsVw9np/s400/xmas+079.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223375576306002626" border="0" /></a>Beautiful sunsets. Here is the Solstice sunset at 1am.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nw96UAiB5u_-AbKRJhAh_EsZM7OupCLm0oTZU9MkMip4FzyGIwnJO-Yf3DG-wCT8C8-Whxdc1Feui4a0P4P9aCj4nwKujFkgw4yq8dKzXE0JCfirJb0a31D850GwO6WzScwx/s1600-h/xmas+074.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3nw96UAiB5u_-AbKRJhAh_EsZM7OupCLm0oTZU9MkMip4FzyGIwnJO-Yf3DG-wCT8C8-Whxdc1Feui4a0P4P9aCj4nwKujFkgw4yq8dKzXE0JCfirJb0a31D850GwO6WzScwx/s400/xmas+074.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223376912071011826" border="0" /></a>Road trips with new friends.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1nCsNlhtzIhQVOmuHclrvYf6QOfXdb1L5SJulhdSiWkbHfD6xAwASWCvNwJBfXv5vc4kk-VPjIx3csNRgiPbxXoNsGhQsblvjtd_ips6ATqERpzAh9X73kOa4DJE9M_YvFms/s1600-h/xmas+069.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG1nCsNlhtzIhQVOmuHclrvYf6QOfXdb1L5SJulhdSiWkbHfD6xAwASWCvNwJBfXv5vc4kk-VPjIx3csNRgiPbxXoNsGhQsblvjtd_ips6ATqERpzAh9X73kOa4DJE9M_YvFms/s400/xmas+069.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223375562488072962" border="0" /></a><br />This is Highway 97 north in British Columbia.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVc4vHHve1n_rnXth4UgyTaP_rhaIkXBeieIQEVGRdatpH4BHhoJliZkQHmorP0ypApR1RkadzyCRi4RryzQtYyTPGeqS2uK-GibEG0ZKeuFqo5GJyWLQ-5WjnvyfGww4G817H/s1600-h/bear2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVc4vHHve1n_rnXth4UgyTaP_rhaIkXBeieIQEVGRdatpH4BHhoJliZkQHmorP0ypApR1RkadzyCRi4RryzQtYyTPGeqS2uK-GibEG0ZKeuFqo5GJyWLQ-5WjnvyfGww4G817H/s400/bear2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223374855636164194" border="0" /></a>Bears. Sometimes outside my tent. I prefer them <span style="font-style: italic;">not </span>outside my tent.<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDw_NC2JTqJF0mycu4E4VK1mykjN0wGkvYRAw0zQN02mJy6878diHctedqxJZlcj3QYnLnw94BwgUyHZ9SLsscuzZ1Rae-x7k-VE-cP_iiNPGdUHKTTf8awrly4XjRQT_WEMq/s1600-h/xmas+047.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmDw_NC2JTqJF0mycu4E4VK1mykjN0wGkvYRAw0zQN02mJy6878diHctedqxJZlcj3QYnLnw94BwgUyHZ9SLsscuzZ1Rae-x7k-VE-cP_iiNPGdUHKTTf8awrly4XjRQT_WEMq/s400/xmas+047.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223375553364227634" border="0" /></a>Peace of mind, knowing my cats are completely spoiled.<br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBPPyW94SWjyxlW7vMP5dvechL9eYgfP5nSHftAGnJZL66R9aroL_7zf2JAIAPyQLNPFURZgGKnQ3rILlTpjWSU1oNNn0kbQ317Xl85PhFwWu9TWJFUxCcmj8bZjulX6ZSwLr/s1600-h/xmas+049.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUBPPyW94SWjyxlW7vMP5dvechL9eYgfP5nSHftAGnJZL66R9aroL_7zf2JAIAPyQLNPFURZgGKnQ3rILlTpjWSU1oNNn0kbQ317Xl85PhFwWu9TWJFUxCcmj8bZjulX6ZSwLr/s400/xmas+049.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223374862465906962" border="0" /></a>And have been trained by my mother-in-law to do things from which they can never be un-trained.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-abYMMy-nYW32l7UVt4kMuJqHgRTmQ3akLmJcUxEg7A3afPFlpE8GGVhlENUNcmv2eUbD6j4bVO4mY1c9d9ithBY_hK7N2LsMCLSC7zImhRrqNsY14BPuAL3kMFLNg6U_KGEJ/s1600-h/xmas+082.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-abYMMy-nYW32l7UVt4kMuJqHgRTmQ3akLmJcUxEg7A3afPFlpE8GGVhlENUNcmv2eUbD6j4bVO4mY1c9d9ithBY_hK7N2LsMCLSC7zImhRrqNsY14BPuAL3kMFLNg6U_KGEJ/s400/xmas+082.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223374870052940146" border="0" /></a>And finally, a little knitting.<br /><br /><br /></div>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-61605655913247335732008-04-04T13:47:00.007-03:002008-04-04T15:58:16.559-03:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">The Dessert Salad</span><br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dPslY1teWjJ6P3GI4-u_t300_1lu5Et1_Mwxe6e-ySWSxgUiQDkefg8_bJJc_p2ZIMEf4aW3ZsmqKupSPa1NEeXgymBmL385xPP8O8S_AYPObXY1ZJ7HKxUJtvOHhTRJUvlp/s1600-h/january27+102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2dPslY1teWjJ6P3GI4-u_t300_1lu5Et1_Mwxe6e-ySWSxgUiQDkefg8_bJJc_p2ZIMEf4aW3ZsmqKupSPa1NEeXgymBmL385xPP8O8S_AYPObXY1ZJ7HKxUJtvOHhTRJUvlp/s400/january27+102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185434814243702386" border="0" /></a>I say <span style="font-style: italic;">dessert</span> because the strawberries, goat cheese and pecans all together are decadent. I have even served this as a last course when I've had friends for dinner.<br /><div style="text-align: left;"><ul><li>Fresh Strawberries</li><li>Goat cheese</li><li>Pecans (pan roasted in in honey for about three minutes)</li><li>Greens (Spinach, mixed, arugula, whatever you like)</li><li>A simple dressing, like olive oil and balsamic vinegar</li></ul></div><div style="text-align: center;">Quill Lace Socks<br /><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLqAN_9NZ-yLi0y_9dcdRouELTZKzx2_ceUglDf4AmnRo48WBMeh-87aNDuLPjBOERlRnDD_bs3nHzQd38ul7tyGOam-Jk702-1M-FxKIKmbAeQ74ECkH8mrIHcK4MYDWWENa/s1600-h/P4053540.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmLqAN_9NZ-yLi0y_9dcdRouELTZKzx2_ceUglDf4AmnRo48WBMeh-87aNDuLPjBOERlRnDD_bs3nHzQd38ul7tyGOam-Jk702-1M-FxKIKmbAeQ74ECkH8mrIHcK4MYDWWENa/s400/P4053540.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185461971321915138" border="0" /></a>These <a href="http://www.knitty.com/ISSUEspring07/PATTquilllace.html">socks</a> are the most relaxing knit ever. What could be better than a two row repeat that doesn't contain the world purl?<br /><br /><br />My friend Dahlia Milon finished my scarf (which was in exchange for the socks in my previous post).<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnlXKAntfEwADYWMN_CVYtg0knCJyF4AkwbPIe0E8Isiq7P0fiW3wl-o3O4N6eYvnq8JDzgbKz4tkBgpCr_XAqc560QUNmhcXMeNxujICW-BC8PgZJfCXiTURvNa4DLy8b1YQ/s1600-h/P4053556.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnlXKAntfEwADYWMN_CVYtg0knCJyF4AkwbPIe0E8Isiq7P0fiW3wl-o3O4N6eYvnq8JDzgbKz4tkBgpCr_XAqc560QUNmhcXMeNxujICW-BC8PgZJfCXiTURvNa4DLy8b1YQ/s400/P4053556.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185461958437013202" border="0" /></a>It's beautiful and I love it. She makes all her scarves using a knitting machine and then felts them and is something of a genius in her techniques. They are very sculptural and organic.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBkFYbCtsKWhxl6YQdBDU46kOePM0rukt7Guk-v_JV8O04RI5Z6Et1mRuJdPotCAj9Ekg_qfRSRQpThomB1xPszZpEqD1M-9DZNrku28D9DyKjQOHodJfOkv8IMmp6WsA3l53/s1600-h/P4053570.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBBkFYbCtsKWhxl6YQdBDU46kOePM0rukt7Guk-v_JV8O04RI5Z6Et1mRuJdPotCAj9Ekg_qfRSRQpThomB1xPszZpEqD1M-9DZNrku28D9DyKjQOHodJfOkv8IMmp6WsA3l53/s400/P4053570.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185461967026947826" border="0" /></a><br />I see trees in my near future.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uR_YiMZaYpR5WScfbW9TabwMzd6ltR6yjReg-Gj-q9HE-kaaO4_uuRr0SDmg9SV-Bem28atfM5CFI42TkQF46MMvQ76GnnJ9mhJdbogU3zTirzbP44YjsW7hBzyXNPWcb-0Y/s1600-h/saplingd.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1uR_YiMZaYpR5WScfbW9TabwMzd6ltR6yjReg-Gj-q9HE-kaaO4_uuRr0SDmg9SV-Bem28atfM5CFI42TkQF46MMvQ76GnnJ9mhJdbogU3zTirzbP44YjsW7hBzyXNPWcb-0Y/s400/saplingd.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5185464191820007186" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lots and lots of little trees.Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-22951988938475134472008-03-27T12:21:00.008-03:002011-07-11T22:53:51.839-03:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRQ4DrcqLXQbgOlmIC-XKJ65a4Z3wtBBzR3I7eG0bupQTOyVo09zknPOe7d1Dfxio8RbuZYajEmGdzRHnK9T2AecF2Wz1GdUdPLw_2Aq8FdRmek1eCe0hNYYHhOdFuUTtIuBN/s1600/P3283586.jpg"><br /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Evening Stockings for a Young Lady</span><br />from <span style="font-style: italic;">Knitting Vintage Socks</span> by Nancy Bush<br /></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbMWpZZ-4uyr3S9ZbvdJCFVQ64Rx1QQZ0l2TTMu-E_ywSQdt1RiQc1xHbHQkdGT6MOUgFC_4n5kgbQKFeHtIqcAPXnX-xAe62OfFgHN1hKsV59-FN5SfCc5cfNxWNSAfursgx/s1600-h/P3283572.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibbMWpZZ-4uyr3S9ZbvdJCFVQ64Rx1QQZ0l2TTMu-E_ywSQdt1RiQc1xHbHQkdGT6MOUgFC_4n5kgbQKFeHtIqcAPXnX-xAe62OfFgHN1hKsV59-FN5SfCc5cfNxWNSAfursgx/s400/P3283572.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182443532730795362" border="0" /></a><br />Finally done! I thought I would never finish them. I knit them with double stranded lace-weight alpaca and a strand of cotton for added reinforcement. They are (as I think I mentioned before) for my friend Dahlia. I hope to get a picture of them <span style="font-style: italic;">on</span> her, as there is a neat decreasing seam running up the back of the leg. The only problem with this pattern is that even though I added an extra 4 repeats, they do not quite reach below the knee. And they <span style="font-style: italic;">should</span> per the pattern- I've seen many people make the same comment on Ravelry. My advice would be, to anyone who wants knee highs, add 10 extra pattern repeats.<br /><br />Now the big question is <span style="font-style: italic;">what</span> to knit next. I think my brightly coloured red, green and yellow yarn (colourway <span style="font-style: italic;">sphagnum moss</span>), wants to be straight knit socks. Come to think of it, I can't think of the last time I knit anything in straight knit. I'm feeling like a need a break from lace work.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbHyJVuc9e_QtPeeyaE4iWQCRaNO7iRdn58dobs1-uoyUhOzVzxFpn8XEIIzca_5_MNQNHD63FWgsKcKlJgWm3tSRHu-giMxL0hoGNwi-9FsrPtQtt1N-0WbWx1BKd1w_uisW/s1600-h/P3283579.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrbHyJVuc9e_QtPeeyaE4iWQCRaNO7iRdn58dobs1-uoyUhOzVzxFpn8XEIIzca_5_MNQNHD63FWgsKcKlJgWm3tSRHu-giMxL0hoGNwi-9FsrPtQtt1N-0WbWx1BKd1w_uisW/s400/P3283579.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182443549910664594" border="0" /></a><br />New work<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGYW_B8WI-DqKj4sE9ssXbipwKBnAOeID_tPDqQ-pjxkAkReudI4ewue1akjPiD1w37LbPZtOSYRyX-eE_WxwGXkMgzulLHJddFxZyN7v_TK-vVfikyAPkmlKgQ2I3-ese1Rc/s1600-h/P3263499.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfGYW_B8WI-DqKj4sE9ssXbipwKBnAOeID_tPDqQ-pjxkAkReudI4ewue1akjPiD1w37LbPZtOSYRyX-eE_WxwGXkMgzulLHJddFxZyN7v_TK-vVfikyAPkmlKgQ2I3-ese1Rc/s400/P3263499.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182443120413934866" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">A vessel for a past grievance</span><br />Woven copper, hand-forged red brass, stainless steel needles,<br />stitching, paint on canvas. </span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEaYS6IjG2DTi6mBLNAols6Qqir89AgPZF3Mg7ie-YpK496FhtccaqSPUgc_Bm4fg1cj45OVRn2lHiQfi7WRRpSoAsp07yMHlTH0Uw4EGZSfPLnE7rtyyeysLk7UDNG3ail6J/s1600-h/P3263510.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQEaYS6IjG2DTi6mBLNAols6Qqir89AgPZF3Mg7ie-YpK496FhtccaqSPUgc_Bm4fg1cj45OVRn2lHiQfi7WRRpSoAsp07yMHlTH0Uw4EGZSfPLnE7rtyyeysLk7UDNG3ail6J/s400/P3263510.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182443133298836770" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Interior view</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vYX4DSjAtLpnPZJp8dya0aMETGzGUNZKTinVoqX1WkZ7ObPY5Yfi7D3O8waT7CDXTqen52eoBQd_98wbC6RLfce4mrRLJ2SywJxqLoHaB7KpLJuuNc1LF04RhxirjDGD6wZI/s1600-h/P3263511.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9vYX4DSjAtLpnPZJp8dya0aMETGzGUNZKTinVoqX1WkZ7ObPY5Yfi7D3O8waT7CDXTqen52eoBQd_98wbC6RLfce4mrRLJ2SywJxqLoHaB7KpLJuuNc1LF04RhxirjDGD6wZI/s400/P3263511.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182443141888771378" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">Bottom view<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: left;">Something silly<br /></div></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRQ4DrcqLXQbgOlmIC-XKJ65a4Z3wtBBzR3I7eG0bupQTOyVo09zknPOe7d1Dfxio8RbuZYajEmGdzRHnK9T2AecF2Wz1GdUdPLw_2Aq8FdRmek1eCe0hNYYHhOdFuUTtIuBN/s1600/P3283586.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 264px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtRQ4DrcqLXQbgOlmIC-XKJ65a4Z3wtBBzR3I7eG0bupQTOyVo09zknPOe7d1Dfxio8RbuZYajEmGdzRHnK9T2AecF2Wz1GdUdPLw_2Aq8FdRmek1eCe0hNYYHhOdFuUTtIuBN/s320/P3283586.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5628278022607323170" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnUo_7X3QUTXRlNfDeCsX8HgP1u0LrF5kQ7aPwg3yrFv9UKrkRZ1jbOdX9I07PEjJqLXmT0MHmSsxxvzHSAR8C40vSGjRN1nwjL0hYKID36STqw3PwPW1eNwwhgGWhxQXN8cL/s1600-h/P3283586.jpg"><br /></a><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Courtship</span><span style="font-size:85%;"> (aka, </span><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >John's Right Foot</span><span style="font-size:85%;">)*<br />Charcoal drawing, metal leaf, copper warp ends, oil on canvas.</span><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;">This is a close-up of a drying painting which <span style="" lang="EN-US">is both a work of endearment and an joke. Once upon a time (<span style="font-style: italic;">il y avais une fois</span>), many, many years ago, I was working as a foreperson in Northern Ontario. It was the first week of the contract. We were setting up camp and I didn't know most of the new planters. Another foreman came over to me (I can't remember who to this day), and pointed to a group of people digging a leeching pit and said, "Have you seen that guy's big toes! You've got to go see them!" Out of curiosity, I wandered over to see the toes, which were rapidly becoming famous. But staring down at the ground and staring was slightly awkward, so I had no choice to start talking to the person attached to the feet. Little did I know then that he was my husband-to-be. In the ensuing weeks, we became best friends, and when I finally caved to his persistent demands that we be something more, I threated to break up with him unless he married me. The nerve of being 22...<br /><br />Now it's 12 years later, and we have spent the last two years in a long-distance marriage. First I was finishing up at NSCAD in Halifax, NS while he studied in Perth, Ontario, and then I decided to move to Montreal all by myself during his last year of school. But, John** has decided to come join me in Montreal at the end of the summer and see if he likes it (and how his French will fare). So we shall be here for at least one more year and I am very happy about that.<br /><br />But, alas, I am leaving for the bush in just under three weeks. I have b<span style="font-style: italic;">eaucoup, beaucoup, beaucoup</span> work to complete, and no dining room table.<br /><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Y-Srh7E1MIoqLDoMbPFCY9m8wolOEIVTCNZfqia6Dcde25ASM7CRN4BVdPJ8Ga2Z72pbR4c7SeBbpkoiGEdSus10rZExvXQr3gNl7Btu_oMtEMRovYyNVbeMxo7kttTBTN2l/s1600-h/P3213465.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Y-Srh7E1MIoqLDoMbPFCY9m8wolOEIVTCNZfqia6Dcde25ASM7CRN4BVdPJ8Ga2Z72pbR4c7SeBbpkoiGEdSus10rZExvXQr3gNl7Btu_oMtEMRovYyNVbeMxo7kttTBTN2l/s400/P3213465.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182456713985426866" border="0" /></a>Nor a butcher's block.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmppULG8guvwJVrjNFCU93PulwBJ7PI8iQrFST0hO-s_il_l8s9oRPy4Pt4YuwJ3Cyqe6qD6PA3lfplBgshefdTjDqoimC1499AaTTRRSkY92vRCuW32hfFM0VyNALR94w2bV/s1600-h/P3213470.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMmppULG8guvwJVrjNFCU93PulwBJ7PI8iQrFST0hO-s_il_l8s9oRPy4Pt4YuwJ3Cyqe6qD6PA3lfplBgshefdTjDqoimC1499AaTTRRSkY92vRCuW32hfFM0VyNALR94w2bV/s400/P3213470.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5182457053287843266" border="0" /></a> I work at two studios here in Montreal, and have stuff stored at both places too. The couch is covered in knitting, naturally.<br /><br /><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:85%;">*For the record, he's a size 13/14 shoe, mainly because of his giant toes. And I think the proportions are honestly off in this painting, because they are longer in real life. I love drawing his feet and hands because they are all tendony and veiny.<br /><br />**</span></span><span style="" lang="EN-US"><span style="font-size:85%;">It's his birthday this weekend! And I'm going to miss it. So<span style="color: rgb(204, 0, 0); font-weight: bold;"> <span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">Happy Birthday John</span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 51, 0);">!<br /><br /><br /></span></span> </span></div>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16440602.post-10916198501170659252008-03-06T12:29:00.004-04:002008-03-06T12:38:05.692-04:00A video for cat lovers.<object height="355" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/4rb8aOzy9t4&rel=1&border=0"><param name="wmode" value="transparent"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/4rb8aOzy9t4&rel=1&border=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" height="355" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />I can't remember the last time I laughed this hard...<br /><br /><br />Finished work (for a change).<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YiOYWJWtILjDVTRKelFH3-OkoukWFOhl7U8vOV1uSPfj0vx_DGgEYdPd7k14ulVdcYaHQ-Ak01brAORgHQ9vEnOmqlXADvRgC3uxUnmJG_HQtrT4nqBl-yL3JrPCuKIB_2nk/s1600-h/no+name.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-YiOYWJWtILjDVTRKelFH3-OkoukWFOhl7U8vOV1uSPfj0vx_DGgEYdPd7k14ulVdcYaHQ-Ak01brAORgHQ9vEnOmqlXADvRgC3uxUnmJG_HQtrT4nqBl-yL3JrPCuKIB_2nk/s400/no+name.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5174667739533040626" border="0" /></a><br />Woven metal, patina, paint on canvas.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">My work has taken an abrupt turn, which I'm enjoying very much.<br /></div></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJBdlMbPFEXZjpvpAma1RdPad7NgqAi0nRnAOe-HM2XvfBvWUv8-s-wSs65k0xYBv93is_sdKKeevw5f0SS3jlISKh3T-a-SLbd3trbLyyUfP-cMalTB-Si98jCS26AGFasjmj/s1600-h/P3013245.jpg"><br /></a>Saywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786568555425380404noreply@blogger.com0