I love the weather in Toronto.
I think I was brought here just so there will be at least one person in the whole big city, happy with the gray, rainy weather at the end of June!
We still use our down comforter - what a delight!
Yes, I know I am weird, what can I say, I always like different things than most people.
At least my Mexican Chickens share my delight:
So much rain, in June? and what is all this green stuff every where?
We bought these chickens in Nogales, Mexico - the closest Mexican town to Phoenix, Arizona. Unfortunately, I can’t find any description of this type of pottery on the internet, probably because I don’t know its proper name, I am sorry about that. They are made of some kind of stone and are quite heavy with bright colorful painted decorations. You can find different animals in all different shapes and sizes.
And the knitting continues, it is just that all my current projects are not in a very photogenic stage right now.
Happy Canada Day
Posted in Life, Toronto, Travels | No Comments »
I have a confession! I love knitting projects that require repeat counting of stitches. I think this is why I loved knitting the Ulmus shawls. The pattern made me count to 3 in a mantric way that I find very relaxing. Does this sound weird to you or do you do it too?
Yesterday, I started Maplewing. I am using Whisper, the merino laceweight yarn of The Woolen Rabbit in the colorway Arabian Night and I am loving it.
A failed attempt at showing you the lace in my Maplewing bud
This sure is a long start - 522 stitches in all their glory
In the first section of the pattern there is a repeat of 39 stitches and I find myself counting all the time, It goes:
10, 9, 10, 5 with some stitch manipulations in between
6, 10, 7, 10,1 and the manipulations
2,10,5,10,7,,,
What a treat!
The pattern has its own internal markers (the above mentioned stitch manipulations) so if I don’t get to one of them at the end of one of my counting sections, I know I have a problem and I stop and check, this make it perfect for this relaxing knitting/counting sessions.
Do you think I am crazy or do you enjoy things like this in your knitting too?
Posted in Knitting Creations | 3 Comments »
My friend Luly Mason who lives in Dublin, Ireland, just returned from a Spanish studying trip to Valencia, Spain. During her visit she went to school and stayed with a local family. She says the conversations with the family were the most helpful to her Spanish.
She sent me these amazing photos of her hostess, Toña Peris Raurell working on her hobby:
Tona Peris Raurell making lace
Look at all those pins and bolillos
What a beautiful intricate work
What an amazing work. I wonder how she remembers which bolillo to use next. I can imagine the mess I would have done with all these pins, threads and bolillos.
And I thought knitting lace is complicated !
Thank you Luly for showing me this beautiful work and letting me use your photos to show it to my friends here.
Tags: Lace, Luly Mason Photography, making lace, Spain
Posted in Travels | 4 Comments »
