New Adventure

Most people our age tend to move from the colder parts of the country to the warmer, sunny parts of it, however I must do everything my own way and as always I am sure I am right too!

But you tell me, isn’t this:

What is all that white stuff?

What is this lovely white stuff?

Much better than that:

Is that dry or what?

Is this dry or what?

And don’t I look much happier here:

Oh I am so happy, Vermont, December 2007

Oh I am so happy, Vermont, December 2007

Than here:

Who needs a fence in the middle of the desert?

Who needs a fence in the middle of the desert?

So next Monday we are embarking on our new adventure;
First stop: Toronto and who knows where it will all end.

Wish us luck and stay tuned.

Snow Shoes – Arizona Style

Yes, the white stuff is real snow!

Snow Shoes, Arizona Style :)

For Valentine Day weekend, we went up north and stayed in a lovely Bed and Breakfast in Williams, AZ . On Saturday morning, it snowed so we went to check out the Grand Canyon to see how it looks in white:

Snow in the Grand Canyon, Valentine Day, 2009

Snow in the Grand Canyon, Valentine Day, 2009

Unlike the lady above, we were quite cold:

Snow in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, February 14, 2009

Snow in the Grand Canyon, Arizona, February 14, 2009

And at long last had a chance to put some of my knitting creations to good use. Beside those you can see in the photo above, some others were hidden inside our shoes:

Some of my knitted socks in use

Some of my knitted socks in use

The day was clear and sunny but quite cold and the icicles will prove it was not my Arizonan exaggeration:

Icicles hanging from the roof of El Tovar Lodge, Grand Canyon, AZ

Icicles hanging from the roof of El Tovar Lodge, Grand Canyon, AZ

And if you are wondering about my meshushim: after about a week of knitting meshushim all the time, even I had to admit there is no way I can knit 400 or even 200 of them before March 27, so I put it aside and since then I am trying to knit a shawl for my mother’s 80 birthday, I am not happy with anything I knit, but I keep trying!


Meshushim – My New Knitting Obsession/Adventure

Last Sunday I started experimenting with a collection of Opal Hundertwasser Sock yarn I had in my stash for quite awhile.  Hundretwasser is one of my favorite artists, so when I first saw the Opal yarn based on his paintings I knew I must have them. Ever since the yarn entered my stash I had it in the back of my mind. I really wish I could knit something like one of Hundertwasser paintings, I know it is not possible, but a woman can dream, right?

My nephew Nir is getting married at the end of March. After finishing my Christmas knitterly obligations, I started to play with an idea to knit some kind of a wedding present for him. I searched Ravelry and came up again with Bobby’s Garden (it is in my favorites for 3 months or so) and decided it may be a good pattern for my Hundertwasser yarn.


My first knitted hexagon

My first knitted hexagon

The yellow Meshushe = משושה = Hexagon is the first one I knitted.  It is very yellow but I liked the way the colors play in the hexagon so I decided to try adding another one to it and another and another,,,

The first 8 meshushim of my new obsession

The first 8 meshushim of my new obsession

After knitting one hexagon of each colorway I have, I can tell this is going to be a very enjoyable knitting adventure.

I think I have enough yarn for about 200 hexagons. According to our calculations (Joe helped me), I will need about 400 for a queen size bed cover.
I decided to knit a few more hexagons before setting my target.

,,,, And just a week ago I was convinced I am going to knit myself a cardigan (at long last….).