Archives for July 2006
Falcon Ridge skies
It’s not Saturday, but I do have some skies to share from my recent trip to the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival.
My first glimpse of the peace sign Thursday evening…
Very grey Saturday, during a small break from the rain…
The clouds were amazing when the storms finally passed Sunday afternoon…
I’ll be posting more about the trip, including [...]
a tale of three socks (and three heels)
First, a finished pair:
Yarn: Patons Kroy Socks Stripes (54701)
Toe: “Magic cast-on” from Knitty
Heel: “You’re Putting Me On” toe-up heel flap
Cuff: roll-top with Elizabeth Zimmerman’s sewn bind off (explained here)
Next, the three heels of one sock. For my second pair of (toe-up) heel flap socks, I decided to try out a [...]
Saturday Sky #2
The moon made an appearance in my early evening Saturday sky.
In knitting news, I finished 3 socks today! 1 tall one and 2 shorties. I’ll try to recruit a photographer tomorrow.
portrait of an avocado with arms
Now that he has his arms, Paul is ready to meet the world.
His name comes from palta, the Quechua name for avocado. Palta is also a tabla term, which literally means “to reverse.” It seems avocados like to take things literally, as he’s been scooting around backwards all day. I hope it’s [...]
Kate and Paul
When going wine tasting, it’s important to have a designated driver or two. But it helps if they can see over the steering wheel (and reach the pedals).
Children 12 and under are safest in the back seat.
Paul is the avocado in the first picture and spotted in the tree yesterday. Don’t worry, he [...]
Kate Jr.
Meet Kate Jr. (pattern here).
She’s a little shy around strangers, but I’ve known her since before she had ears or limbs so I was able to persuade her to pose for a picture showing off her tree-climbing hobby.
She’s meeting Kate soon, and will be going home with her. But I may have more pictures [...]
skies & pies
For Sandy’s Saturday Sky:
I spent a lot of my Saturday baking little apple raspberry pies:
(I also did some shopping, but “skirt” and “shoes” don’t fit the rhyming. :) ) Happy Saturday!