resurrection fern

miniature snowscapes

come march or april you will all  tire of seeing snow pictures on my blog 

but until then

i must work with 

what i am given

xo

happy weekend

m

if  you live in and around toronto 

this should not be missed

opening reception 

sat

4 to 7

it is so cold even the snowflakes are wearing sweaters

the other day it was snowing big fluffy flakes but when i went outside

to take a closer look at the individual snowflakes they looked furry

like they had been dressed in their handknit woolen sweaters

:)

wordless wednesday

xo

m

fire and ice

jan invited me to be a guest contributor 

at poppytalk 

this week

you will find a few simple DIY's 

with fire and ice

the first two are up 

here 

&

here

the mittens with a message

time for another mitten monday 

 remember the unfinished mittens on the far left

they have a  message to share today

as promised

knit using the selbu mitten pattern in the book Folk Mittens

and the lovely briggs and little wool from new brunswick

the reverse side reveals a secret

alas the left mitten doesn't have a thumb hole

the story goes that these were knit over 10 years ago

at the hospital bedside of a family member that was in 

a terrible accident with life threatening injuries

i didn't leave the hospital for almost a week

a great many of my worries and concerns were

knit into those mittens

the loved one had a complete recovery

the mittens were never finished 

and it wasn't until they resurfaced when I was looking for my mittens

to photograph that i realized 

just how special they were

i am going to frame them 

as a reminder

of how precious 

life 

is

xo

 

my favorite kind of snow

soft, airfilled, layers, perfect crystals, and beautiful imperfection too, able to be gently blown or swept away, sparkle, glisten, enchanting, magic

xo

m

 

winter lichenscapes

taken  while walking on water

frozen pond water that is

something i always enjoy 

in the deep freeze of january

 

the circle of life

a fairisle sweater i knit for my first child over two decades ago

and now revisited in earthy shades for my first grandchild

due to arrive any day now

 

the colors remind me of the last few sunny days with a light dusting of soft snow on the still green grass in spots:)

I designed a warm little hat to go along with it 

and again i love the inside :)

( the sweater pattern is from my very favorite baby knitting magazine, Pingouin, no 49, which is long out of print but sometimes is available on ebay) 

xo

oma m 

wordless wednesday : lunch version

one skein of wool : one movie : one knitted turban

my youngest daughter is really into turbans, turbands.....

we recently purchased one on sale after christmas 

and as i studied it i thought to myself

that looks easy enough to make

one skein of mulberry silk/merino that i had on hand

cast on 20 stitches

knit 1:1 rib for 100 cm while watching a really good old movie 

away from her directed by sarah polley ( who just so happens to shop at bookhou)

circle, crossover, stitch at the back, down the middle, a little at the sides

and a turban was born

sorry i couldn't find a more attractive model 

but the kitties were having no part of it

they hate when their ears are covered

the photograph was taken in the guest room closet

the place i have lately been keeping 

my antique clothing