Here I go again with another lapse in posting.... And while I have been absent, Spring really sprung! The warm days have been most welcome.
I was really intrigued with the Katia Paper yarn at my LYS, so I bought a ball and played with it, and this is the result.
I am calling this sun hat the Mother's Day Hat (so Mom, if you read this, you must act surprised on Mother's Day!).
It's a free download and it takes one full ball to make. Working with the paper yarn is a little bit scratchier than working with nice, smooth fibers, but it's a small project, so it's doable! This is a top-down design, so once you are done knitting, you only have 2 ends to hide and you are really, really done. The yarn is washable, and the hat is completely pliable and pops back into shape, so it's perfect to stow-and-go in a purse or bag. I added some beads to the inner brim of mine, but I gave good thought to ribbon, feathers and crocheted flowers. Maybe I'll make another one for myself!
The week before Easter provided a fun break for us to entertain my brother, his wife and their 3 kids.
Keeper of the Plains, Wichita, KS
The weather cooperated and we had a grand time exploring the cowboys and indians culture of Wichita, roasting marshmallows, dyeing eggs, and making really short work of some really good ice cream. DH and I loved having young kids around - brought back memories.
This is my favorite spring tree. Appropriately, it burst into bloom on Easter Sunday this year.
I posted a picture of it last year and then we had a late snowstorm, so the blooms were gone after only a couple of days. I have enjoyed it for much longer this year - yea!
And this huge pear tree is my neighbor's (notice the basketball goal at the bottom of the picture), but DS has learned not to park under it... his car has been "snowed" on!
Back to reality - lots of patterns to edit and I have started a new knit project that will be in the summer issue of Petite Purls. And that's all I can say about it for now!
Happy Spring and happy knitting!
