I went to Italy....

....and all I got was this text. Photos of autumnal Lake Garda, who needs them, anyway.


Well, some notes on Italy will follow, not necessarily in order of importance.

-Italian TV is unbelievable; every evening illogical game shows/singing contests/reality drama, and all with scantily clad ladies whose body parts have been tweaked and tucked here and there and everywhere. Who needs political correctness, anyway.

- the sun was still warm during the day (except on our last day, when playing golf on the mountain side meant walking literally in the clouds)

- the light is amazing - hazy and shining

- the food, the food, the clothes, the clothes - need I mention more...

- I'd love to learn the language; I get a glimpse of the meaning here and there, but just when everything seems to fall into place I get lost again

- cypress trees, such noble and classy creations



I almost bought a cape, but then I thought why not knit one myself.

This morning...

...from the window of the commuter train I saw this:

almost 100 cows grazing on their field, with their backs turned white from the frost.

A bit of this, a bit of that

Finished objects keep flying out of my needles these days, it seems!


Meet "Foxgloves" by Clara Parkes (from "Brave New Knits"). These fingerless gloves are made from 100% wool ("nagano"/Gjestal) and knit in no time. Simple and pretty. And useful.

Here's "Northumbria cowl", by Elinor Brown (KnitSimple, fall 2010). I had a skein of moss-green alpaca yarn, and what better use for such a treat: again, a simple lace pattern, a lovely end result. And useful.

I embellished the cowl with a piece of satin ribbon as a seam.

Olive Oyl

How much olive oil would come out of one (1) olive?





It seems that we've managed to grow an actual olive in one of our decorative small olive trees.

I love it!

"Oscilloscope" by Kate Gagnon Osborn, once again and now in it's full bloom.

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Friday's finest

As promised, here are the first pictures of the latest Finished Object, the "Oscilloscope Shawl" by Kate Gagnon Osborn (excellent new knitscene, fall 2010).

Knit from a refreshing apple green merino yarn, bought eons ago from Colormart. The pattern was simple and yet flashy when finished. This cone of yarn has been haunting me for a long time, and now finally it has received the treatment it deserved: to be the latest update to my collection of scarves.

This scarf is now drying up and getting its final shape, so more pictures to come soon to a blog near you!

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As as extra bonus, here is actually another FO, finished about a month ago.

"Anney", made from Rowan Purelife Revive (recycled cotton, linen and viscose), is designed by Emily Johnson in Twist Collective / Summer 2010.

The texture of the yarn is really nice, a bit rough and spiky, yet the color brings out the summery idea.

home of the brave

Brave New Knits, that is! Despite me convincing myself not to buy yet another knitting book (at least not during this week/month/year), I just couldn't resist this, and I'm sure there are many out there who cannot either.
Waiting for the postman, now just waiting......

Something apple green is flowing from my needles, illustrations following soon.