Ol' MacDonald had a farm....

..and she planted some Basil, Parsley and Oregano there, on the windowsill.




The seeds were from last Spring, but I hope they still have growth potential. I know this is like watching paint dry (or grass grow..), but I promise to keep you updated on the status of my kitchen garden :)

Wow, what speed..

..life is now going!

Very busy at work, but also busy leaving it - I'm ending my 10 year career end of May, and jumping to the Great Unknown. Currently plans still very open (studying? another job? what?), but anyway it feels good to have made such a Courageous Decision to Change One's Life.

From now on, I'll be pouring this stuff on you (in addition to my knitterly escapades), so please bear with me :)

Pyramids and other micracles..

Hey, I have something finished to show you! Meet "Puff-Sleeved Cardigan" by Stephanie Japel / 'Fitted Knits'.

Such a great pattern - no alterations needed, and the end-result is a beautifully fitted, pretty little jacket. Yarn is Debbie Bliss Cathay (cotton/microfibre/silk). And as you can see, also the Perfect Buttons were found again for this project.. In original pattern there's a whole row of buttons, but I opted for only two for the nice accent - more as a decoration than actual fastening purpose.

And some new yarn was bought today, to replace the huge void caused by this finished project (what better reason is there, anyway!?), actually a mountain of it, it seems..

It's a nice bamboo/wool thingy from Sirdar - in lovely Spring-budding-leaves-green

A Winter's Tale

Last Sunday we went enjoying the sunny winter's day by the lake - my camera was on black-and-white mode, and this is what was captured on film (the small dot in the sky in this photo is a balloon)

The branches intertwining, the shadows between black tree and white snow are fascinating..

"Ch-ch-ch-changes" (lyrics by D. Bowie)

Big changes planned for life in general, let's see if they will come true - I'm hopeful, positive and eager to Change!

Aside from this, I haven't given up on knitting. And Gromit is giving his full support!

"Before", but not yet "after"

Here's my Enid, so far so good - waiting for steeking, I'm thinking of incorporating a zipper instead of buttons. And yes, I know, the sleeve looks quite ugly, but I'm hoping that bath&blocking will make it all better.

As this is made with not 100% wool, the steek would have to be made by sewing, in order to quarantee good hold on the stiches when cut. That will be my first time, so let's see how it turns

Anyhow, I got started already with a new project - did you really think I could keep my hands off of those purple (oh, sorry, 'Claret') goodies..?!

...and isn't lime just the most delicious color!

The light is...

...almost too bright this morning! Birds are singing! (Despite the frosty weather) it's coming!

Also in the post yesterday came 8 cute balls of this deliciously purple (well, actually it's "claret", mind you) cotton/viscose/silk delight from the sale of Kangaroo. But we must be patient, my little purple friends - first we need to finish the 'Enid', and then... yes, then we can start to plan something for you..