Picture/Project Update

Here is a close-up of the Honeycomb Sweater that I'm loving working on. The custom-spun Alpaca yarn has a homespun feel, and the pattern just pops out. When I swatched with a regular yarn, the pattern was more flat. It knits to approximately a Dk gauge, I'm using 3.25 needles.I wish you could see these plants in person. They are all purple, dark green or black. The Heliotrope is almost luminescent, and has a heavenly scent. The Ornamental Black Pearl Pepper is very black with a purple haze to it, and the other plant (whose name I can't remember) is a metallic purple. The combination, with the garden fairies is very meditative.
Last week I finished this Marshmallow Comforter, which has been getting in my way for 2 or 3 years. After I stuffed the pockets according to the directions, I thought I wanted some batting in the edges, too, so, since the quilt batting seemed so thin, I added a double layer. Now the comforter is quite heavy, and I hope, warm.
The baby hoodie that I finished a long time ago, and which should now have arrived in Passau, Germany for my cousin's new son, Noah.
The very Large, Large Man's Alpaca Cardigan. It's really charcoal grey. It has tiny cables for ribbings, and a double row of tiny cables for a front band. I resized these two pictures too small, that's why I think they are blurry in the middle. Will keep learning.

All these pictures took less than 5 minutes to upload--and I'm on dial-up. Excellent!
It's still raining today. Today I will go to the local hospital (where I have a contract to plant the flower beds) and replace some of the plants that perished during the hot/dry spell). I want to take advantage of the wet soil so I don't have to haul hose around. The hospital has many flower pots at the entrance doors of several wings. These pots my mom and I plant, and I donate the plants for the pots. The in-ground flower beds are a paid job.

The awning at the nursing home is supposed to be installed this week, weather permitting. I have raised almost all the money, and have faith the rest will come. The hospital administrator also has faith (he and I belong to the same church), because he said the hospital will front the money so we can get the awning up quickly. Praise the Lord

Knitting: Today I may possibly not knit, since I need to get my head around the bridesmaid's dress with the big bust alteration. If I knit, I will knit on the second sleeve of the Honeycomb sweater--the back, one sleeve, and one front are done. Or maybe I'll start the second front, then I can do the button/buttonhole band sooner. I sure get why test knitters are necessary. I wrote this pattern in 2000, and immediately made 2 more sweaters from it. Now I'm seeing it with new eyes, and am sure making a lot of corrections that I didn't see the need for the first time. This design is also sparking ideas for other variations, since I love knitting that stitch.

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Till next time: Always remember to forget the things that make you sad,
but never forget to remember the things that make you glad. (Elbert Hubbard)