• Happy Equinox!

    This weekend we spent some time cleaning out the garden a bit – too bad a dying garden isn’t very photogenic! We harvested lots of green tomatoes and carrots, and cut down the dead plants. The herbs and beans are still going okay, so they’re left in for now.

    carrots!

    green tomatoes

    Do I need to peel the cherry tomatoes if I want to make some chutney or relish out of them? Because that would be super tedious.

    I joined the sleeves to the yoke of my Candlewick sweater, knit about half the yoke, then realized I screwed it up. Ah, well. It’s all fixed up now.

    candlewick yoke

    I had some time in the car to knit as well, so I brought this brown cardigan along. It’s not getting much attention right now, but I’m sure it’s going to be one that I wear a lot! The yarn is really soft and smooth, it’s lovely to knit with.

    field cardigan

    I’ve also added some new skeins to my tiny handspun yarn shop!. This one is a really squishy Polwarth, dyed by Woolgatherings on Etsy. Check out my handspun page for more!

    watersedge2-web

    Lastly, some exciting links to share! Robin Hunter interviewed me for her blog last month, and it’s just gone up.

    Patternfish has also made me the Designer of the Month, and I’m so honoured! You can read their September newsletter here.

  • A Pair of Sleeves

    It’s like an update from the olden days of knitting blogs – look, I finished a pair of sleeves!

    sleeves!

    They’re bracelet-length, so a little shorter than usual, 16″. I’ve been knitting with so much thinner yarn lately that I forgot how fast worsted weight can be! I cast on the first sleeve last Friday and now they’re both done. They each used less than a full skein of yarn, so maaaaaybe I won’t run out of yarn for the body. Maybe.

  • Sometimes I go out

    This past weekend I was thrilled to attend the wedding of longtime friend and fellow bell-ringer Ilana to Dan! I didn’t take my camera though, so I have exactly one photo. Trying to appreciate being in the moment is a good thing, but I still wish I’d taken some photos.

    We are fancified! Ilana and Dan's wedding.

    Trust me, we looked great ;) I also helped Yvonne decorate the groom’s cake on Friday – for my first fondant experience I cut out a map of North America! Some islands may be a bit made-up.

    groom's cake
    (photo by Yvonne)

    She did a wonderful job on the main cake as well, it got tons of compliments!

    wedding cake

    Congratulations Ilana and Dan, it was beautiful!

    I needed a bit of recovery after such a good party, but luckily I received some new spinning fibre that should keep me busy for awhile.

    new fibres

    My Candlewick sweater is coming along nicely, but I’m worried that I don’t have enough yarn again! Do I want to play the “does Romni have more of this lot” game? I was dumb, should’ve bought more.

    sleeve

    File this one under “knitters will buy anything with a sheep on it”: sheepy Duck tape, from Canadian Tire.

    sheepy!

    Aw, black sheep!