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05.31.2005 :: Mittens in a day. Or two!
Beatnicks Handspun mittens
Love them! Just because they are sitting next to a soon to bloom peony bush doesn't mean they won't be needed any day now. The weather here in Massachusetts has been erratic to say the least. I could use them today, for instance.
The best thing? I have enough of this yummy yarn to make another pair with THRUMS. The best of both worlds! I can enjoy the beauty of virgin handspun and have the warmth with the thrums that a certain PERSON is donating to the cause! (Thanks, Norma!)
Is it wrong to want it all? Wonderful mittens and even more wonderful mittens? Hey! A girl's hands get cold!
Flower Shots!
Lilac bush aptly named "sensation". It lives near my stairs, blooming profusely this year for the first time, making me one happy camper. Er. knitter.
Can't you just smell them?
Poem time:
Taken from When Lilacs Last in the Dooryard Bloom'd
...
In the dooryard fronting an old farm-house near the white-wash'd palings,
Stands the lilac-bush tall-growing with heart-shaped leaves of rich green,
With many a pointed blossom rising delicate, with the perfume strong I love,
With every leaf a miracle -- and from this bush in the dooryard,
With delicate-color'd blossoms and heart-shaped leaves of rich green,
A sprig with its flower I break.
~Walt Whitman
Posted by Sandy on 05.31.2005 AT 04:09 PM
Comments
Lilacs! mmmmmmmmm
and mittens, double mmmmm!
Thanks for the pretty pictures,
Sandy!
Posted by: greta on 06.01.2005 AT 01:29 PM
What a treat! Whitman, fresh lilacs, *and* handspun mittens. Thanks, Sandy!
Posted by: Beth S. on 06.01.2005 AT 09:51 AM
Nice job on the mittens!
Your lilac pics are making me homesick. They just don't grow as lush down here in NC. They're beautiful though!
Posted by: Laura on 06.01.2005 AT 09:02 AM
Heck, I need some mittens for my office area. It is so cold!
Those are some beautiful flowers...I always envy people who have green thumbs!
Posted by: Amanda on 06.01.2005 AT 08:24 AM
Not wrong to want it all. Especially if you have the yarn to do it. Lovely lilacs :)
Posted by: Vicki on 06.01.2005 AT 07:09 AM
Yep I can smell them all the way over here! Gorgeous colour, gorgeous smell and virtually ndestructible! Love the mittens.
Posted by: Tracy on 06.01.2005 AT 04:40 AM
Odd season: I can smell the lilacs through the screen, AND yearn for the warmth of the mittens at the same time. The poem is perfect for the picture.
Posted by: Laurie on 05.31.2005 AT 10:22 PM
Beautiful photos! I love the mittens, love knitting with homespun yarn!! :)
Posted by: Jackie on 05.31.2005 AT 06:55 PM
Oh I love Lilacs. Ours are just starting to die off....
Here is a really silly question, what is a THRUM?
Love the mittens. I'll have to give some a go for next winter.
Posted by: Jenn on 05.31.2005 AT 06:40 PM
Oh, I love Whitman! Yep, the thrummy roving is on its way (well, it will be tomorrow!) I gulped when I saw the completed mittens, saying, "Hey! She didn't wait for the roving!" but it seems you'll be making two pairs. All the better. Gotta run to the aeroport now. TTYS!
Posted by: Norma on 05.31.2005 AT 05:52 PM
those mittens are fab.. i live in the south the lilac is long past bloom.. i have always loved that piece by whitman..
Posted by: Elizabeth on 05.31.2005 AT 05:19 PM
Great mittens! I was wearing mine at work on Friday. The good thing about this weather is that the lilacs are lasting forever.
Posted by: Jo in Boston on 05.31.2005 AT 05:01 PM
Lilacs! Again! Ours are long gone but we have 'sensation' at the end of our building. The mittens are marvelous and so colorful. They look warm. May the sun shine soon on you!!
Posted by: margene on 05.31.2005 AT 04:57 PM
Pretty mittens, Sandy!
Posted by: Kerstin on 06.02.2005 AT 08:03 PM