Stasia's Place Of Grace

Sunday, December 07, 2003

 

Getting In The Mood

Merry SolstiChrismaKkuh!

Happy HanuSolstiMas!

We celebrate everything having to do with light coming back into the world in a season of darkness 'round here. How are you celebrating this month? (Tell me in the Tag-board!)

Some of my Fiber Friends are being Grinchy and aren't in the spirit of the season. For their benefit, I have decorated and provided music here for the holidays.

Play A Ukranian Carol
(Just For Tom Diak - Get Well Soon!)

What's New In My Fibery World?

Got the yarns for my second Colinette Absolutely Fabulous throw thanks to the Evil Temptress, Pamela. This is the "Misty Morning" colorway. They are so cozy to cuddle in when the temps start to drop.

I am still making squares for the Lion Brand Homespun afghan for my sister's holiday gift. I am thoroughly sick of making squares and using this yarn and I'm dreading seaming this up.

Eighteen days until Christmas means only 18 more days and I'll be through with this... at least, that's how I'm looking at it. (Why, oh, why didn't I do a nice Cottage Creations' Rambling Rows?!?!?!)

This was the top of our piano last month - kit upon kit, project upon project staring me in the face each morning. I finally got sick of feeling guilty for moving so slow on things, and put it all away in Rubbermaid tubs. When I finish the holiday projects, I'll take the fun stuff out again. I'm looking forward to getting on with my Peace Fleece Everyday Cardi kit in "Zarya Fog".

I am in a quandary and need your help. These are some socks I'm making for my father for Christmas - he asked for them last-minute (grrrr!)

Here is the "bottom" of the sock, which has no ribbing:

Here is the "top" of the sock which has a 2x2 rib:

I think the ribbing takes away from the color changes in the yarn - what do you think? Should I do them in stockinette stitch, at least up to the ankle?

This is not a self-striping yarn, though it appears to be striping itself anyway! It's Blackberry Ridge's Sport 2-Ply in color Autumn Oak. It's a very sproingy yarn, and I'm enjoying working with it. It makes nice, thick, boot- or clog-weight socks. I think it'll hold up well when worn and washed. At least the knitting is going much faster than it would if I were using a regular fingering-weight sock yarn!

I was taking photos of birds and got this image of two sitting in the branches of a Burr Oak. I thought it was amazing how well they blended in with the colors and textures of their habitat. At first, all I saw was just "brown, naked trees," but as I kept looking, lots of different colors and textures became apparent. I guess the key to seeing beauty in things (and maybe people) is to look at them - see them - long enough.

And what has Tori spied?

A queue of house finches outside the kitchen window...

Got room for me?

... and winter-drab goldfinches at another feeder.

It's so neat how their colors fade as the foliage does, so that they blend in better and can't be seen by predators.

Have a great day, and thanks for visiting. Please leave a note on the TAG board, and do let me know what you think about re-doing Dad's socks!

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