25 rows

I cast on this sweater last night...this is what it looks like after 25 rows. The pattern is Tea Leaves Cardigan. The yarn is Madelinetosh...color is Terrarium. I love this yarn! I bought the yarn here.

finished!

I cast on this sweater exactly 6 weeks ago today and finished it this morning. I'm so excite to have finished my first sweater! I have the yarn and pattern for my next sweater, just sitting there waiting for me to cast on.

wordless wednesday

blanket squares

I love the Spud and Chloe colors...they remind me of being in a candy store! The different stitch patterns are in this book.

I added a face sketch to my flickr.

look what chance and buckles found!

I was outside with the dogs, when all of a sudden they ran to the fence and started barking and scratching at the gate. I thought it was another dog, not a buzzard! I ran in the house to get my camera...this is the closest I've ever been to a buzzard. He was eating a poor little squirrel. At first, I was going to shoo him away, but then I thought about how I didn't want to have to clean up the squirrel myself. I took a few pictures through a crack in the fence and then I lured the dogs inside with a greenie.

spring garden

Our garden is looking a lot better this year than it did last year. We are eating lettuce, carrots, onions and a few strawberries from our garden. DH does most the work in the garden and I take care of the chickens.

knit, knit, knit

I'm knitting squares using Spud & Chloe yarn...the squares knit up quickly with this worsted weight yarn. It's 55% superwash wool and 45% organic cotton and it feels amazing! I plan on knitting a baby or lap blanket. Check out this blog if your interested in the Spud and Chloe yarn. This is where I got my inspiration to knit these squares. The yarn is from Jimmy Beans Wool.

I've almost finished my sweater...I plan on starting on the sleeves tonight.

I finished this pair of socks yesterday. I call them my travel socks...I love to be the passenger in a car, so I can knit. DH always drives when we go someplace, so I knit. The good thing about knitting in the car is, I'm not gasping for air or covering my eyes...I'm to focused on my knitting and not DH's driving.

I cast on another pair of plain and simple socks.

I haven't been sketching much lately...too obsessed with knitting, but I did post a face on my flickr.

5K

Yesterday morning, Kris ran in the earth day 5K at Discovery Green Park in Houston.

progress

I love this sweater pattern. Knitting from the top down is so much easier than knitting the front, then the back, then the sleeves and then seaming it all together. I'll definitely knit more of these patterns.