knit

I learned the German twisted cast on for this hat. I used Madeline Tosh DK in whiskey barrel. Great yarn. Soft!

SEA

This city is completely nuts right now with Seahawks fever. 90% of the population is wearing some sort of team themed apparel. I like these alternatively spirited displays. I was in the International District today and a calligrapher was selling his work for the new year (it says Seahawks). Gung Hay Fat Choy!

upcycle

I ripped an alpaca vest I knit likely 30 years ago and am now making a crochet ripple lap blanket with the yarn. 

Hohoho

Paper cut pattern was from an old album cover I saw on line. 

Embroidery

I love Karin Holberg's new book, Scandinavian Stitch Craft, and used one of the patterns to make a new pillow. 

quilt show

This is my favorite quilt at the West Sound Show. It's a Hungarian appliqué pattern. I was thrilled to be the lucky winner of a door prize at the show, not so much for the prize itself, but for simply being randomly awarded as a winner. 

The sweetest bunny in the whole wide world died this week.  

He loved to be petted, held and brushed. 

He loved rose petals and dandelion leaves.

He appeared in our garden, six years ago, nearly to the day, 

as a dirty thin baby.  

He let us pick him up.  

We cleaned him, gave him a safe place to live, 

and he went on to earn two best of breed rosettes 

at the state 4-H fair, amazing considering his origin.  

He was the perfect size bunny, 

not too big, not too small.

He was the softest creature imaginable.

It's so hard to imagine being without any bunnies after 18 years of husbandry, 

but the bunny years have come to an end.  

I miss you Carlos del Huerto!

Rest in peace sweet bunny.

soapstone

The TSA didn't like the fact that I put this seal in my shoe in my carry on bag. They swabbed every part of my bag, tested that strip, then swabbed the seal and tested that strip, put my bag through the scanner again and then let me go. As a cautionary tale don't put objects in your shoes to protect them in transit. 

maritime flags

yesterday I made maritime flags, with a slight booboo on L, for my son's room. 

sneeze weed

in my flowery mead

majolica

Keith H dahlias in a case I made in a majolica class. The technique may not be stellar but the heavy hand built piece won't top over with monster flowers, Yeay!

Chitalpa

Could there possibly be a more gorgeous summer blooming tree?!  I love it!

My gardening buddy

Roses!

Jude the Obscure, The Fairy, Abraham Darby, Graham Thomas

Fragrance permeates!

Lilies!

Can you smell how delicious they are?