Here’s a Clue

Well, it’s March and there’s a new occupant for my Story Time Sampler, a man who needs no introduction… Sherlock Holmes. Alas, I have nothing to show you but his empty frame, eagerly awaiting his arrival. But at least I have that much done!

My Sampler as of March 3rd 

This month’s email from the Frosted Pumpkins had an extra large  picture, one that showed a teensy bit of next month’s pattern – it’s a white house with a red roof (unfortunately no Green Gables, at least not yet!) in the top portion of the frame. I love that there’s a clue in Sherlock’s pattern release, it’s just so fitting.

 

24 Days Until Spring

This morning the newscaster mentioned there are 24 days left until spring. I’m making progress on my Spring Morning Cardigan and I think I’ll finish it with plenty of time to spare.

The sleeves are taking shape

What Was I Thinking?

I’m making progress on my Nutkin socks, but I have to admit that I’m not all that excited by them. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great pattern that’s surprisingly easy to memorize. The yarn is soft and the silk content gives it a wonderful glow. The main problem is the colour. As much as I like the red and grey combination it really was not a good choice for the dead of winter –  everything outside is grey, why did I choose grey for my knitting bag too?

Making progress

 

 

Mistress Mary Quite Contrary

And the secret garden bloomed and bloomed and every morning revealed new miracles.

-The Secret Garden

I’ve finished February’s frame in my Story Time Sampler and I made some pretty big changes to Mary Lennox of The Secret Garden. When this month’s pattern was released the first thing I noticed was Mary’s white dress with pale blue sash – very pretty and delicate looking, but not what I had in mind. I grew up reading a copy with wonderful Tasha Tudor illustrations and so I had a very specific idea of what Mary should look like…

A brooding Mary

Mary and Martha

In the Garden

Spring is Approaching

Well, I’m making progress on my Spring Morning Cardigan. I decided to leave the colours as they were rather than switching the grey and white like I was considering.

Spring Morning close up

Broken Promises

Well, it’s February and I’ve already broken a few of my crafting resolutions. I haven’t spent any time spinning yet for the year, so there’s broken promise number one. And that one about only sticking to four projects at a time? Well, I’m surprised I made it this long.

Despite already having four WIPs (my Beekeeper’s Quilt, Spring Morning, Nutkin, and Story Time Sampler) I felt like sewing this so I went to my fabric stash and dug out this quilting cotton I bought from Connecting Threads a few years ago. And a few hours later I had…

Any guesses?

Blind Date with a Book

I’ve had a pretty hectic few weeks, but there’s some respite in sight so I decided to treat myself to a romance novel. In honour of Valentine’s Day we’re running a ‘Blind Date with a Book’ display at work. It’s exactly what it sounds like, library visitors can choose a book based solely on its dating profile. It was a lot of fun to browse through all of them – I wanted it to be a surprise so I had to be careful to avoid any of the profiles I wrote (although some of those did end up on my reading list).

What’s it going to be?