Now that the gorgeous autumn weather is back and several knitting deadlines have passed, I am back on the wagon for finishing my Leaves of Grass. Yeah, remember that thing?
Apparently I've turned into one of those people who takes pictures of their knitting on top of their cats to garner extra attention. Or maybe it's that pictures of a large round piece of lace still in progress all kinda end up looking the same. But if you look stop looking at Jake and examine the lace closely, you can see that I just finished the first repeat of Chart D!! One more to go... then again, I could do like some unnamed person and call it done and ready for applying the border. (wink, wink, elbow in the ribs)
One of the highlights of this past weekend's trip to the sheep and wool festival in Rhinebeck was getting to meet one of our very own in person, all the way from Colorado! I think I may have referred to this previously, but I am once again reminded how our knitting -- and especially our knit-a-long-ing -- has the capacity to connect us, even in a way that somewhat reflects the musings of Walt Whitman in one of his poems. Rather than quote the same poem again, permit me to link you to a previous post in which I shared it. Looking back on it, I realize that not a lot has changed. I'm still working on Leaves of Grass, I'm still stuck on the same poem, and I'm still poking fun at someone who beat me to the finish line. Well, okay, a few more of you have joined the ranks of completion since that post. Are there actually any others of you still working on Leaves of Grass?
Oh, speaking of Rhinebeck and people who actually finished LOG, Jeff has some news, but I think I'll try to egg him into sharing it himself.
Happy autumn, and happy knitting!
ouch, my aching ribs :)
ReplyDeletethanks for posting and reconnecting with us (!) as well as Eileen at Rhinebeck ~ bucket list...that trip will be mine!
your leaves is looking snuggly and I can't wait to hear Jeff's news!!!
Yes, you'd better let us know when you do make it out to Rhinebeck! We can throw jam at each other or something fun like that. (I totally pulled that one out of the air.)
Deletesilly boy ~ no more jam for you if you start flinging it around :)
DeleteThat cat is a nice touch, Willy. Adds that extra bit of interest to the photo. Colors are good. I'd say it's a win-win. Have fun. We are finally getting a wee bit of sun. The fog has been a drag.
ReplyDeleteOh, since I started knitting, inclement weather makes me a bit giddy. Then the sun comes out, and it's nice for an hour or so... then I just become cranky. I think maybe I should move to the Pacific Northwest.
DeleteYour LOG is going to be wonderful, what a great color and I love seeing you cat.:) I finished one LOG and am still working on another one, this time in worsted weight; it's been sitting in the basket for too long and I really need to get back to it. Thank you for motivating me.
ReplyDeleteYay! Mine is worsted weight!
DeleteI do love that song. It's even better in French. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cOsVVeojMZs
ReplyDeleteKnitting pictures are ALWAYS better with cats. It's just a rule.
I have a recording of Mel Torme singing Autumn Leaves in French - well, at first he pokes fun at other people singing it in French, does a chuckle a la Maurice Chevalier, slops around his pitches, then says, "Wait, wait, you think we fool around, but I will prove to you that we can do it all the way through in French!" Then he proceeds to find your heart strings and rip them slowly out.
DeleteI looked for you at Rhinebeck, but I never saw those fish hats :( I did however enjoy those cider donuts. Your LOG looks beautiful. I have been getting good use out of mine lately since it has gotten colder and I haven't turned the heat on.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry we missed you! I always go into 'tunnel vision' at those festivals, and we found a perfect secret little place to hang out... our friends who alerted us to it called it the secret garden.
DeleteI can't believe I didn't see you on one of my trips to the cider donuts...
Perfect timing, WillyG! I've been contemplating tackling the Leaves of Grass border. It's been sitting around for far too long, and I'd love to have a fellow KAL-er to do it with!
ReplyDeleteWoo-hoo! I'm working my way up to it, slowly but surely.
DeleteI've been egged. My LOG news is that I received a 3rd place ribbon at Rhinebeck. :)
ReplyDelete(Also a 1st and a 5th for the 2 skeins I entered)
:D
congratulations!!! seriously worthy of a post all your own :)))
DeleteOMG congrats to you Jeff on your LOG ribbon...what an honor!
DeleteI love the first image. The colors of fall are so happy.
ReplyDeleteWill,i am so glad you are working on LOG again- it is beautiful. The is yarn so yummy and you knit like a dream. It was great meeting you at Rhinebeck, one of the highlights of our trip to New York. After returning home Julie and I realized how much we didn't see at Rhinebeck. Must of stayed in line too often for those apple cider doughnuts. I do have a taste for those yummies this morning with my coffee. Take care , say hi to Jeff .
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