by Sarah

Baby Pants...

I started some new baby pants for Kenya - since she has totally outgrown the last pair - and is still wearing them.  I am a sucker for people that appreciate my knitting.  Especially babies.  I am kind of running out of the yarn I chose to knit the pants, but looking for some good solutions to stretch it further.  (This falls under the category of - duh - bigger pants require MORE yarn.)  Here she is modeling the too small pants:

The shawl progresses, but basically looks the same.
Other things progress, but you can't see them.

I'm growing some sprouts to go with the lettuce - then I will have a whole salad.  These are broccoli, radish and cress sprouts - the zesty mix from Cooks Garden.  They are about 3 days new:

Lettuce...

This is my first lettuce.  My first salad from my new garden.
It is a mix of romaine, red leaf and iceberg.
I sprinkled some chopped walnuts on it, and I will be having it dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar for lunch today.  YUM. 

Hopefully, the rest of my garden will come out as well as the summer progresses.

Now, I just have to plant it!

Progress...

If you know me and my knitting habits, you are probably slightly shocked by the picture above.  I am actually making progress on this shawl...this picture is two rows shy of three repeats...knit in laceweight yarn...on #4 needles. 

If you don't know my general hatred of actually paying attention while knitting (hence my many socks), let me assure you that my progress on this shawl means I really really want it.  I have been sitting at the dining room table working on it. 

And if you are Melanie of Pink Lemon Twist (yeah right, lots of pattern designers anxiously await my blog posts)...you wrote an awesome pattern, and I love the way it is coming out.

And just so you have a couple more pictures...
Murph and I did some Cape Cod Hiking last weekend:

Ariann Update...

Slowly but surely, Ariann is getting bigger. 

Not like I need it anytime soon, the weather just keeps getting warmer and more beautiful here!  Look at my Irises that started blooming on Sunday!

What was I saying?

Oh yeah, Sheep and Wool Loot.
Sorry about my camera, but all is well now...

Here are a couple of pictures of the beautiful Peace Fleece Merino Mohair Worsted Weight Wool I bought for my mom's new sweater.  It is going to hang out in my stash for a couple of years before I get to it, but truthfully, it is so beautiful, I don't mind.  Colorway: Patience Blue.  (hehehe)  As a bonus, it is being modeled by the beautiful new basket I bought myself at sheep and wool.  I love handmade baskets.

AND, I started something new - my Cherry Blossom Shawl (Hanami Pattern):

Lace is hard, but so far I like the shawl, and I am trying to adjust and pay attention while I am knitting.  I have done 16 rows of my first 32 row repeat.

If you have access to ravelry, you can also check out the other item I just finished.  If you can't access Ravelry, I probably didnt want you to see it.

And next week, I'll show you what I did with my Money Batt Yarn...