Aspects of Autumn

 
I'm in a new place, in a house in the country side. Once again living with my cats, and this time also 5 icelandic four-legged neighbours (3 pictured above). It's a great place to watch the seasons shift, to craft from recycled materials and to pick mushrooms.

Spring walk

Yesterday was spent wandering in a fairy tale landscape among wood anemones and budding birches. I'm just as amazed every year how beautiful the first sunny and green spring days can be after the long grey winter's we get. On the top of a hill near Liagärdesklämman there were fallen branches all covered in lichen. I couldn't resist harvesting some. Looking forward to some plant dyeing experiments, hoping that the lichen will result in brilliant purple yarn, as I've been told it can, if you choose the right lichen and mordant.

Attempting to start this project:


I now have motivation: a wedding invitation combined with hopelessly uninspiring collections in the shops and a narrow budget.

Progressing Slowly

Dear Brother,
Remember these? Maybe I'll have them ready in time for your 26th birthday, next year.

Ideas

A couple of things I would like to knit, that are not in my Ravelry queue:

Pie Knits Jae Buckle Tank, modified quite a bit. I imagine it hip/tunic length in loosely knit dark purple linen with matching purple tweedy wool for the straps (or perhaps black leather?) and wooden buttons instead of buckles. Looking forward to seeing the pattern!

Anna Bell's Tiggy, I'm hoping for a pattern some time in the future.

Meanwhile I seem to be preparing for autumn. I find myself knitting hats and mittens, sewing scarves, making soups and baking bread. The picture below is of a patchwork scarf made from thrifted wool fabrics.

Dancing guests

Tonight I'm cuddling up in the sofa with our house guests Disco and Tango to watch Tristan & Isolde, my tv-movie choice of the evening. The pizza (tortilla base, spread with hummus, topped with grilled artichoke, sundried tomatoes, fresh tomatoes, rucola, herbs - all the good stuff) is already in the oven, and I've brought out my latest knitting project, Knitty's Broad Street Mittens. Now I just need to turn the computer off and settle down!

Introducing...

Disco! Adorable name, but as you can see there really isn't that much disco in him, he's a very calm fellow.

Play buddy Tango is much more suited for her flamboyant name. She is oh, so playful, and what a temper she has!

Spring, finally!

I spent Sunday on a wood anemone outing with Chris and his sister Charlotte.

Spring = Time for flowered clothes!

Made from a Gucci pattern from Spanish sewing pattern magazine Patrones.

The skirt is my own construction, made from second hand materials.