Out the window
Basil seeds
Loofah -- dying, but with new pods and blooms
Rosemary, to bed for winter
Strawberry bed under its straw
A massive volunteer cherry tomato plant, alas, too late!
Garden beds in winter
The greenhouse, overgrown
Nearly-dry gourd
Gourds curing
Speckled poison ivy against a hurricane-felled tree
Virginia Creeper
Basil against a fall sky
Farm field
Now for some hats I made this week. It was a very "hatty" week!
This one is all wool, and long enough to cover the ears. I wanted the knitting to be sideways along the edge. Then I picked up stitches and finished the hat to the top in the standard way.
A fluffy acrylic yarn, below. I extended the edges at the ears for coverage and added the "tail." This hat narrows toward the top.
This hat mimics the cloche style, a very fluffy yarn:
My favorite - a heavy, warm acrylic yarn, knitted entirely sideways so that the cabling and yarn overs swirl around the head. It has a seam up the back, of course.
Are your needles busy? Have you been for any chilly walks outside?
5 comments:
I love the hats! Well done, MK!
I finally remembered to get some money at the grocery store today so I can send you my book payment!
A garden in winter can look kind of lonely.
I didn't know speckled poison ivy existed.
It looks deceptively beautiful.
You're turning out the goods! I have a hankering to knit, but things are a little too crazy right now. Maybe in January! Reading is my hobby of choice at the moment. Not too complicated. ;) The basil pods are crazy cool!
The garden pictures are pretty. I have never seen speckled poison ivy! It looks like is has a case of poison ivy itself. :) I wish I were smart enough to knit. If so, my needles would be busy. My little book arrived safely. I love it and will always treasure it.
Is that poison ivy naturally like that? It looks diseased! We don't have poison ivy out here, but we have poison oak!
I think I still have one gourd from when I grew them 30 years ago. I had planned to make things out of them, and I never did.
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