thoughts turn to spring

Hello! How are you? Good, I hope. It's perhaps a little optimistic to think too much of spring but the days are definitely getting longer here in Cornwall - that extra hour or so of daylight is VERY welcome. My daughter, Elfine, brought me home some daffodils on Saturday which was such a treat. I regularly see flower-pickers in the fields near me - always bent double, usually in the rain - cutting and bunching daffodils to be sent around the country. I have to say that it looks like jolly hard work and I imagine the pleasure of outdoors work pales fairly quickly. My daffodils are beautifully scented which helps my own (small) labour of washing up the dishes move along quite nicely.

I've been working on a little sleeveless wrap cardigan on and off for a few months now. I remember thinking when I started it, "This will be quick - no sleeves.". Hmmm. Turns out that's not true. I haven't especially enjoyed the yarn which is Sirdar Crofter - the fairisle effect is enjoyable but I find the yarn just a bit too insubstantial. I think the picture conveys something of the lightness and slightly candy-floss nature of the fabric - all a bit floaty light. It is actually a double-knit weight - maybe I'll enjoy wearing the lightness of the cardigan.

In the meantime I need to at least produce two fronts that are identical. I tried to sew up the shoulders TWICE last night before finally realising that I had omitted the shoulder shaping on the second front by which time I had only enough patience to unpick the cast-off edge and return it to the needles.

Back to the drawing board again. Second verse, same as the first. At least it's not orange.

Cheerio for now. xx

Posted by Anita at February 9, 2010 05:28 PM