Cardigan

 

Considering that my need for a new cardigan is becoming acute, I have taken an age to make up my mind what to make. This is yellow 100% cashmere. I love Mari Dembrow's Pebble Cardigan, but I am just too clumsy - I catch the surface threads on things impossibly often. So I have decided to go with the ribbing pattern from that pattern for the whole thing. I will probably convert it to a raglan while I am about it as that makes my twisted spine and uneven shoulders less noticable.



Lilies

 

You can see here how I nip out the pollen bearing anthers from lily flowers. Lily pollen is extremely toxic to cats so I make sure to do it first thing as soon as the flowers start to open.



Dahlias

I can't remember whether my dahlias are small this year because of the weather or because I bought a smaller variety - maybe a bit of both.



Patio

These plants are in a group of tubs on the patio.



Lap time



 

Sunny has discovered that my lap may actually be quite a nice place to sleep - but only if I'm in the garden. So far she won't come on my lap indoors.

 

Different mitts

I enjoyed knitting the last pair of mitts so much that I have started a new pair (in the same green and yellow yarns despite what the camera thinks!) This pattern is Fingerless Texels. I love the scalloped edging - amazing to be able to knit something like this.



Sunny

Isn't she pretty!



Poppy

I love poppies - they are so fragile and so ephemeral, but they glow with beauty.

Sorry for the gap - I've been ill and am still only convalescent.



Garden Three

The far end of the garden. Just past the plum tree there are two small ponds that you can't see here.



Which?

I'm not sure if this was Ginger or Sunny enjoying the sunshine - at a distance they are hard to tell apart these days though Sunny is definitely smaller.



More garden

A view of the garden. The garden is nine feet wide by twenty-five feet long - but no one would believe it without measuring.



Baskets

Here is a general view of my hanging baskets.



Petunias



Nothing says summer to me quite like big, plate-sized petunias.

Princess

Sunny, looking the Princess she is!



The printer!



I was printing a pattern from Ravelry when Ginger discovered the joys of the printer. The two shots are not very good but I had to snap what I could without disturbing him!

Hanging baskets

At last my hanging baskets are beginning to perk up.

Double Take Mitts - finished

I got the pair of mitts finished.

 

Small flowers

These are all little flowers for hanging baskets and tubs.

Pollenless Lilies

I love these lilies. Even on a dark cold day they really glow.

Golden eyes

Sunny has even darker golden eyes than they look here.

Hydrangea

Hydrangeas do not have to be pink or blue - they can be creamy-greeny coloured instead.