STILL WINTER

Yes, that is sleet on my doggy, Tipsy. Great big chunks of sleet. It only lasted about ten minutes.

Drats, I thought I was soooooo done with the left front, only to discover I had casted on ten stitches less than needed. Yes a frog has arrived in my pond and it isn't even spring. Rip-it, rip-it, I hear the echos.

JAYWALKER MAY MAKE ME GRUMPY

The cold.... my head is under pressure. I wish the dam would break and there would be spillage and ruin, and that the sun would come out. It is very gray here today, unusual for South Metro Denver, which is sooooooo sunny and nice, the pic is as blurry as my head feels, but yes, that is my Saturday sky. We do need the rain and my crab apple tree is loving it(a little blurry too, but those white spots are huge rain drops. My tulips on the otherhand are snug and cozy under the eaves, nestled up nicely next to the garage and lovin' it....I wish I felt like they look, so green and vibrant. Well maybe not so green, but vibrant would do.

The front right side of my lacy summer sweater was done early this morning. and Stephanie wrote me from Unwind because I had to ask her if she was doing anything different on her Jaywalkers. I swear my decreases look way different from hers. Anyway, does anyone have any comments about this? I am slipping two stitches, knitting one and PSSsO. Same as Unwind's, is it me, or do they look different?

I LOVE SMOCKING

I finished smocking a wee-care gown last nite and today, I finished the back of my summer lace sweater.

Wow, the "star of bethlehem" bloomed. Spring is so into it. I worked in my flower bed today to see lots of green life springing forth. It's so good to see the hopes of things to come.
My smocking friend, Judy sent me this great site of the Cactus Cabler's Smocking Guild, wee-care gown, knitted hats and tiny hooded blanket wraps and plate patterns (from one of their newsletters). They have really outdone themselves with plenty of plates! They are all so precious.