I passed my second 4th decade birthday uneventfully, but happily. A small collection of thoughtful and lovely things joined my life. Most supported my continuing love affairs with making coffee and making cookies. There were a few things that I thought merited special comment on my blog.
The beautiful little bowls you see were hand-turned by my dad. The inner one is walnut, the outer is cherry. He created the dark edge on the cherry bowl with a burning technique. Both have a beeswax finish, so they could easily be used for food, but I've decided to use them on my dresser where I will see them more often and where I will be able to touch them every day when I take off my jewelry. One thing that is hard to convey in a picture is how smooth these bowls are. Almost soft. I hope I was able to capture some of their radiant quality in my picture. The walnut bowl in particular has a deep, luminous glow.
The needles come from from a set of Darn Pretty 6" double points in the "Winter Sky" color pattern and were a gift from my beautiful little girl who is all about having socks knit for her. These needles are as a much a joy to look at as they are to knit with. In honor of the giver, I have cast on the first pair of socks employing a set of them for her. She's quite enthusiastic about the potential for new socks and has been almost ecstatic when I've asked her to take off her sock so we can size them as we go. Knitting with these needles has started to build in me an unholy desire to get set of their interchangeable circulars. Dyak Craft needles are hand turned and feel to me like the perfect spiritual complement to a beautiful hand made garment
Other than that, it is all good, but very busy. Between a busy three year old and a job with an aggressive time table, I haven't been able to take as much advantage of the knitting mojo I have as I would like. But I have managed to build my elliptical time back into my routine, so it's all good after I accept the reality of the limitations of a 24 hour day and the need for a reasonable amount of sleep.
The beautiful little bowls you see were hand-turned by my dad. The inner one is walnut, the outer is cherry. He created the dark edge on the cherry bowl with a burning technique. Both have a beeswax finish, so they could easily be used for food, but I've decided to use them on my dresser where I will see them more often and where I will be able to touch them every day when I take off my jewelry. One thing that is hard to convey in a picture is how smooth these bowls are. Almost soft. I hope I was able to capture some of their radiant quality in my picture. The walnut bowl in particular has a deep, luminous glow.
The needles come from from a set of Darn Pretty 6" double points in the "Winter Sky" color pattern and were a gift from my beautiful little girl who is all about having socks knit for her. These needles are as a much a joy to look at as they are to knit with. In honor of the giver, I have cast on the first pair of socks employing a set of them for her. She's quite enthusiastic about the potential for new socks and has been almost ecstatic when I've asked her to take off her sock so we can size them as we go. Knitting with these needles has started to build in me an unholy desire to get set of their interchangeable circulars. Dyak Craft needles are hand turned and feel to me like the perfect spiritual complement to a beautiful hand made garment
Other than that, it is all good, but very busy. Between a busy three year old and a job with an aggressive time table, I haven't been able to take as much advantage of the knitting mojo I have as I would like. But I have managed to build my elliptical time back into my routine, so it's all good after I accept the reality of the limitations of a 24 hour day and the need for a reasonable amount of sleep.
