Is it a sweater yet?

Small victories

I’ve finished the second child’s sock, and they mostly match:

I’ve also finished an adorable baby’s sock:

Forgive the silly shot — I was borrowing from (copying) the Yarn Harlot and her tendency to pose her finished objects in her garden; however, I think she does it much more gracefully and successfully. Still, it’s beautiful outside today, and while our garden has been disgracefully neglected this year (even more than most years), it’s still valiantly producing some lovely things. A digital camera makes taking pictures of such things far too tempting! Right next to the flowering thyme in which the baby sock was nestled were some newly-opened sage blossoms:

I think they’re beautiful flowers, and they smell wonderful — a cross between sage and perfume.

We also have our first strawberries of the year:

These are alpine “wild” strawberries, so they’re fairly tiny, but they’re delicious, and they ripen quite early compared to cultivated berries.

I’m almost finished the first sleeve for Mark’s sweater, so maybe tomorrow I’ll have another picture for you; and then on to the front. I hope it goes a little faster than the back — at least now I know in advance about some of the issues, so I shouldn’t have to do any ripping.

Enjoy your weekend!

Posted by Aven at June 12, 2004 12:31 PM