Easter 2012

 Good Friday (taken Sat.)

 Arriving for 6:30 a.m. rehearsal

Easter 2012

 Easter 2012, about 9 a.m.

Sweet Ruffles Shawlette

I enjoyed knitting this one quite a bit.  I haven't knit a triangle shawl before and had some trouble conceptualizing what I was doing.  Thankfully the pattern, the designer, and the Loom-Along at Ravelry were very helpful.   Sweet on Ruffles by Renee Van Hoy

Spring Break!

So far it has been marvelous.  Sis and I went outlet shopping and I found shoes but no blouses.  The next day we tried the mall and ended up at Sears.  Blouse success!  Comfortable polos in a range of colors!  We saw a movie and later watched another with Brother and SIH.

On Monday S-i-H took me to the Santa Barbara Botanical Gardens.  It was a lovely day.  We all watched Bones in the evening, hurrah! 

Tuesday was a quiet day of knitting while everyone else was at work.

Today I'm back at home enjoying my flowers (and watching the apricots grow) and more knitting time.

Mmm, Fragrant

but not overpowering. 

Books!

It's been all about flowers and knitting for  a while.  I don't think I shared about a series that I read recently and thoroughly enjoyed.  Chronicles of the Kings is a series of 5 books by Lynn Austin.  Gods and Kings is the first in the series.  The author tells the story of 3 Kings of the Old Testament, Ahaz, Hezekiah, and Manasseh, their contemporaries-including the prophet Isaiah, and their struggles with godliness or the abandonment of godliness.  Austin's stories stay close the Biblical facts but elaborate on the times, possible motivations, and how the outcomes of each reign might have come about.  The books are engaging.   I found many unexpected lessons while reading of each character's struggles and victories.  The best part is going into Scripture to reread the passages that these novels are based on with new appreciation.

Purple Scarf

This is Brenda Myer's Lacy Scarflet pattern but continued 

to be a full scarf.  Lacy Scarflet

 

The color in the top photo is more true to the actual color, 

a deep, rich purple.  I like the bottom photo for how it 

shows the stitch pattern.

I blocked this (washed, pinned, allowed to dry while pinned)

to show off the edging.  I'll ask Sis if she'd rather have a less

lacy look.  It would be easy to re-block. 

More photos and my project notes can be found here:

My project

White Lilacs