Today was my day off and another beautiful day brought
another opportunity to knit/read in the park with hubby and kitty. We laid out
our blanket on top of a hill that overlooked the distant downtown skyline. Theseus
found shade under our sheet.
The piece underneath the socks is a chunky, squishy wool blanket
that I decided to start last week. It mocks a traditional quilting technique
called “log cabin”. Although it looks quite simple, I’ve been able to learn
some new techniques and refine others. It uses some beautiful single-ply
Peruvian Highland wool yarn by Cascade called Magnum in all of the colors of our living room!
Creating a home in an apartment when we have limited time,
space, and resources, and given my love of making everything myself has been a
slow and sometimes challenging process. There is still a lot about our
apartment that looks like we’re just a couple of college kids. I hope to change
that overtime by scattering more and more personal, handmade touches throughout
our home.
In addition to personalizing our home, I adore having the
ability to create my own wardrobe with nothing more than my own two hands,
creativity, and some beautiful fiber. This pretty pink alpaca/cotton top was
finished last summer but I haven’t managed to photograph it until now! This is
a pattern by Rowan called Martha from their Homestead Classics publication.
Theseus was being a silly kitty and trying to scoot away so
I had to hold him while hubby took photos. After taking pictures, we realized
that Thesie was desperately looking for a litter box. He’s such a gentleman of
a kitty. He refused to dig in some loose dirt in front of us. Rather, he just
held it until we got home. No accidents this time! Good kitty. He was a bit
dramatic though. Such a pose! I love Hubby's face here, trying not to laugh at our poor distressed kitty.
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