Showing posts with label Sarah Swett skirt. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sarah Swett skirt. Show all posts

Friday, May 12, 2023

Skirt update, shy azalea and burgers

I made two burgers for supper yesterday, as you see. Pretty good, but I think they need another name. I'm not interested in pretending something's meat when it's a delicious something else. 

They worked out fine, browned up well, with a bit of Dijon mustard and ketchup, all inserted into the pita bread you see. Half a dozen others are now in the freezer, ready for next time I feel like them.

And here's this morning's sightings

A dove more concealed than ever by the henbit and


A shy azalea, engulfed by ground cover and daylilies.

I realized after a couple of people yesterday said skirt? what skirt? that my recent passing mention had escaped everyone. Also I forgot you're not all at the knitting group hearing me boring on about it. 

So here's a screenshot of the first thinking I was doing ages ago, at that time thinking felting.  Now I think weaving and knitting will do it


I have the paper pattern somewhere. The idea is from Sarah Swett, but I'll adapt it. I'm still doing the straight panels like hers, we'll see how many, and the current weaving I showed you is one of them.  The shaping is done by the wedge-shaped knitted sections, yet to be spun, plied and knitted.

There! All clear. I think.  

This afternoon is the knitting group. Last week I didn't do pictures, no new work, except a lovely new member, wardrobe director for a local ballet school, stitching  bodices for an upcoming performance.  

I didn't think it was proper to take pictures before they were public property, seen by their audience. She was hugely entertaining with stories of her life and work and dealing with last minute design changes by the ballet ptb, involving miles of orange frills and that sort of challenge.

Happy day everyone, and here's a puzzle involving a phenomenon most of us may not be adept at, speaking personally, anyway 



Puzzle on, funny clues please!