Friday's Flowers: Nasturtiums
(It looks like I took this picture in the middle of the night! But, the ones I took with no flash were too blurry. I knew I should have taken the picture yesterday afternoon.) Like a lot of the other things in my yard, these nasturtiums came up from last year's flowers. The yellow and orange colors are so cheerful, but my favorite things are the leaves. They remind me of water lily pads. The flowers and leaves are edible, but I've never had the courage to try them. Have any of you ever eaten any?
Instead of some favorite F's, here are some F's in my life these days:
Feather and fan scarf
Have you been wondering if this is still a knitting blog? :) I have lots of projects started, but little time to knit on them. This scarf is for a Christmas gift. I can't decide if the yarn is working at this gauge. When I pull it out to simulate blocking, it's maybe a bit too open. Any thoughts? I'll try to take another picture of it when my helper wakes up. The yarn is laceweight yarn from The Woolen Rabbit. (I don't see any laceweight yarn on her site right now, but she has lots of beautiful sock yarn listed. But I'm not letting myself look at it. Must. Be. Strong.)
Felting
For my goal of finishing one Christmas present each month, I worked on a felted bag in July. The work was fast and furious there at the end and I only had the grommets to put in on July 31. So, so close, but no cigar. During this finishing frenzy I didn't notice that I hadn't sewn in my lining correctly. Since I had already applied the magnetic snap closures to the lining, they don't meet up now. Grrrr..... I'm taking the snap out of one side (or maybe both) out and appliqueing a patch to hide the old hole marks. Needless to say, I'm not working that fast anymore. When I hit a snag, work slows down quite a bit.
Feeling poorly
Cleaning makes me sick. No, I mean it. I must have an allergy to dust because whenever I help clean the basement, I get a respiratory infection. Well, the dust in my bedroom made me sick. (Unless I really do have some kind of bug that has just coincided with the cleaning.) My throat is so sore that it keeps me up at night. Yesterday I missed out on a day of preparation because my stomach was upset. Must have been something I ate because I'm feeling better today. Okay, whining is over. :)