African Violets

Here is a view of a couple of the violet racks taken when we got home from the lake this week.  To see how much more crowded they are now than when I repotted, scroll down to my February 4th entry.

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Bruce's Perennial Garden

Mid-July photos of Bruce's flower garden.

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Our Yard in Lakeland

First photo was taken beside our detached garage, second photo is our back deck, third photo is looking across the front of our house toward the perennial garden, and the last one is a photo of the front of the house.  The perennial garden is to the left.

Bears in a Snowstorm Cardigan for Bruce (formerly, Yellowstone Bears)

The sweater is knitted back and forth on Addi Turbo size 6 circular needles with Caron Simply Soft yarn.  I am using the "knitting backward" technique and like it for this type of work.  The chart used for this part of the self-designed sweater is from Ann Feitelson's book, The Art of Fair Isle Knitting.  The chart was presented there for the women's pattern, the Baltasound Cropped Junper. Bruce renamed the sweater.  So far, no bears, only snowstorm! 

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Finished Shawnee Parkway Cardigan Sweater

The Shawnee Parkway self-designed knitted cardigan sweater is finally completed. The sweater is for sized for myself, since no one else in the family wanted it.t

Here is a view of the inside of the neck showing the finishing.

 

 

 

And, here are a couple of photos of the back.

 

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The sweater design, in case you missed it, shows flying bird borders in slip stitch/Fair Isle combination, maple leaves in Fair Isle/Intarsia combination, green raindrops at the top, and a Fair isle wide facing closed with pewter clasps.  The yarn is Caron Simply Soft and it was knitted with size 5, 4, and 3 needles.

 

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Body of Shawnee Parkway Sweater Completed

 

This is the back of the Shawnee Parkway self-designed cardigan sweater.  The bottom band symbolizes birds, the middle section, maple leaves, and the top section, rain drops.

I folded the front part under for the picture.  It needs to be blocked.  I am currently knitting on one sleeve from the top down. 

We are still at Spanish Cay on Sanibel Island Florida. 

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African Violets After Repotting in November, 2007

After everything has been pruned back and some blossoms removed, the plants are all ready for another growing season!  The photos show all four racks.

 

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Progress on Shawnee Parkway Cardigan

These photos are of the back of the cardigan.  It is being knitted in one piece.  The top photo is taken with the flash and the bottom in natural light.  Neither one shows the colors well.  The upper row of maple leaves is knitted in different colors, green instead of dark teal, autumn red instead of raspberry, etc.  You can see the creases from the work being gathered on the circular needles.  There is still a long way to go!

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Christmas, Time to Wear Our Sweaters!

 

I am so happy that Julie's Cherry Iris sweater was a perfect fit!  She said, "Why worry?  You measured me, didn't you?"  Obviously, she does not knit!

 

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