on its way past the window to hitting the pillow last night, my head did a sharp 180 when something flashed in the corner of my eye. i jerked myself back to a sitting position to look again—snow was coating everything, DRAT (well, i may have sworn just a little harder than that).
ah well, it is march after all. and we do have winter knits still to photograph, so it’s not completely unwelcome (and not at all deep, so it’s hardly worth complaining about). the gray sky that comes with it bothers me more . . .
even though i know better, i keep thinking we’ve seen the last of it and we haven’t. in fact, i also know on some level that we always have some snow just after the daffodils bloom; i am as usual, committedly in denial about it. why?
because today, popping through the snow, i saw my first crocus (ooooh, i think it’s a yellow one). and not only that . . . more and more and more daffodils every day.
they are really very hardy plants; i admire their fortitude. even when icy snow batters them to the ground they pop right back up, once the sun warms them.
mother nature is such a trickster during spring—she sends all sorts of mixed signals in quick succession. but now that we’ve actually stayed in one place for more than a few years, i see that there is a grand, loosely organized pattern she sticks to (more or less; she likes variety).
today, the tips of the tulips were up as well—before this snowfall, we had two solid days of steady rain, the kind that causes flooding in low-lying areas and around creeks here. the kind that urges rising plant life toward the surface. i’m not seeing a lot of buds on the trees just yet, but they are bound to appear soon if we are on schedule to have blooming branches by april 1st as usual.
meanwhile, inside . . .
i spent all last evening swatching for some pattern writing i need to do this week. i had to switch my yarn choices on the boy jackets and david’s cable/rib sweater and now that the yarn is set, i needed new swatches to make sure my gauge is correct for each one. and i needed stockinette swatches for a couple of works in progress.
from left to right, david’s cable/rib in briar rose fourth of july (we’ll also knit a sample in woolen rabbit grace), the whitfield shorty in woolen rabbit frolic, the gray scarf in great northern yarns yak/mink/merino/soy, and the shawlette in GNY mink/milk/merino.
i figure you probably don’t care to see my gray scarf yet again, so the swatches are standing in as knitting interest today, haha.
well, time to get ready for a photo shoot—since we do have snow on the ground, it’s a good time to get photos of the mink hats and scarves. we’ll release those tomorrow, barring any unforeseen glitches.
17 thoughts on “it’s not over yet”
Perfect weather for the mink scarf and hat!! That pile of swatches is great – do you keep them all somewhere to refer back to?
I’m excited for the pictures. Love todays pictures. I’m happy to see you do David’s sweater in 4th of July. I love that Briar Rose yarn. Great colors and soft but sturdy no stiffness. I want to see what the Grace looks like too.
I was kind of surprised with the snow too. Although I didn’t see it until this morning. I opened the curtains and shouted “whoa!”
Looking forward to the pattern releases tomorrow. My yarn is sitting here waiting to get into action. I want to thank you for leading me to the Woolen Rabbit. I just received a beautiful skein of Whisper in New England Red. I’m knitting a shawl for my daughter to wear at her wedding. She lives in California & wanted a touch of New England for her special day. I continue to enjoy your designs.
Ha!! I will need to refer my Oscar to this post. He continually marvels that I insist snow should not fall in March. (Now, understand, I have lived in Michigan most of my life, a few years each in Japan, California and Indianapolis notwithstanding). I think it is the same force inside the makes me refuse to wear a coat if the temp is above freezing after March 1st, as if I could will Spring into being.
Hello, Anne! Here in western New York we have the snow without the crocuses…! A wise elderly uncle of mine always used to say that when snow falls on the up and coming plants/flowers, it is “Mother Nature’s cheap fertilizer”…it satisfies me and hopefully it will do the same for you!!!
There is too much snow on the ground here to even think of looking for shoots, much less real leaves. You aren’t much south of us but it seems amazing how much sooner you see a thaw every year.
March is so difficult to bear in many ways. I used to volunteer with college women, for about 8 years. I found that every March they were in conflict, and every April they loved each other again. Now I just know that March can bring drama from within, because we want spring so much.
This is the time of year when I often knit with lighter turquoises and hot greens, together. I think I can somehow knit spring into existance. Not so, but I try every year. I think it’s better than stirring up drama with the people around me, anyway!
We did have nice, warm sun today on the bit of snow we had last night. It was a decent day for a walk together. I’m trying to stay focused on the good stuff.
If it makes you feel any better they are predicting 1 -2 feet of snow in the mountains of NH tonight…acck!!! Here in the valley they are calling for 8-10 inches…sigh. it will be a while before we see crocuses.
I love the Briar Rose colorway….I think that is the one that I bought for my Jackie. 🙂
I wish we had snow as we are having a heat wave for the past 1 month!
Some of the worst snow storms we’ve ever had here in Richmond have been in March. Go figure.
Oooh, new patterns. I can’t wait! I seem to be only happy with Knitspot patterns. You’ve spoiled me, Anne.
Daffodils are in bloom here. And I don’t want any stinking snow! Just paterns.
NO MORE SNOW!!! No,no,no….. I’m way over it! I want Spring. Easter eggs! Tulips! Daffodils!
Ahh, the last of the winter snows. We had temps in the 70’s last week and the week before. Trees are in bloom, budding is everywhere and the pollen has fallen. Such is life in the south.
Has the forsythia bloomed yet? My Grandma was from southern Ohio and she swore by “seven snows after the forsythia blooms”! Grandma was usually right. We’re expecting plenty of snow in the mountains and a dusting along the Front Range, here in Colorado.
Looking forward to the pattern release:
Hah! We’re being hit with a huge storm today. 14 days until Spring, 14 days until Spring, 14 days until spring….
“even though i know better, i keep thinking we’ve seen the last of it and we haven’t.”
Exactly! I am ready for it to be done, therefore it should be done. We don’t have bulbs peeking yet, but I find a pot of tulips on my kitchen table raises my spirits wonderfully.
Down here in CBus, it’s just rain, rain, rain. I think we’ve had about five inches of rain in the past week, and our basement is none too dry. I’d be happy with a bit of snow right now.
I think bulbs like the cold, and maybe they even need it to bloom. That must be why they are so hard to grow here in Portugal (and they do so well in the Netherlands or GB). Anyway, I was reading your blog in google reader and I was amazed at how good the green from your recent cowl + hat looks good on you! Definitely, a colour to explore!
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