bouncing all over the place

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in the “not mine, but i wish it was” category . . a grand specimen of a cherry tree on my street. every single year it is at its absolute peak bloom on earth day. like it knows.

i snapped that photo yesterday on my way to the yarn shop for classes, because on the actual earth day, i didn’t have my camera as i rode by it.

since i took my camera with me to photograph the tree, and since we were finishing up a 6-week sweater class yesterday, i thought i’d grab some snaps of these first sweaters

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pat is convinced this sweater is nothing special and doesn’t do anything for her.
maybe if YOU tell her the truthโ€”that she’s more fabulous than cherโ€” she’ll finally believe me.

and kris, well, kris is seemingly happy with her sweater. but she smiles like that all the time, so it’s really really hard to tell if she’s lying.

audrey knit this classic beauty and then started another one, this time a cardigan with some variegated yarn. i wanna knit sweaters as fast as audrey.

anne marie has knit a cardigan for herself, a baby sweater, and then started this red gansey for her younger son. obviously, she’s not in the beginning sweater class. she’s an awesome knitter who is going to learn to spin next month.

susan is knitting her first lace scarf (a version of twinings). she marches to a different drummer, what can i say?

i worked on my boing! scarf and then took it home to finish it up. and today

i soaked it and blocked it. it came out exactly the size i wanted; this time i trusted my swatches more and did not knit too many repeats.

we’re calling it boing!, because it’s springy and the colors make me think of that word.

(also of begonias.) tomorrow we’ll get some modeling shots and as soon as they are ready at one planet to list the kit, i’ll let you know.

i have more pictures of stuff but i think i’ll keep some for tomorrow. here’s a quick photo of my epimedium (bishop’s hat) which bloomed today. i love these tiny star-shaped flowers against the lime-and-red leaves of this one . . . so cheerful.

22 thoughts on “bouncing all over the place

  1. Oh! Oh! I want mine to be done, TOO!! It’s wonderful. I’m dying to see it off the wires and doing all of its happy movement-y stuff. Nice matching of the Boing! colors to that last photo, btw. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. I want that tree too! Soooo pretty! Great sweaters, well done to everyone. Great variation to the twinings, I bet you guys have lots of fun. The ‘boing’ scarf is a winner. I look forward to the modelling shots.

  3. Mercy. That Cherry Tree. and yes, it IS deserving of all caps. holy moly, what a Beauty! My heart nearly stopped.

    All the sweaters and projects look wonderful!
    hee… Jocelyn has a photo of a bit of green lace up… lalalalala….. soooo pretty!

  4. That cherry tree is awesome! I have 2 babies that we planted last fall. They don’t even have buds yet cos our spring has been more like an extension of winter.

    Love the boing scarf. Very very pretty.

  5. I can see why you love the Cherry Tree, it’s beautiful. It would probably kill my allergies but it may just be worth it to see that every year! Everyone’s done a great job on their sweaters. It’s inspiration for me to finish up my first sweater. ๐Ÿ™‚

  6. Your students did a fabulous job! Love all the Nature. “Boing” could also be called “Coleus.”

  7. Beautiful cherry tree! Those are all amazing first sweaters, but you definitely have to tell Pat that the sweater looks fab on her. It’s a great color on her AND the fit looks really good.

  8. Where do you get your blocking wires? My lace knitting is tired of unwound wire hangers. That cherry tree is a prize winner. Maybe there’s a tree-ette growing nearby that would like to be dug up and made cozy in your garden.

  9. Seeing your Boing makes me want to finish mine fast too! It will be traveling with me to NY this weekend.

    That tree is so beautiful!!!

  10. That is one abundantly beautiful cherry tree—the ones we have in our garden look anemic in comparison. Those first sweaters are inspiring. Congrats to all the talented ladies! And Boing? The name says it all.

  11. Wow, all of the sweaters look great – I wish my first sweater had looked like that! ๐Ÿ˜€

    I love ‘Boing!’ – can’t wait to see it in all its glory – and get a hold of the pattern.

    DK ๐Ÿ™‚

  12. Tell those ladies that their sweaters (and the lace scarf) are beautiful and to parade down the street proudly with them on…and nothing less.

    Boing is great–can’t keep up with you, Anne!

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