spring knit and sow

with today being the first day of Spring, i felt rather enthusiastic about pottering around in the garden. the sun was shining and the birds singing etc. so the excitement caught on with Abby as well. we had already dug up the potato crop last weekend, so a bit of light weeding and a sprinkling of lime was all we needed before we could plant some pea seeds under their rather fancy teepee! of course Abs couldn't resist planting some sunflowers along the sunny wall as well as some pansy seedlings i had forgotten about. is there anything nicer than flowers and veges mixed in the same garden bed?

pea teepee

earlier in the week i finished a knitting project (amazing!) that i've been making for Abby. it's a little cropped cardi to wear over dresses and skirts on Sunday on those chilly Spring mornings. it was a free pattern from Lion Brand called the Fresh-Picked Cardigan. i used the yarn recommended (also amazing), called Cotton-Ease in a mauve colour which i purchased from their site. its a cotton and acrylic blend which is soft when knitted in plain stocking stitch, but satisfyingly crunchy in textured stitches. more info is on my Ravelry page (i recommend a look if you intend to knit this pattern because there are problems with it).

blossom cardigan

during the "fashion shoot" i've noticed that there has been a growth spurt over Winter and some Spring dress making is well over due for my little medium girl (yay)!

a new book!