Spring Beginnings.....
Imagination song, the soaring spirit.
Separate them to know them as aspects of the whole,
Join them to know the mystery of totality.
Deng Ming~Dao
In my little book Deng Ming~Dao goes on to talk about how powerful the mind can be when it is focused and how many of us are lost in the vastness of our own uncharted minds.........(yep...that would usually be me and my ADD)
Many people tend to get a bit unfocused come Spring time, hence the term Spring Fever, but for me, I find Spring to have the opposite effect. I become very focused and rejuvenated.
Today I played with my little Peat Pots. It is too funny to watch them grow when you add water the bottom of the tray....like little brown Stay Puff Marshmallows...LOL
We have decided to double our garden this year, so I am starting some plants from seed and will sow the rest into the soil directly. It's hard to believe that Spring is really here, but after a week of 70 degree temps, most of our snow is finally gone..whoo hoo!
Ok, so I bet your wondering what that lovely little bit of lace at the top of my post is. Isn't it pretty?
This is another of Anne's Little nothings....."Boing". It hasn't been released yet....but soon. I know, it's hard to wait, but this one will be worth it....trust me!
You know how much I loved working on Alhambra...well, I think I may love this one even more!
In working up these little scarves, I am trying to come up with colorways that I think will complement the pattern.
Where as Alhambra really needed to be more of a semi-solid color to show off the texture, Anne went more in a varigated direction with her sample. Following her lead, I went a bit softer in contrast, but still varigated enough to lend some depth to the scarf.
My scarf in person looks very delicate and almost Victorian. I have to admit though that I am a bit stumped on what to name the colorway, so feel free to send me a suggestion. :-)
I second Victorian Rose! Coveting that colorway (and pattern thus far) btw! Can't wait until it's available. It's going to look lovely!
Posted by: Manise | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 11:06 AM
Hmmm -- this color reminds me of the light in photos from Tuscany, so I'd go with Tuscany if it were me.
Beautiful colorway.
Posted by: Rebecca | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 10:26 AM
Very Pretty! I love the colors; very feminine and romantic.
Posted by: Rosa | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 09:49 AM
Blush. I'm thinking wine! HA! I like the two above: Nana's Rhubarb Patch and Ashes of Roses from the Thorn Birds. I can't wait for Boing to be released. Are you going to offer this yarn in a kit with Anne? I love the scarf!
Posted by: Debbie | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 09:33 AM
Kim- It does look Rhubarb- it is very pretty.
Posted by: Lorraine | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 09:11 AM
Antique Raggedy Ann is what I'd call it. . I love Raggedy's with hair that isn't bright red.
Posted by: kathy b | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 08:39 AM
How about Morning Rose? It's very pretty.
Posted by: sandy | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 07:47 AM
Oh how I love perky little peat pots and dreams of lazy summer days in the garden!
Lovely yarn colors.
Posted by: Kirsten | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 07:44 AM
I see Rosehips.
Posted by: Laurie | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 07:05 AM
I vote for rhubarb! I loved my mother's rhubarb pies - without the strawberries - but with vanilla ice cream on top.
Posted by: Barbara | Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 06:19 AM
ooh that rhubarb is a good reference for a name . . and today i was thinking it looked like wee begonia flowers.
i was just thinking today that i haven't had the usual spring fever this year! maybe because i'm spending less time at my boring day job (wink!)
Posted by: anne | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 11:12 PM
Beautiful color!
We're expanding our garden this year too -- and getting a freezer.
Posted by: Cheryl, the knitting Jungian | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 10:31 PM
Victorian Rose?
Victorian Blush?
It is lovely.
Posted by: Megan | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 10:03 PM
Oh that color is amazing. It reminds me of Loganberries and rose quartz (go figure). I once attended a conference regarding historic resource preservation and the used the term Victoriana to refer to styles or objects reflecting the Victorian age. Compared to some of the other terms we learned that made no sense to what it was describing, Victoriana was by far the coolest. You could call it pink mud and it would still be beautiful. =)
Posted by: Megan | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 09:37 PM
It makes me think of Ashes of Roses from the Thornbirds. But that's sort of corny, I know.
Posted by: Carole | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 09:18 PM
Tea Roses?
Posted by: Harper | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 09:07 PM
What a gorgeous colorway for a lovely scarf - hmmm, looks like Nana's Rhubarb Patch to me:)
Posted by: Stacey | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 09:00 PM
I know this isn't very original, but Sugarberry pops into mind as I look at it-yummy!
Posted by: Trish B. | Saturday, April 19, 2008 at 08:11 PM