The scalloped edging is easy to make.

I'm making excellent progress on my Wildflower Cardigan.  I'm through with the back and sleeves and now working on the fronts.  I'm just at the spot where you add the pocket lining to the pocket front detail.
The pocket was so fun to make.  See the little bobbles?  We knitters dearly love to make bobbles, but we also know they look ridiculous on most garments.  Here is one exception.  These are just teensy and just a few, isolated to the pockets only.

My husband loves me to wear bright pink.  I was certain he would approve of this Easter hopeful.  When I asked him if he liked the color, he said he would like it a little brighter!  Brighter?  Huh?

The Oscar winning animated short for 2011.  Brilliant and beautiful.

I met Ysolda, one word, ADORABLE!  In her darling booth she had all her garments from Little Red and a teensy photo booth where you could be the model.

Sweet, pretty and talented Alana from Never Not Knitting and the co-author of my latest obsession, Coastal Knits. She is standing next to the Wildflower Cardigan which I am currently making in bright pink.

Her busy and beautiful booth that was fun to explore.

A Verb For Keeping Warm had pretty displays.

Ribbon Street from Santa Cruz, I loved her fabrics.

Namaste had a pretty booth.

Leann, and indie dyer from Forbidden Yarns.

Yarn tasting at Bijou Basin Ranch.

Coco Knits had every garment to try on.  Crazy busy.

Jordana Paige booth.  She had some nifty organizers.

Ranch of the Oaks, animals raised, milled and spun by this charming lady! Bought some!

Isager had a beautiful booth, so tempted, but I can buy this at my lys.

Love Anzula.  Fun to squish.  Again, tempted, but I have some in my stash so I trudged onward!

Oh the joy of a wall of Mal.  Every yarn, every color.  Not for sale, just for you to examine!

Lots of knitting "stars" were signing and smiling.  Here is Sandra McIver with her Knit, Swirl book.  Pretty sweaters to try on.  Every one calling her a genius and she was pretty busy.  I do have this book, but haven't plunged in yet.

Do you love kid mohair?  How about Wagtail Yarns from Australia.  Yum.  I have non-buyers remorse.

I had not seen this charming book filled with cute and realistic doggies.  Go HERE to see them all!

Nifty Thrifty Dry Goods is one of my favorite booths.  Every one else likes it too.

here's why

everything in color groups

oh my!

My total haul from this booth?  A button.

But this also came home:  Tosh DK, Ranch of the Oaks Alpaca Silk, Berroco Vintage and Mal Silky Merino. All meant to be  Cedar Leaf Shawlettes.  One for me, daughter, mother and granddaughter.  My idea is to have them finished by our family vacation in August.

And this from Webs, 10 skeins of Elsebeth Lavold Cool Wool in black and white plus Aslan Trends Pima Cotton also in white. Three summer sweaters worth.  I love bright white for summer.

Lastly, a shawls worth of sparkly Lust from Forbidden.  Wasn't I on a yarn diet?  Can't remember.  Guess not.

And then there was this guy.  I ran into him several times and we fell in love.

I bought the yarn for a great price from a fellow Raveler and immediately cast on.  But black is tough on the eyes (just try to tink black KSH!, arggh) and I kept putting it down for months at a time.  But last week I decided to get on with it and finish it already, it's a very quick knit after all.  I wore it to knitting group today and I can't say it got much notice, it's not that kind of sweater.  It's that essential kind of sweater that will be worn all seasons, when I need the perfect little black cardigan, which will probably be often.
Sorry about the head lobbings, but my face has had some scary grins on it lately, I hope it's not a permanent affliction.  A few Ravelry notes are here.

rhinestone buttons

I'm standing in front of my dining room shelves recently re-done.  I'm just a few weeks from being finished with the whole shebang and I'll take pictures.  In the meantime, here is the DR with the walls in a dark smoke called Temptation by Benjamin Moore.  Absolutely love it all so far.


This weekend we went to a mardi gras party and we wore these Diddam's masks.  I bought the big flashy one for me and the smaller more discreet one for my hubbie.  But the smaller one wouldn't fit over my husband's nose (sorry honey) coz it's kind of a child's sized mask I think, so he had to wear the larger, spectacular one which he hated because he didn't even want to wear one in the first place, so isn't that kind of funny?


And then I had this great nail polish to match.  We were all black and silver and gold, perfectly mardi gras-ish.