I hope you have fun plans for the weekend. In the USA we celebrate Memorial Day on Monday to honor the men and women who died serving our country. Americans usually celebrate this solemn day with backyard BBQs or beach picnics. We will be spending the afternoon at a friend's house for a potluck and we are so grateful to be going, firstly because we are excited to see our friends and secondly, we are so glad we are healthy enough to go!

I finished this sweater a few months ago, but the pattern is released today and so now I can show it off! This was a preview knit from Brooklyn Tweed designed by Jared Flood and any pattern from Brooklyn Tweed is just a joy to knit. And you know how much I love the texture of garter stitch so when I saw this was available to preview knit, I jumped right in! 

Today I'm so excited to share my Fallow Pullover. It's so endeering, don't you think ;) 

The yarn is the most recent offering from Brooklyn Tweed, Imbue Sport and I cannot rave enough about this yummy stuff. It is nothing short of magnificent! The pattern was so fun to knit and since it makes a big impact with just using two colors, it's perfect for a newbie colorworker. Let me tell you all about both!

I have some great pictures to share with you today! Our garden! I don't know what I'm more proud of, the roses, the perennial border, or the vegetable garden, so I'll show all three because everything is doing so well. The queen of the garden above, not me, the Climbing First Prize rose towering over me, is a show stopper every year, but this year she has outdone herself. Last year I kept an eye out for the newest and healthiest "main stems" that shoot out during the growing season, and during the January pruning I asked my gardener to tie them to the structure. I generally prune all the roses but of course need help with the tall climbers. Our gardeners are so sweet and they scramble up the ladder without a care. I think we added at least 3 more long stems to what we already had. Bending the long climbers in this way allows them to branch out at their leaflets and then bud like crazy. The roses themselves are almost dinner plate size and the largest ones are as big as my head. It is mildly fragrant.

The perennial border at the back of the garden is pictured below. The wisteria is just past its peak and is a few weeks away from saying goodbye for the year, but the irises have taken over and the hydrangeas and roses are in bud, and I've also planted my zinnias. But let's not forget the vegetable garden, she's going strong!