Happy Easter Happy Spring

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Happy Easter Weekend. 
Whether you celebrate or not, I hope you enjoy the weekend. 

Zach and I went to the Gethsemene Garden shop in Chicago yesterday.  Seemed a good place to go on Good Friday. 
The pansies are a welcome welcome sight. 

For those of you who asked, the Crazy Skeins in yesterday's post are from Shepard's Wool company. 

I'm working very slowly and carefully on a lace sock. 
Can't wait to show you when one is finished. 
I take a 16 row repeat at a time and that involves about an hour or more of concentration. 
I need a little sign to wear around my neck that says
"I'm knitting lace, I can't talk"
Because I really can't talk to anyone but myself when I'm working 
lace.  
But hey, I'm finally branching out in sockland.
There's a whole new world there for lace sock folk and I've always wanted to go there!

Comments

Donna Boucher said…
Happy Easter kathyb!
Lace is so hard! I have not succeeded on lace socks. My shawl was a biggie. It has many noticeable mistakes. Ah well. He is almost risen :)
10:16 AM
The Well Fed Wheel said…
Happy Easter to you too! Any kind of lace knitting has to be done late at night when everone else is fast asleep here. LOL! I can't talk during it either.
12:26 PM
Araignee said…
Lace knitting is good for the brain. Every time I suspect that I am heading down Daddio's lane, I pick up some lace and know for sure everything is well.
Happy Easter!
2:02 PM
Unknown said…
I almost need an easy project for knitting group because I seriously can't do lace while having fun! Or cables, or texture. LOL!
2:06 PM
Anonymous said…
That's great you're forging into lace sock knitting. For me it always takes some getting used to before I get into the zone. Yeah, I can't talk to anyone nor listen to anything and I must count my stitches. My LYS may have that brand but Ravelry doesn't have it listed.
2:59 PM
Vera said…
Love those pansies! Spring is here...I think. Took an hour walk with my son yesterday along a canal and we say maybe 20 or more turtles out basking in what little sun there was and a whole lot of geese. I've just started a lace sock pattern. Good thing my husband is still out of town on his "guy get-away" (good for him and good for me). I can't talk while doing lace either. Heck, I can barely talk when I knit anyway. Such a newbie. Happy Easter Kathy!
4:49 PM
Meredith said…
That is exactly why I rarely knit lace! Happy Easter to you and your family Cathy. Love those flowers.
Meredith
5:47 PM
Betsy said…
What an interesting name for a garden shop. :-). I only knit lace when I'm all alone. I can't concentrate otherwise. Happy Easter to you my friend.
Blessings
Betsy
6:04 PM
Anonymous said…
That little sitting bunny is ADORABLE!
6:53 PM
Teresa Kasner said…
I also love the sitting bunny.. amazing!

❀.•❤•.✿.•❤ Happy Easter! ❀.•❤•.✿.•❤

((hugs)), Teresa :-)
8:46 PM
Delighted Hands said…
Welcome to lace sockland! It's a wonderful place to visit.
The photos are beautiful...I love the things that catch your eye!
6:38 AM
Wanderingcatstudio said…
Oh look at all those pansies. I think I need to get some, just to tide me over until the bulbs bloom
12:33 PM
Gracie Saylor said…
Brave knitter! I doubt that I can follow a lace pattern even if I am left alone to totally concentrate! I am not familiar with the yarn you showed us in the last post. It is pretty, but I would not be a fan of the scratchy part of it either. Happy Easter to you and yours xx
2:47 PM
Judy S. said…
I have those "Don't Talk to Me" patterns, too. Can't wait to see the sock. This was a singing weekend for us, and now we're just vegging out. Hope you had a wonderful Easter celebration!
5:16 PM
Mrs. Micawber said…
Pansy envy! Pansy envy! (It's been all snowy and icy here.) Hope you had a wonderful Easter.

The sock sounds tantalising. :)
7:34 AM
karen said…
happy Easter!! to you and your family :)
9:47 AM
elns said…
It was a good Easter, the most non traditional one we've had yet, but good and it involved spending time with friends and family on a Sunday and being grateful for that. I don't need a holiday for that, but it's in that spirit.

I think knitters need various signs to wear, mine would say, " Can't talk, I'm counting." But I love,"I'm knitting lace, I can't talk" heheheh
12:15 PM
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