Wednesday, July 31, 2013

HEAT

Rest is not idleness, and to
lie sometimes on the grass
on a summer day listening
to the murmur of water,
or watching the clouds
float across the sky, is
hardly a waste of time. 

~John Lubbock










 
Once I was Home and unpacked,
the dusting accomplished and
the marketing complete, I
grabbed my beach bag and
headed to a favorite spot for
a little knitting and reading.

I am working on Gudrun Johnston's
Sandness, which I have entitled
Heat. Heat really does seem an
appropriate name for a July summer
in the south, although I could have
gone with Humidity, but I'll save
that for another time.

The pattern is very well detailed,
it's twelve pages long, and I would
be a lot further along if I would have
paid attention and not kept dropping
stitches causing me to start over
a few times, ahem.

I am using one of my favorite yarns,
Malabrigo Sock, in Ravelry Red. I
am already thinking about casting on
another one, this time in orange or
maybe purple.

Before I left on my vacation I downloaded
Ladies Night. and I finished while listening
to the waves crash on shore. The book
was total fluff, which I like for the beach,
but truthfully this book was pretty lousy.
I have enjoyed this author in the past, but
don't think I'll be reading her again.

Joining with Ginny and all the other Yarn Alonger's.


18 comments:

  1. I love that colour! And that pattern is amazing, adding it to my list. Have a lovely day Tracey.

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  2. Lovely shade of red-hopefully you are on your way of undropped stitches and lots and lots of knitting!!

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  3. Holidays are lovely (and believe me I would love to be a holiday queen)but it is so nice to get home. The beach photos are special, shame about the book.

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  4. The red is stunning against the beach backdrop. Looks like a beautiful day to be at the beach! I do agree that heat really can't encompass a southern July day.

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  5. Gorgeous! That is such a great color. I'm not quite sure how you can knit at the beach. I always end up with sand everywhere and that is without knitting projects.

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  6. I bet that will be a beautiful shawl- love the color- and impressive that you are diving into such a long pattern...gulp.

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  7. Lovely patter n and shawl. So good to see you on the beach - just the perfect spot to be xxx

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  8. I finally got to the beach this week to knit in the evening. And yes - fluff reading seems to call me along with the ocean. I'm going next week and have already found something else to read.

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  9. Looks wonderful :) I love the red yarn and your quote, too.

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  10. Such beautiful waves and yarn! Lovely, friend!

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  11. I love to get lost in your dreamy photos. It's like your knitting is free range! That ravelry red is beyond gorgeous!

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  12. Gorgeous colour for your beautiful project.
    Ahh the beach, a perfect place to sit, enjoy.

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  13. Good for you on rewarding yourself with this beach excursion! That Ravelry Red is so pretty and hooray you're working on another shawl.

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  14. LOVE that red. and that will be an amazing shawl. heat is a good word for AZ too. or maybe boiling. lol
    i just love your beach photos. i suggest you hit the beach weekly and post pictures for me to enjoy. LOL

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  15. sandness is such a pretty pattern, enjoy the knitting and the beach tracey!

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  16. love that quote!

    and your time at the beach sounds perfect :)

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  17. love that red! it'll be beautiful, tracey :)

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  18. hi tracy~ love the beach pictures! they make me miss sullivans island where we vacation every year~ lovely knitting!
    (over from andi's KAL)

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