Wednesday, April 16, 2014

YARN ALONG:: ORCHID

Flowers whisper "Beauty!" to the world,
even as they fade, wilt, fall.

~Dr. SunWolf






 







 
 
Ever since I knit Heat for
my Mama I have been wanting
to knit this pattern again. This
time I am using Bernat Handicrafter
Crochet Thread in a great color,
Orchid and while the weight is
a bit lighter than fingering I think
it will work.  The yarn is acrylic,
not cotton like I thought,  but it
feels like cotton which is perfect
for my southern spring weather.
 
In preparation for the lunar eclipse
I was reading Understanding Exposure
since I am lousy at taking night shots.
I am thankful I learned a few things,
I was able to play with the tripod, and
even took a picture of the moon
before the clouds and rain moved
in and I missed the eclipse.
 
Joining with Ginny.
 
 
 

25 comments:

  1. I missed the eclipse too, sadly. The snow clouds covered it up. Beautiful colour Tracey.

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  2. The flower meadow is gorgeous, what beautiful photographs. I read about the eclipse...what a shame that you missed it, but what an amazing lunar shot. I loved your mama's heat shawl...this one will be just as beautiful.

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  3. no eclipse for me either. :( night shots give me the hee-bee-gee-bees...you did a great job. (someone told me how to set my camera for fireworks---so I've been fairly success with them...but general night shots---. yech.)

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  4. Stunning pictures! I love the one taken through the ball of yarn!

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  5. Oh that purple!!!! It will be stunning! We didn't get to see the eclipse either thanks to the rain :-(

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  6. we couldn't see the eclipse due to clouds, glad you were able to. I have that book and have read here and there, but should read thoroughly :) Love your new project and that color just screams spring!

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  7. I can't believe how lush and green everything is in your area already. It's beautiful! The pictures you took through the ball of yarn are incredible, great idea!

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  8. I love the photos you take of your knitting - they're always so creative! It was too cloudy here as well to see the moon but there was a really pretty red haze that we could see through the clouds.

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  9. Beautiful yarn for this project! I am jealous of all your lovely spring green, but we are not too far behind.

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  10. What lovely photographs. I was thinking of getting myself that book!!

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  11. great moon shot…well done, my dear! {and great book}

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  12. We missed the eclipse too because of lousy weather. Your photos are just so beautiful. Speaking of beautiful that yarn is awesome! That should be a great project and just right for the weather you guys have down there.

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  13. I love the orchid. Gorgeous pictures as always! I missed the eclipse too. Although I got home from work at midnight, I was too tired to stay up. And for once the big dog didn't want out at 4AM!

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  14. What a beautiful post, the photos are a real joy to look at. That yarn is a sheer delight I love the colour.

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  15. The moon is beautiful! I love that purple too... here's to always learning new things, eh?

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  16. Tracey, I love your photography. Every post. Very inspiring. What a beautiful color!!
    Christina

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  17. your moon shoot looks great. i was able to get a good photo of the moon after taking about a dozen. lol thank goodness for digital cameras,
    is that field of flowers on your land?? beautiful.

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  18. Tracey, I love that color! So beautiful. And the moon photo! Oh my... I need to learn how to do that too. Beautiful photo!

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  19. I so admire your photography, Tracey. I spend a lot of time studying your photos--they are stunning. That meadow just makes my heart sing! (I woke up to snow today.) I can't wait to see this project when it's finished--I love color you chose; I adore lilac, orchid, and lavender. It looks like that yarn has excellent sheen and drape--perfect for a shawl.

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  20. Such a beautiful yarn colour! And I love that shot of the flowers through the yarn. A frame of orchid yarn. And the moon - wow!

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  21. Thread? My hands are cramping already. I bow down to you. Look at that beautiful green! Wowza. That is a sight to behold.

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  22. Love the picture of the basket in the field and the detail of the purple flowers through the yarn. I tried a couple quick pictures of the moon when the dogs got me up in the middle of the night, but it wasn't working. Glad you were able to capture it.

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  23. Hi Tracey, your photos and that yarn, oh, how beautiful! The color is so rich and inspiring. I just finished a baby hat out of a beautiful yellow daffodil colored yarn. I bought an extra couple of skeins and I think I am going to do a little sweater and bootie set to match. I am continuing to work on my sock set for the county fair in the fall. I don't know if I told you about that or not? I am doing a set, all in jewel tone colors: emerald, saphire blue, ruby, amethyst, and pearl. Each sock is going to be beaded with little sparkles and jewels. I am working on the pearl pair now. The top of the sock is going to be done in a lacy pattern called "snow flake". How I wish I could make my hands knit as fast as my heart would like! I hope you have a lovely afternoon ahead and as always it is so nice to hear from you, thank you for your sweet comments! With Love, Delisa :)

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  24. What an amazing colour, and how fortuitous that your project matches the landscape :)

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