tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post6245140884268247089..comments2024-03-28T05:28:09.143-07:00Comments on Prairie Spirits: Friendly FlowersJanehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02500485507169803227noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-82271459243302483452020-05-18T15:22:20.483-07:002020-05-18T15:22:20.483-07:00There are buds promising the irises here. Buds o...There are buds promising the irises here. Buds on the columbine. The only thing blooming currently is clematis. I know my flowers will be smiling at us soon! I admire anyone who can knit garter. I fudge up the simple stitch all the time. I wish the night skies would clear so we could see the cometkathy bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17534431969086721507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-85649974553274584022020-05-17T14:10:47.738-07:002020-05-17T14:10:47.738-07:00oh your flowers are lovely. I knit my sunshine coa...oh your flowers are lovely. I knit my sunshine coast with a plain stockinette edge and a firm-ish bindoff. it rolls just a little and I think it's a nice match for the cast on edge. of course mine is a plant-fiber blend, so I think your garter stitch choice is perfect! I'm looking forward to more reading with our little boys over the next month or two. thank you for the recommendations!<br />Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07047968915708927082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-78330990828323377432020-05-15T08:54:52.817-07:002020-05-15T08:54:52.817-07:00I have also had that problem with the bottom of sw...I have also had that problem with the bottom of sweaters...the flip up or flare out. I picked up a trick once and it has always solved that problem. Before I start the bottom edging I decrease the amount of stitches by 10%. Then start the edging. Ever since I tried this I have never had a problem with the dreaded "flip".Mary Pietznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-36410730125433812282020-05-15T05:31:29.516-07:002020-05-15T05:31:29.516-07:00cardigan = pullover....cardigan = pullover....karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-69000483189274185732020-05-15T05:31:11.661-07:002020-05-15T05:31:11.661-07:00bleeding hearts remind me of my back yard garden w...bleeding hearts remind me of my back yard garden when I grew up living in the city. I have TRIED to grow them but I get too much sun even in partial sun. I'll enjoy yours. Loving your knits and off to see that cardigan on rav.karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09252685705241032079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-1098957732852321022020-05-14T08:35:37.728-07:002020-05-14T08:35:37.728-07:00Your area is flowering beautifully. And thus, bri...Your area is flowering beautifully. And thus, bringing lovely memories.<br /><br />The last book, The Summer Book, sounds delightful...<br /><br />Stay safe!<br />✨💛✨💛✨wisps of wordshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12995057494013633705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-14570488789276537232020-05-14T07:53:19.400-07:002020-05-14T07:53:19.400-07:00Turning the heel on a sock is the most magical thi...Turning the heel on a sock is the most magical thing in knitting, I think! Whenever I do it, I wonder about the very first person who tried it. And I'm always so grateful she did! (I'm assuming it was a she . . . ) Clever, clever, clever! Thanks for sharing your garden with us. I love spending time in my garden -- it is so good for the soul. XOKymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01332895223302876006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-63375119798965429962020-05-14T05:32:52.973-07:002020-05-14T05:32:52.973-07:00I have loads of iris buds but none have opened yet...I have loads of iris buds but none have opened yet! Last week our weather returned to a wintry mix. Spring, sigh. Your flowers are just the reminder I needed of what will soon be here (and gone!) <br /><br />Your sweater looks lovely! AsKatKnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176601489544011641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-41699030750399461212020-05-14T04:17:50.804-07:002020-05-14T04:17:50.804-07:00How lovely that you can look at your garden and be...How lovely that you can look at your garden and be reminded of friends! We have quite a lot of perennials, including a very robust bleeding heart, but they were already planted when we bought our house. We've added two hydrangeas bushes to the front, and my mother planted some dianthus with my daughter a couple of years ago that we keep thinking has been killed by the winter but keeps coming back! This year we've planted some sunflowers that came from seeds gathered from flowers I received as seedlings from a friend a few years ago (and she, in turn, got the seeds from a woman who is now Pennsylvania's second lady!).<br /><br />Joseph Had a Little Overcoat is a favorite here. It's even better if read with a Yiddish accent. ;-)Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05434256661615289001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-77960921614803138822020-05-14T02:29:32.121-07:002020-05-14T02:29:32.121-07:00Your flowers are gorgeous - thanks for sharing the...Your flowers are gorgeous - thanks for sharing them! It's been far too long since I've turned a heel... it might be time to flex some super powers!Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02759839416399593648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-75123795111723760352020-05-13T14:58:46.825-07:002020-05-13T14:58:46.825-07:00I love flowers from friends and am contemplating g...I love flowers from friends and am contemplating giving out some daylilies that need to be divided. I feel the same way about turning a heel and marvel at it every time. It makes me feel smart, too, and I praise whoever came up withe the clever idea. The Summer Book sounds like my kind of book, and just what I'm in the mood to read now. I'm off to search for it - thank you!Bonnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608328439375705263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2087025136491626802.post-22629162548937468872020-05-13T12:54:39.460-07:002020-05-13T12:54:39.460-07:00Ah, flowers in the garden. Each year Fletch and I...Ah, flowers in the garden. Each year Fletch and I remember who gave us that flower or this flower or that shrub or this ground cover. Some from my brother, some from my Dad, some from clients that Fletch had. And, now, we have started giving some of them to Colin & Mailing. They are the gift that keeps on giving which is simply wonderful.<br /><br />Turning the heel on a sock always feels like magic to me. all of a sudden and voila! There you have a little cup (that doesn't look big enough for a heel - or at least not mine - but it always IS big enough - pure magic).Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13189170045283685051noreply@blogger.com