February loves...

 

Happy Sunday! Before I continue...Stefanie there is a song at the end of this post. ;) 

 

In my cup: Twinings Butter Mint.

We made it to the end of another month. How did February treat you?

 

Mini skein swap package from Jackie

As you have seen, it was a fantastic month for me with wonderful mini skein swapping goodness. I cannot say how grand it is to connect with other knitters across the world and share your loves with them. It makes for great mail days, but more importantly the act of sharing what you love with others is something that makes these swaps so brilliant.

 

Yarn~ The Woolen Rabbit Lucient in the color Victorian Hydrangeas and mystery skein of white sock yarn.

February also brought a lovely sock to test knit for a dear friend. Cannot wait to share these with you once they are finished.

 

 

Anyone who knows me, knows that I am not a fan of warm weather. I tend to be happiest when it is cold and rainy. Granted I live in AZ, so cold and rainy is not usually in the forecast. This month we have been breaking records with a warmer than average, so I decided rather than whining to take advantage of it by enjoying my work lunches outside with a bit of sock knitting. Don't they say, "if you can't beat them, join them."? Well, I joined the sun loving peeps and it didn't kill me or cause me to sparkle. :)

 

Pattern~ Melodia by Janina Kallio  Yarn~ Circus Tonic Handmade in the color Musk Lorikeet.

This month I got to play with new to me yarn from across the world. Bonus, next month I have the lucky privilege of being able to share a skein with you! (psst...hint give-away on March 6th).

You can see it was a good month for me. The end of this month found me feeling rather grateful. Reading through your comments and blog interactions confirmed how much I enjoy visiting with you each Sunday. I adore all of you and the fact that you let me chat with you, rather than at you about this craft that we love is such a special thing. You make my life richer, so thank you for being here and visiting with me. xo!

Okay, now let's go visiting!

• Despite it being well past Christmas, I can't help but fall hard for Erin's hat. I think this sweet knit needs to be added to my "to knit" list, as I really want one for Christmas.
• I love that Audry shares not only her love of the craft with us, but now with Mr. Bear Ears. Seriously he has taken to knitting like a fish to water.
• This post from Tania, makes my heart soar. I mean is there anything cuter than when knit talk is accompanied by baby photo bombing?
• Julie is such a wonderful person who also had an amazing talent to design. She recently revamped her Tartan Mist pattern which set it in stone that I need to knit this beauty.
• A new to me blog, At Stone's Cottage has me wanted to pull up a seat with my knitting and visit with Jeannine.
• This month brought a lovely post featuring the top 100 knitting blogs. Granted I made the list (thanks entirely to you guys), but being that I love to share bloggers and yarns with you, I love this.
• New video knitting podcasts that I enjoyed this month- Lovely Jesse's Hungry Cat Podcast and The Grocery Girls Podcast.
• Enabling love- Wren & Ollie sock yarn in the color Crush and Adelaide Cottage's sock yarn in Tiny Dancer and all the bags (bonus Adelaide Cottage also has a wonderful podcast).
• I enjoy it when bloggers share things about themselves and LunaKnit's is brilliant.
• I can relate to bouncing or juggling WIPs, so it is not wonder I am very fond of Casey's post.
• Diane very often appears on my loves list because I can't seem to get enough of her beautiful photography!

 

Enjoy your visits and a song by a singer that I could listen to all day long, Caitlin Canty.

Have the best day today!

 

 

 

XO,

Andi

Comments

[Tracey]

Trying to regain some normalcy in my days and having all these new links to click on I think will help quite a bit.

It feels like spring here today, but truth be told I wish it were snowing. Oh well, time goes on right?

Enjoy a beautiful day my friend.

[Maryse]

Thanks for the loves! I can't believe February is coming to a end but I can't wait for spring! I would love Arizona heat!!! Beautiful yarn for your test knit.

[Dee]

I know the post is supposed to be about knitting, but ZOE'S!!!!! Don't you just LOVE Zoe's????? Best kabobs and quinoa!!!

[Kylie M-W]

February was a nice month here, although I would happily trade our weather for your sunny warmth! It's either very cold and snowy, or just warm enough to melt everything into a slushy mess while still being cold... I'm just trying to remember that it will be spring soon enough :)
Hope you've had a wonderful weekend, Andi!

[Jeannine]

Oh thank you Andi. I really...really hope we can pull up a chair together with our knitting some day! I am so in love with your Circus Tonic yarn and to see it being knit up into that shawl, whew, I can't wait. I hope you have a cool week! Jeannine:)

[DIane]

Congratulations for being right at the top of that list!! So well deserved. And thank you so much for including me in your lists this week -- you're a treasure.
I visited most of the links and am surely smitten with At Stone Cottage.
Your swaps still amaze me -- have a wonderfully (and hopefully cooler) yarn-week Andi!

[Caffeine Girl]

February is a big paperwork month at work, so I'm always glad to move into March!
Congratulations for making the Top 100 list; you definitely deserve the honor.
I also discovered At Stone Cottage this week!
And thanks for the podcast suggestions. I needed some.
Have a great week!

[Andrea @ This Knitted Life]

It's nearly March! Oh my!

I am so delighted your month was so full of such lovely knitting (I am just loving the white heal on that sock you are testing!)

As always, thanks for sharing your loves. I always love them too.

[wendy]

Oh yes I am a more of a winter person, can always get warm but getting cool ain't easy......this old girl gets hot a lot lol....those socks look fabulous and liked the look of your meal.....I am always hungry and trying trying to eat less....more cups of tea I guess.....drinking a Fire Chai it has an interesting mix of Cinnamon, Cloves, Cardamom, ginger, chilli, peppercorns, aniseed, camellia snensis, orange peel....☺☺☺

[Sarina]

Of course this is a top knitting blog! Always positive, with lovely knits and pretty teacups and the yummiest yarns. Nice links, too. Thanks, Andi, XO back to you.

[Audry]

Just thought you should know that Mr. Bear Ears now has a sweater's quantity of yarn. At this rate, he is probably going to knit himself a sweater before I do. He's swatching for fingerless mitts at the moment.

[karen]

I have a serious crush on those socks and the contrasting heel is so very pretty :) LOVE!!!

[Kat]

That looks like an awesome lunch outside! That sock is so cheerful looking, can't wait to see more :)

[Julie]

Glad you are trying to enjoy a bit of Arizona's heat! I've never been but I hear it's amazing, and I seem to know a lot of Canadians that flock there in the winter. Love your socks with the cream heel, so pretty! Really happy and thankful to make your list. :D

[ellen]

Taking the knitting outside is the way to do it Andi. I'm telling you, it rejuvenates the appreciation for it all. Those socks look amazing. Looking forward to the full report. All the best.

[Erin]

Thank you so much for the mention! You know, better late than never on a fancy fandangle hat. :)

Congratulations on making that blog list - too cool - and so close to the top of the list, too! XO

[Cheryl]

How absolutely wonderful! So glad you had a great month...here's looking forward to another! I must track down the Woolen Rabbit...going on my list right now!

[Evelyn]

Hello, dear Andi. Just wanted to pop in to wish you a very happy March! xo

[Angela]

Ohh Twinings Mint!! Love it! That yarn looks so pretty! Thanks for the links!!! Hugs for you from North Dakota!!

[Stefanie]

LOL! Mahalo for the heads up! I got to enjoy the whole song while reading your post and checking out the links. What a great week you've been having. I swung by Lucky's after volunteering today and picked up a box sampler of Twinings; it has English Breakfast, Earl Grey, Lady Grey, and Irish Breakfast. I figure they all have caffeine so I'm waiting til tomorrow.

[Stefanie]

BTW, how do you follow At Stone Cottage? She isn't listed on Bloglovin' which is my feed for other blogs than Wordpress.

[Jeannine]

Hi Andi,
Stopping by to say I hope the work week is going well. Congratulations on being on the top 100 list! Your blog is a real favorite of mine too. Love the socks. That heel is so cute.

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Zoe's my favorite restaurant!!!! What fun it would be to sit and sock knit with you! I also cannot wait for this sock pattern! I just love what she did!!
XOXO
Ming

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...And Congratulations!!! Top 100 and top in my heart too!!!