bellevett

thankful five- day five: handmade

 

 

 

 

 

 

sewing.

dyeing.

and most importantly handknits.

i will be forever grateful.

stress relief in the form of wool.

 

five days of thankfulness links:

day one

day two

day three

day four

 

thankful five- day 4: laughter

 

 

 

 

today is the day. 

today i am thankful for the people in my life who make it a life.

a life full of laughter and happiness.

family who can brighten the best days and the worst days.

cats that love each other.

dogs that will try on handknits and stick by you through thick and thin.

friends who can make you laugh.

and best friends who know when to make you laugh.

 

 

happy thanksgiving.

 

five days of thankfulness links:

day one

day two

day three

 

 

thankful five- day 3: indulgent foods

 

 

 

 

top to bottom:

homemade mozzarella.  a truly (incredibly easy and extra cheap) indulgent food item.  now that crosby eats dairy, i make this weekly.  and it never ceases to amaze me how good it is. 

ramps.  the first sign of spring. gathered locally.

pickles.  anything pickled.  most especially zucchini and beets.

chocolate covered candied orange peels.  cant wait to make those this season. best holiday indulgence.

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yes, i am thankful for treats.

 

Thankful five- day 2: fresh foods.

 

 

when we bought this house 5 years ago, we had big gardening plans.

each year, our garden plots have expanded, adding new ones, enlarging old ones.

each year, we plant more and different and we hope and plan and tend as much as we can.

we have lots of failures.

we have lots of successes.

i am so grateful for the fresh quality food we have been able to grow each year.

 

"inch by inch, row by row, were going to make this garden grow."

 

 

five days of thankfulness links:

day 1

thankful five- number 1: fresh air.

 

 

on days when its sunny, rainy, snowy, windy, cloudy, i can always find a reason to get some fresh air.

i am so thankful for the peaceful solace that the outdoors provides.

i used to be trapped in an idea that you had to GO somewhere else to enjoy the outdoors. 

now i spend an hour minimum on a blanket in the grass outside of my house.

crosby crawls, eats leaves, shakes leaves, bangs them together, and digs into any single dirt pile he can find.

i am thankful that i am able to be energized by something as simple as fresh air.

outside is good. 

these days- thankful five.

these days i am busy:

knitting sweaters for winter

planning for the holidays

readying for a whirlwind of gift creating

preparing for changes coming in january

making cheese and yogurt for the newest dairy eater in the house

planning meals for the busy weeks to come

doing my best to avoid grains and sugar

cleaning up all of the millions of leaves that make it into the house

sweeping dirt that is dug from the many house plants by tiny babe

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 these are the days that i eat a lot of non nutritional value baked goods complete with extra sugar- when i really need to be eating real foods to combat stress.

these are the days that i take extra vitamins and supplements to help get me through the day.

these are the days when i drink rediculous amounts of caffeine.

these days i wish that i carried around a tiny notebook and pen to write down all of the things i am trying to remember as i think of them, as i know that by the time i get to some paper, i have already forgotten what i needed to remember.

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during these days i am going to be grateful for everything that i have every single day. most especially these days, in days of transition and busyness and life changes. 

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for the next five days, i will be posting pictures. pictures of all of the goodness that i have to be thankful for.

i hope you will join me.

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tons and tons of yarn.

this post will come to you with very few words.

 

it is the last post in my series of things that have been knit lately but i am just not getting to remember to share.

 

the handsome man in the handsome sweater.

finished BEFORE his birthday, in an unlikely manner....

buttons from the mystic orb store on etsy.

i love this sweater and this pattern. 

it was actually a pretty quick knit. 

so handsome.

one problem: i may have created a situation for myself in that now, cody will know the power of a handknit merino wool sweater....  i fear (hope) that more requests will come soon for another handknit.

raveled.

 

more little things.

into the woods- and baby needs another warm item, what do you do?

 

pull out last minute knitted gifts and start knitting.

 

finished this sweater a few weeks ago before we went camping and just now blocked it- it has been a well worn item already just like the pebble vest.  this yarn seems to hold up very well- but it has been discontinued unfortunately.  it is knitpicks shamrock.

 

i love this sweater. it is from more last minute knitted gifts and is the perfect gift for someone who is having a new babe- and would be perfect with a hat in the same yarn.

next up for warm weather items for crosby is a tomten.  anyone else get the elizabeth zimmerman bug when it turns cold????

owlie.

a small gift for our best friends little girls first birthday: the owlie.

i finally got around to making this pattern. 

i changed it from a pullover to a cardigan.

i used my favorite buttons, and favorite color combo- red and teal.

i used swish worsted from knitpicks. worsted superwash merino.  perfect for a babe.

i think this colorway is fired brick.

i was so obsessed with the pattern and outcome of this sweater i wanted to keep it for if/when we ever have a girl baby, but i refrained- considering we have not an inch of space to store such beauty.

i started this sweater on thursday, knitted the arms on friday during a naptime, and finished up the body and finishing on friday night.  you could consider this a 6 hour knit.

oh my oh my adorableness at its best.