They were delicious! Thanks grandma and grandpa for helping us celebrate such a big day! 
I am so very very excited that Joel Dewberry's new fabric line is finally here! Head on over to the site HERE and check out the entire line. Above is the Azure colorway and my personal favorite.
I do like the Tarragon, as I am a sucker for green. The Persimmon colorway is vivid and is great for spring and summer. I think this is the beginning of a wonderful summer!
Another stash busting project is all done and in use. YEAH! For this project I knit up the super fast and fun Spring Beret by Natalie Larson. While the weather is warming, the mornings are still on the chilly side. Or more realistically, I just don't have the time in morning to get myself looking proper for the day. This hat solves all that! I used Rowan's summer tweed yarn. The yarn has a lovely texture and is made from cotton, which keeps the hat nice and light. I feel this yarn keeps things in tune with the season. The pattern was easy to knit, but interesting enough so you did not get board. 
Lately I have been thinking about summer living. What does that mean to us? It is hard to have those lazy summer days when you have 2 young ones running around. I have been inspired by the picnic blanket found on Sew Mama Sew. I am thinking of some of the fabrics from above to use in that project. To take a blanket to the park, beach, or just to sit in the backyard would be great! I also am in love with the book Weekend Sewing by Heather Ross. She has so many great ideas for sewing projects. I would love to make the trapeze sundress, but change the dress part into just a top. Cool, easy, and light. Great to throw on and go.
My mind is reeling with thoughts and ideas about summer. Fresh foods, soft fibers for yarns, and light fabrics for sewing.
We made it! The family loaded up the car and headed out to the greenhouse to stock up on plants, flowers, and VEGGIES! The goal this year is to have a modest salsa garden in containers.After much research and trying to be "real" about we could accomplish this summer, the container garden idea seemed like a good place to start. We are going to have peppers, jalapenos, onion, tomatoes, herbs, and for an experiment we are trying pumpkins and peas. We shall see how it all turns out. Personally I am looking forward to fresh tomatoes and basil.
The kids are very excited about growing the pumpkins. They love fall and the idea of getting to carve something that grew in their yard is very cool! Now that we have been to the greenhouse, the next step is getting it all planted and ready for summer! 
It seemed appropriate to finish up these happy and bright socks just in time for spring. The leaves are finally on the trees, the flowers blooming, and my Broadripple socks are DONE! I have been stuck in a sock knitting rut. I was knitting plain ol' stockinette stitch socks ALL the time. I discovered all of these beautiful patterns on Ravelry and my impulse to try something new became immediate.
The lace pattern is very pretty and perfect for this time of year. We still have our chilly mornings and evenings here in Michigan. A little splash of something bright makes for a wonderful way to chase away those spring showers!
I posted last week about getting through some works in progress. So I decided that also means busting through some of those long standing projects that have been on my mind. I have a stash of vintage pillowcases that I was not sure what to do with. I also have been wanting to make something from the great sewing book Simple Sewing by Lotta Jansdotter. I decided that with this past Mother's Day celebration, these fun aprons would be a great way to surprise some mom's I know. The pattern is very simple and you can make so many modifications to personalize it. I just kept is simple to really let the funky floral pattern show off. These are nowhere near as cute as the aprons over on Carrie's blog, but a little recycle project never hurts!
It would seem that I have a few works in progress laying around right now. I really must finish them up before starting out on something new. They sit there and taunt me, looking at me with unfinished seams and hems. "Just a few more rows to knit and then your all done!" they say. But for some reason I cannot muster the enthusiasm to finish. In my mind, I have moved on to the next project. Maybe the finishing fairy will come along and do it for me?? No, these next couple of weeks are all about getting those projects done. New yarn has come to me that is calling to be knit up. A couple more sewing projects need to get done first before moving onto others. It is time to "spring clean" the craft projects!
