Autumn is fading into winter now, but we are still having some beautiful crisp and bright mornings. I was at an early-morning meeting by the water last week and the world was so bright and true! I had to take these pictures from my walk there. The quote is from a poem by Lauris Edmond, who died in the year 2000. She lived on a Wellington hillside, and lots of her writing was firmly placed in this city.
Despite setting up a little designated space at home (complete with some of my favourite pictures on wall) I haven't done much sewing lately, but I did manage to make a new top to wear to work (shown in the top photo above). For this, I used a piece of grey silk crepe fabric found at Fabricabrac the day before, and the Papercut Patterns 'Pinnacle Top' design. It's sheer and loose and a nice thing to layer over a camisole or dress.
I've also included photos from my current knitting project, in two stages. The first was after a week of evenings' work (!) and comprises just the back yoke of Tom's new jumper. I kept making mistakes and having to start again. I have the hang of it now (I hope!) so in the second photo you can see I'm getting there. Because I only have a bit of knitting time in the evenings after work, my progress is slow. I really hope to finish the body this week though and will report back soon!
The Moby Sweater is a pattern by Petite Knit and I'm making this for Tom from a cone of possum/merino sport-weight yarn from Woolyarns. My Ravelry project page is here.
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Other lovely things from this past month include:
Heading to Featherston Booktown with my friend Juliet. We listened to artist Robin White speak with curator Courtney Johnston and a group of historians and writers remembering the injustice of Parihaka.
Reading The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell - what an intricate world it describes.
Listening to Tiny Ruin's gorgeous voice and sweet songs in a little country hall. I recommend this album wholeheartedly...
Wishing you all the May happiness,
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