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On being outdoors

Julie (little Cotton Rabbits)

 

Summer mitts

 

Summer mittens

 

This week has been all about being outside. Summer is really here now and it's been so lovely to throw all of the doors and windows wide open and let the breeze blow through the house. It's meant a bit more housework as it's blown lots of little dust bunnies out from their hiding places under sofas and chairs but I suppose that having more fluffy dust than most people is an occupational hazard for a knitter!

Yesterday Toby had his school sports day and surprised everyone by how fast he ran. He would have won his races easily if he understood the concept of competition and the purpose of the running, but true to form he ran when it felt good to him and stopped when it did not, so his races were a series of spurts of speed and dead stops with everyone then shouting 'keep running Toby'. He seemed to cope better this year with the event and all of the waiting around between races and after enjoying some evening chill out time in the garden he slept better than usual, not all night through but not far off!

 

Toby sportsday

Run Toby

 

I'm enjoying knitting in the garden and have all sorts on the go at the moment; my WIPs (works in progress) include 2 pairs of socks, 3 shawls, 2 crochet blankets and the pair of mittens above that I'll  be hopefully finishing off over the weekend. The pattern is a free one; Small Flower Mitts by Pinneguri and I'm knitting them with Ysolda's Blend No.1 and Jamiesons Shetland Spindrift  - you can see project details here.

Well, that's it from me today and I'm heading back out into the garden for a little more knitting time. Just wanted to wish all of the Dads out there a very happy Father's day this Sunday, especially my own lovely Dad and Father-in-Law who is very poorly at the moment and is in our thoughts all of the time.

Until next time I'll leave you with some views of the sky over our garden which this week has been full of lots of varieties of beautiful clouds – mostly the high wispy kinds of ice crystal cirrus clouds which look like wonderful great brush strokes painted across the sky. See if you can spot the angels wing in one of them…

 

Paintedsky

Whisps

Angels wing

Strokes

Sunset

 

16 thoughts on “On being outdoors”

  1. Wonderful photographs Julie….I love the ‘sky gaze’ from our garden, and always think of friends who might be enjoying the gaze at the same time! Glad Toby enjoyed his sports day. The mitts are delicious!
    Love (and lots of stitching time…)
    Jenni
    xx

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  3. So glad Toby enjoyed the field day.
    Lovely sky photos. I am enjoying the garden more this year and looking up through the trees as we have a new puppy.

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  4. I’m so happy Toby enjoyed his sports day. I enjoy seeing all of your photos and hearing about what’s going on in your corner of the world.

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  6. It is so good to read your post with good news Julie! It is father’s day on Sunday here in Frnace too… Your photos are beautiful! x Anne

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  8. I haven’t commented for awhile. Life gets in the way. Glad Toby enjoyed his day. How he has grown since I first found your site. I love laying in the garden looking at the clouds. One of my favorite things to do. Beautiful knitting

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  9. Having fun is what it is all about. I love that Toby had fun in his own terms and ran like the wind when he wanted to and stopped when he didn’t. We could learn a lot from him.

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  10. Fabulous😇 as usual your knitting is MAGNIFICENT💜
    I sit in wonder how you get so much done😉 BRAVO to sweet Toby and his JOY💞.

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  14. Love your beautiful knitting and photos! I also love the pretty crochet cushion – is there a pattern available for it? Cannot believe how quickly your children are growing up.

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