unless of course, I talk him into something I think sounds better than what he picks

There is apparently a new family moving onto the front porch at Tall Tales Headquarters.

While I am not thrilled about a nest right there, on the wreath, which is not all that stable in my opinion, I can not bring myself to take it down. It's a beauty. 

The vinca vine out back has started to bloom, and there is blue sky and sun today. 

On the knitting front, this botanical cowl got finished. Botanical Cowl free pattern

Modeling photos to follow once I unpin it from the bedroom floor upstairs. 

Or I may just leave it here. I love how projects look when they are blocked. 

I also joined the shoulder seams of a sweater and hope to sew up the sides, then pick up and knit a garter stitch border all around the bottom and along the front and collar area. This pattern calls for the sides to be seamed and then the sleeves to be eased in. Hmmm will some of you knitters tell me if you wouldn't put the sleeves in first and then sew the side seams and the sleeve seams at the same time. 

Last item in the knitting news portion of this post - I am getting ready to wind some yarn into a ball for another cowl. Winding a skein is akin to walking a labyrinth. Very meditative. The exception being if you drop the ball multiple times and it rolls down a flight of stairs. 

On the movie front, we watched Late Night last night. If you love Emma Thompson, and are in need of something a little bit predictable, with a good ending (who isn't right now?), this is your movie. I enjoyed it very much, Chris tolerated it. Which means he gets to select what we watch tonight. Unless of course I talk him into something I think sounds better than what he picks.  

Comments

[Mary]

The cowl looks very nice. What yarn is it? As for seaming the sweater, I usually do it the second way, sew the sleeves in, then do the side and sleeve seams all in one go. I find it much easier than trying to sew the sleeve into a 3-dimensional opening.

[carol]

Thank you Mary!!! That is what I have done before and would have asked you about it class was in session. That is what I am going to do:-)

[jacki long]

I liked Late Night too.

[Emie]

Thanks for the movie tip. It's always nice to have a new one in queue.