I intend to welcome Daylight Savings Time with the maturity and unwavering grace you have come to expect from me.
Also me:
And a happy March to all!
I have always required at least 8 hours of sleep. My mother would tell stories of me as a child, able to sleep through everything. I am a sleeper to this day. While I don’t appreciate losing an hour in March, I tell myself the promise of spring is worth the sacrifice. I had plans for that hour, friends.
On to the knits.
Another pair of socks are off the needles. Knit with Opal 8-ply sock yarn in the “Lieblicher Sonnenstrahl” colorway (this translates to “Lovely Ray of Sunshine”). These began as another pair of Helgen Socks, so I named them after Spyro the Purple Dragon. As I worked the pattern, I was not in love with how the pattern and the stripes looked together, so I frogged and cast on for a plain vanilla sock. So glad I did. I knit these cuff down on 3.25mm/US 3 double-pointed needles. These socks were a quick knit, and the resulting pair is soft and squishy. They also happen to be in Rhinebeck school colors. Go Hawks!
As knitters, I think we can all agree that knitting for the littles is one of the greatest pleasures. The projects are adorable and they work up in no time. Our niece recently gave birth to a baby girl. She came early and the minute we got word of her arrival, I threw myself down the rabbit hole of wonderful patterns by Taiga Hilliard aka Cashmere Junkie. The most difficult part of the process was finding just the right pattern. They are all so stinking cute! I finally decided on Kayleena, a sweet little dress with a lace yoke, empire waist and full skirt.
I chose Cotton Fine by Brown Sheep Co. in the Faded Hydrangea colorway from stash. This is an 80% Cotton, 20% Merino fingering weight yarn that I held double. I obtained gauge using 3.25mm needles.
Almost as fun as knitting the sweater is shopping for the buttons. These little cuties are made by Pigeon Wishes on Etsy in the Neverland color.
This dress can be worn year round and hopefully for many years, first as a dress, then as a tunic. Does it surprise you that I have cast on for the next outfit already?
My husband is convinced that working with middle school students keeps me young. His fear is that retirement will have a ‘Dorian Gray’ affect on me. I’m not worried. I think middle school is a good fit for me and my “tweenager” sense of humor. This week, the program I use for writing our school newsletter added a feature that enables me to write in cheese. Not just any cheese, mind you…cheese from a can!
From cheese to pickles!
My dear husband pondered what would happen if my name was Pickles and there was a ‘Regina‘ font. And that right there is why we are meant for each other.
So, what would you be doing for an hour if it weren’t for that confounded Daylight Savings Time? I’d most likely be sleeping.
Be well, and thank you for stopping by!
Love,
ReginaMary
Saint of the Day: St. Piran. Piran was a hermit near Padstow in Cornwall. He is the patron saint of tin mines, and Cornwall. Not much information is available about this saint, but I was taken by this stained glass.
In my cup: Harney & Sons Staatsburgh Blend Tea. According to the tin, Staatsburgh State Historic Site was the Gilded Age estate of Ogden & Ruth Livingston Mills, located directly on the Hudson River (and down the road from the Cosmicknitter!) It is a black tea with apricot, red cornflowers, hazelnut and nutmeg. Delish!
In my earballs: My husband has been thoroughly enjoying Johnny Costa Plays Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood Jazz. Johnny Costa was the musical director of “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood.” When we are not listening to the music, my hunny is playing it on the piano. It’s such a good feeling…
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I love the socks! They could also be Minnesota Vikings socks with the purple and gold colors. The baby dress is adorable too.
I also need my sleep. One thing I love about being retired is not having to wake up at the crack of dawn.
Hope you have a great week.
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You’re right, Meg, these are Minnesota colors! I think I would still get up early when retired and allow myself an afternoon snoozle if the mood hits! Enjoy your week!
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Or a retired person can take their time getting up in the morning AND take an afternoon nap!!
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I like the way you think, Meg!
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Oh my gosh, have you ever been to Mills Mansion? I’m not sure if they still do it but at Christmas, they used to decorate and have people in character as if it were the 1800’s. It was free, and amazing! I went with the boyfriend at the time and as you entered, you were announced by the butler. They did concerts on the lawn in the summer too. Thank you for bringing back some wonderful memories.
Being the great-grandma (Gemma) of one baby boy with another on the way, I am currently attempting a sweater I found on Etsy. I may need some advice, the directions are horrible – and I’ve been knitting since I was 4! And I’m off to check out that site you listed!
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I have, but not for their Christmases. I’ll have to look at their website to see if they still have events. All the kids would go there for prom photos and sledding.
You’ll find adorable knits for little boys in Taiga’s collection. I also love Melinda Goodfellow’s (Yankee Knitter) roll raglan for boys. That was a staple for my guys when they were little.
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If only her patterns weren’t just on Ravelry
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https://cashmerejunkie.wixsite.com/taigahilliard/to-purchase-patterns
Click on the Lovecrafts option
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I will check later – currently sewing!
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That dress is just adorable, and your socks are very cool! I love the spray cheese and pickle fonts! Those are super fun, and now I want to write everything that way 🙂
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That’s so funny, when I started reading your post I thought I was reading a blogger in Glasgow I follow and I thought “wait! what! our clocks have changed?” Then I scrolled back and realised it was your blog I was reading…panic over still a few weeks before ours change in the UK. I love the cheesy writing font, very cool. I bet those kids are lucky ones having you as a teacher. The dress is beautiful by the way.
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It takes my body several weeks to adjust to Daylight Saving Time and I’m retired! I need my sleep.
Those socks are lovely. The color way is so unusual but works out great. Sometimes we just have to let the yarn be the star of the show and knit a simple pattern.
Sweet, sweet dress/tunic. Soft color that will be wonderful any time of the year.
❤️❤️❤️ the cheesy font!! A friend can’t get enough pickles in her life and would be amazed with the pickle font.
I’m a Constant Comment green tea gal myself but will try most any flavor of tea unless it smells like flowers.
Beautiful stained glass window.
Mister Roger’s was alway a favorite of mine and his music upbeat and perfect for his neighborhood.
Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks, Patti! I find the kids at school struggle with the time change as well. Kinda nuts. Enjoy the rest of your week!
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That baby dress is so cute! I love Brown Sheep yarns.
I don’t sleep a lot, but I resent having that hour taken from me! I do like the light in the evenings, though.
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That baby dress is just so adorable!!! I keep scrolling back to it.
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Thank you! The hard part is not seeing it on the baby! It is very heart-warming to see people wearing the things I knit. I’ll have to ask mom to send me a photo.
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The fuzzy feeling from seeing your projects in use, and being loved, is something else!! Especially all the miniature / cute versions. 🙂 Definitely do ask for the photo.
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We are just changing the light till end of the month. Thanks God . That one less hour of sleep traumatises me till fall when eventually we go back to senses 😂
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Oh, did we loose an hour?? Having spent most of last week driving, sleeping, driving, eating, driving, eating, etc. I didn’t even notice! And I’ve gone west enough to be in a different time zone, as well. I spent enough years doing shift work that changes in time have little effect on me, anyway. I spent that extra hour I didn’t have taking a nap yesterday afternoon…
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