It's spring, and the days are getting lighter all the time. I know life is getting colder, and harder, in many other places in the world. I hope this finds you well, dear reader.
I'm doing my usual spring thing, which is to find blossoms, petals and leaves in my embroidery work without realising it… there's something subliminal happening in Wellington at this time of the year, I think.
Above you can see some photos of things I've been working on lately: some embroidery (the stitching is finished but the making-up-into-project-bags is on hold for a bit) and a cardigan I've been knitting.
I'm using the Reunion pattern by Brienne Moody for the cardigan, which is a simple raglan shape and slightly cropped body. I'm making mine with a bit more ease than suggested in the pattern, and I think it's going to be very cosy! More details on my Ravelry page here.
In book news, I'm just finishing a novel called This Happy by Niamh Campbell, which I think has gorgeous style, and a memoir by a poet who grew up on a tobacco farm near Motueka in NZ's South Island: A Fish in the Swim of the World by Ben Brown.
I'd love to hear what you're ready, and what you're making, if you fancy leaving a comment below?
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Here are two songs I'm listening to through the headphones these days: Woman, by Cat Power
… and a bit of Perfume Genius.
See you again soon!
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