Amidst the jungle in one nearly untouched part of my garden i discovered an Echinacea in full bloom for the first time, it's like a purple sunflower. i bought the seedling in Spring from those same markets i showed yesterday, planted it then forgot about it. i'm hoping it will shed seeds and i'll have many more next year. such a delight!And now, more premmie baby beanies, and this time in Aboriginal colours.
Red, yellow, black - difficult to put together well and i had to hunt around for a good yellow. The one on the right above is too pale in combination with the red and black but alone it is a mid yellow. Tricks of the eye! and the one on the left is a bit strong but i have fiddled with the colours on the screen so you'll have to trust me that both are a bit better in reality. The smaller one started with 72 sts and the larger with 80, but they are acrylic/nylon so a bit looser than the previous ones with wool.
Red, yellow, black - difficult to put together well and i had to hunt around for a good yellow. The one on the right above is too pale in combination with the red and black but alone it is a mid yellow. Tricks of the eye! and the one on the left is a bit strong but i have fiddled with the colours on the screen so you'll have to trust me that both are a bit better in reality. The smaller one started with 72 sts and the larger with 80, but they are acrylic/nylon so a bit looser than the previous ones with wool. 
From the top, champions i think. You can just see a tiny black baby lying there in its neonatal IC crib wearing one of these - a hero!
And someone recently asked me how i knit these tiny beanies - the answer is in the round (don't like stitching up seams) and with 2 circular needles. i put about half the stitches on each needle and knit only with one needle at a time, both ends of one needle. just be careful to pull the yarn tightly when taking it from the first needle to the second that's all. The local hospital here in Bathurst has a need for quite a few of these premmie beanies and basically there's only me making them at the moment. If you have a mind to help a little i would love a few more, any colour. Or alternatively some baby yarn would be most appreciated too. Email me and i'll send you more details incl my address. I would donate them in your name. cheers
Local vegie garden colour, i love the mixture of colours you can get with the slightly more unusual vegie plantings. 
And lastly my new Birkenstock sandals, they are oiled leather uppers. they'll last for years and years. If you're in Aus and you want to see a good range of birkis at reasonable prices email me, the B store is having a sale. Have a good week everyone, it's starting out like Winter here today, windy and raining. byee...
Aah, sweet,sweet beanies, love the one with the bit of fluff around it. Yes, I can see a wee black baby looking ever so adorable in one of these. Good job Kaite.
ReplyDeleteGood to know you received the rain I sent you :)
I love the echinacea. I planted one last year which flowered well but I'm gutted that it didn't reappear this year. It's a great flower so I'll have to plant it again.
ReplyDeleteHave a good week :)
Nanette, yep a bit of fluff works wonders
ReplyDeleteSarah i'll make sure i buy some seedlings in Spring in that case.
Aw, sweet little beanies for a sweet little cause ;)
ReplyDeleteAnd BIRKENSTOCKS!! OMG, they are my favourite home summer footwear ... I *need* some leopard print ones, heh heh :P
Ahh the Coneflower!!! Beautiful and they grow really well here. I even had an orange one once, but it didn't survive all that well.
ReplyDeletePerhaps they need a cooler winter than yours. They like to be on the dry side, so don't overwater.
The birds like the seeds too, so don't expect to see many in the spring (but perhaps yours won't like them). Unless you cover them in your little baggies, of course.
The beanies look bright and cheery! My favourite is the really fluffy one as well. Especially with the added touch of a pom pom on top.
Hi Kaite, Love all your colours today. Especially the yellow fluffy yarn you used! I will send you an e-mail about the beanies. =) Anne on M.P.
ReplyDeleteAnne if you go onto my profile page you'll find my email addie under my stone face pic. thanks
ReplyDeleteBeautiful beautiful beautiful veges
ReplyDeleteNice new shoes too :)
Those beanies are soooooo tiny
I love Birkenstock. I have a pair that never worned out. Got a new pair but couldn't bring myself to throw the old pair out - hugs nat
ReplyDeleteFIRST your perfect feet and the blue veins for hard hoeing visible on the outer left one...touching, and more than deserving of a nice birkinstock shod! Beautiful vegetables, astounding Echinacea (the root medicinal) with it's enviable bloom the bees and butterflies adore. Hard to believe your weather.
ReplyDeleteHugs for the beanies and the babies they will warm.
Your vegetables are always so exotic to me! I know the Echinacea as a homaeopatic medicine against flu, it doesn't grow here.
ReplyDeleteThe bright beanies are cute.
Cool birkies, Kaite! Another gardener's question for you: what variety are those broad green beans in your melange-with-eggplant? Because they look EXACTLY like the Romanos we chatted about earlier...
ReplyDeleteChristi those are scarlet runners, not Romanos.
ReplyDeleteUlla most of what i grow would be exotic to most people in Aus, not found in the supermarkets here but i'm surprised you don't recognise them as you are a gardener too
Michelle thanx for the hugs.
Cat hi, how are you?
Thanks for the beautiful colours! Love the beanies, so nice and warm looking! I got my first capsicums - nothing as nice as your basket though! and may your shoes share many good hours with you! Cold and rain here too - but a welcome change - don't have to water the garden....
ReplyDeletewish you a good week! hugs, Vera
Great Color in everything you grow and make. Happy day
ReplyDeleteWhat wonderful colours Kaite; both the veggies and the beanies! It is icy cold here; I am working in thick socks and fingerless gloves, and can only dream of bare feet and Birkenstocks :-)
ReplyDeleteNot just thick socks and fingerless gloves, ha ha!!
Birks are the BEST!! I don't think there is anything that's more comfie to wear.
ReplyDeleteLouLou, how wonderful to see you have visited. and does the weaver's dog also have a coat and booties?
ReplyDeleteMA, birki wearers unite.