waldorf mama

wip wednesday :: summer knitting

in an attempt to decide upon some refreshing and enjoyable summer knitting, i pulled out all of my cool cotton yarn and rediscovered this all-time favorite colorway of araucania patagonia nature cotton! oh my, how i adore this pinky-peach colorway with a hint of golden yellow (surprise, surprise). so much so that i bought skeins and skeins of it when it was on sale many moons ago. i'm planning on making a really large throw blanket out of this ever-so-lovely yarn, but in the meantime...i thought i would test it out on this simple waffle washcloth/dishcloth pattern. or it might just become a doll blanket instead? who knows...

for my yarn update for the week, here are a few of the colorways i have in this beautiful araucania patagonia nature cotton:

here's to cool and comfortable summer knitting! what's in your summer knitting basket?

shelley

summer time...

i'm still struggling with trying to find our summer time rhythm. it seems our days are sometimes lazy, sometimes busy, and sometimes a little bit of both. rest-assured that my absence here is this space from time to time only means we're spending our days doing just a little bit of everything. like:

enjoying summer's bounty...

delighting in handwork of all kinds...

savoring every creative work of art...

tending to some overdue mending...

cleaning loads of laundry...

and, of course, relishing every moment of blissful play...

i hope you're enjoying your summer time, as well!

shelley

happy 4th...

i hope everyone had a beautiful weekend and a wonderful fourth of july holiday yesterday (for those living here in the USA). i'll be back tomorrow!

song of the midsummer sun...

(watercolor painting by maya)

i am the sun and i bear with my might,

the earth by day and the earth by night.

i hold her fast and my gifts i bestow,

to everything on her so that it may grow.

man and stone, flower and bee...

all receive their light from me.

open your heart like a little flower,

that i may shine in it every hour.

open your heart, dear child, to me...

that we together one light may be.

happy summer solstice...

this beautiful season - summer!

filled is the air with a dreamy and magical light,

and the landscape lay as if created in all the freshness of childhood.

~ henry wadsworth longfellow

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happy summer solstice to you all!

sidewalk art...

enjoying these last days of summer...

happy monday,

shelley

summer is for popsicles...

here in texas, we know about heat. our summers regularly consist of days over 100 degrees (farenheit). and as a result, we've learned how to stay cool. homemade popsicles is one yummy way to do just that...

we eat loads of these every day. cranberry juice popsicles are our favorite right now. what's yours?

here's to staying cool!

shelley