Showing posts with label summer solstice and public displays of knitting. Show all posts
Showing posts with label summer solstice and public displays of knitting. Show all posts

Thursday, June 24, 2010

That time of year...

Just so you all know, I did my best to take part in the world wide knit in public day/week. And, I even talked my one and only knitting friend in Anchorage (other than S of course) into joining the cause.





B is a new friend and I've been enjoying the times when we get together for knitting and exchanging stories. One cool fact about B, she got to live on a muskox farm when she was seventeen, or was it sixteen?! Anyway, she is great knitter of hats and scarves, and I love the fiber she is knitting with here.



On Saturday S and I ventured out to see how Anchorage celebrates solstice. Half-way down the block I had to run back to our apartment and grab my knitting; I'm so glad I remembered. We stopped into a nearly empty cafe for a salad and I took some time to sneak in a few stitches publicly.





One day I do hope that I can share and wear this cardigan as a finished product. It's a design in my head that is not transposing well into my stitches. I have finished the body of the sweater, now I just need to fit the sleeves into the equation. And, I intend to make them short.

Well, I must say, Anchorage did live it up for summer solstice with roller girls and fire dancers among many other festivities. And, I even have a few pictures to prove it.






Also, I've been playing around with creating a series of films for a class I'm taking (on a more serious topic). So, I'm trying to refine (i.e. learn how) my editing skills by taking some random clips. The ones below need some work...but, I couldn't resist trying to capture a little dancing on the longest day of the year.