Summer Kimono Selection

Here are some photos from when it was time to choose kimono for the weekend.

I now have a good selection of summer items and wanted to wear them. 

The weather was not supposed to be too hot, which was good, but summer kimono are supposed to look cool and not stifling no matter what the temperature.

Maybe. This is a really cool, very open weave obi with a tiger stripe woven into it.

The pattern on this obi is very strong, not sure if it works here.

Love this obi. Very pretty, subtle pattern, trying to see if this works with a black kimono, but no. Too funereal - and to the ojisan that told me my black kimono was for a funeral - NO, not when you are wearing a bright gold obi!

Not a great photo, but this is pretty much what I decided on, R - L Friday - Sunday.

Friday night...

Here it is, fuzzy photo, but that's all there is.

How I Spent My Summer Vacation

This summer has had it's ups and downs. 

Here are some of the highlights:

My friend T. got some chickens! Two of the four shown here.

Handsome Mr. Red let me get a better photo of him.

Knitting progress.

The Zoppe Family Circus!

More Zoppe Family Circus.

More Zoppe Family Circus.

...but the best was this...

Keeping my fingers crossed!

Red

This is one of the feral cats we have been caring for for years, Red. I love him. I would love to give his ears a scratch and kiss his head, but he will have none of it, even though he comes quite close.

There were originally 3 feral cats, Dino - a black and white tuxedo, Red, and Missy - both orange.

All 3 were siblings. 

Dino disappeared a few months ago, and I never got a photo of him,

so I am making sure to photograph Red & Missy.

Handsome Mr. Red.

Red & Missy almost always together.

Red waiting for breakfast, Missy in the background.

Baby Boy Sweater #2

The yarn is Spud & Chloe Sweater, Little Coffee Bean Cardigan again, for baby boy #2 for cousin M.

Baby Boy Sweater

Complete with buttons!

Little Coffee Bean cardigan, Dream in Color Classy in Midnight Derby & Grey Tabby
with  a special appearance by Ollie in the upper left corner.

Ribbon backing for the buttons, my new favorite trick.

This was an easy knit, the yarn was wonderful and the pattern was good. I neglected to do the ribbing on smaller needles, because I just kind of skimmed over that detail, but I think I like the finished result without having the ribbed parts pull in. I got the buttons at some mega crapfts store.

Now it's time to knit the second version of this for Cousin M's baby boy on the way!

The Blankie

Is still hard at work, tucking in everyone, everywhere.

This fills me with such joy, words are completely inadequate.

In case you missed it the story of the blankie is here.

An Oblique...

...fracture of the proximal phalanx.

This. Just sucks.

This. Just ugh.

Its been nearly 3 weeks, and I am done, ready to have freshly healed and happy bones.