Happy things-

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Some things make me smile- others make me happy.

Mostly it is people and relationships that make me happy, so when some thing makes me happy, I want to share it.

This blue yarn makes me happy.  I bought it from the woman who raised the sheep that grew it.  She handled the skeins like they were old friends and I imagined as she put them into the bag she whispered goodbye.  The dye is called mountain blue and I haven’t yet decided what to do with it, although I have been thinking it would make a lovely large bowl.

socks, yarn, L fairy 002

And this sock makes me happy.

I knitted it over the weekend and enjoyed watching as the pattern appeared.

It is tailor knitted to fit my foot and I will be even happier when I knit up it’s twin.

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This little lavender doll makes me very happy!

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I’m always looking for another way to use lavender and this little doll, following the pattern of pine needle dolls adds a totally feminine cast to the herb and needle doll collection.

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What makes you happy?

11 thoughts on “Happy things-

    • Thank you, Celia- happy things are infectious, I think!
      Brydie-
      I don’t know how to crochet well enough to make a hat, maybe I will knit one.
      And your happy things make me happy as well- from marmalade to boys dancing like monkeys- and I love to see my rosemary healthy and blooming – Happy is the word for !

  1. Mountain Blue is beautiful. If that was mine I would make a crocheted hat…if I could crochet ….and if I could make hats.
    What makes me happy? That Cumquat and Lime Marmalade I just ate- it will be a sad day when that finishes. Also when I look out my window I see my rosemary growing in a pot- this a big thing for me!…can I add one more. Watching my kids dance like crazy monkeys with music cranked up- that makes me very happy 🙂

  2. Such lovely yarn . . . I can’t wait to see what it becomes! And your sock is inspiring . . . I haven’t taken on sock knitting yet (not a huge fan of double-point needles) !!

  3. I just wish I could knit anything besides scarves! What makes me happy? Tea. Sleeping baby. Fall decorations up in the house. Pumpkins. Having it cool enough to WEAR socks and sweaters!

  4. I love your happy things too! Can’t think of anything sensible to say, but I love socks and handknitted ones in particular. Yours remind me of some I have from a friend and help me to remember her. Thank you!

  5. Thanks, Joanna,
    I, too , LOVE socks.
    Funny that, because I hate wearing shoes.
    I once belonged to a club wher we sent each other socks. Strange club- but I still have some of those socks and I love them.
    Knitting socks was on my bucket list. I’ve always wanted to and when I found a knitting group that was doing it all together I joined. This is only my third pair but I’m getting better at it all the time! LOL- socks make me happy!

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