
My sister bought it for me a while back. I hadn’t worn it much until this winter. But it’s keeping me warm and stylish on these endless chilly days at home.
Posted in musings, tagged #31things, cardigan, cozy, fashion, home, red, winter on March 10, 2021| 3 Comments »
Posted in musings, tagged August Break, Cambridge, color, flowers, photos, red, seasons, summer on August 16, 2017| 1 Comment »
This one was easy: I’ll always choose red. And I’m snapping so many photos of flowers (of every color) these days.
Posted in musings, tagged August Break, color, home, kitchen, photos, red, teacups on August 9, 2016| 3 Comments »
It’s no secret that I love red, and my new kitchen shelves bear witness to the fact. That tiny espresso cup is from the Ground Floor, long ago, and it (and everything on these shelves) makes me smile.
Posted in musings, travel, tagged art, August Break, England, leaves, photos, prints, red on August 15, 2015| Leave a Comment »
Pressed red leaves from my first fall in Boston; a red shelf from a favorite shop in Texas that holds a few treasures; and a print of Sally Lunn’s Buns in Bath, England, bought there on a freezing day trip long ago.
Posted in knitting, tagged color, crafts, happy, pink, red, winter on January 29, 2014| 7 Comments »
I didn’t do a lot of knitting this fall, aside from a few hats for Nest Maine and my annual batch of wee hats for Innocent Drinks’ Big Knit. I only reached for my needles while watching TV, using up scraps from my multicolored stash.
I know the pitfalls of a huge Christmas knitting list, so I limited myself to two pairs of slippers. My mom’s birthday is at the end of January, so I started knitting her a big, cozy cowl this fall, knowing I could save it for her birthday if I didn’t finish it in time for Christmas.
The slippers, the cowl and the three projects I’ve started since Christmas all have one thing in common: my favorite color.
This is the cowl I made for Mom – the pattern is Julie’s Stockholm Scarf pattern, simple and squishy and so cozy. (Now I want to make one for myself.)
These wee slippers went to my girl Bethany, who has size 5 feet and gets cold easily. The pattern came from this book of slipper patterns. I made a similar pair for Abi, in red, to replace the now-worn-out felted pair I made her several years ago.
My sister requested a pair of boot toppers like the ones I made for Mom last Christmas. She wanted red, and I was happy to oblige:
I’ve also been doing a bit of selfish knitting: a cozy ribbed cowl in a deep red and a bright pink cabled hat. Because I need some color to combat the relentless white and gray of winter.
Are you making anything colorful during this gray month?
Posted in books, knitting, musings, tagged clothes, color, L.M. Montgomery, red, silliness on December 15, 2011| 9 Comments »
“I’d never get tired of red,” said the Story Girl. “I just love it—it’s so rich and glowing. When I’m dressed in red I always feel ever so much cleverer than in any other colour. Thoughts just crowd into my brain one after the other. Oh, you darling dress—you dear, sheeny, red-rosy, glistening, silky thing!”
She flung it over her shoulder and danced around the kitchen.
—L.M. Montgomery, The Golden Road
I ordered a copy of Red is Best for a friend recently, and tried to make Jeremiah guess whom it was for. (He hates guessing games, but usually goes along with mine.) “Whom do we know that loves red so much?” I asked. He stared at me and answered, “You!”
Ahem. Well, yes. I bought a red v-neck sweater this weekend, after searching for the perfect one for months. I’ve knitted seven red items (though four are gifts!) since mid-October. My long red wool coat has made its winter debut; I rock the red wellies whenever it rains; and my red Evangeline mitts are getting plenty of play on these cold days. Not to mention my red bathrobe, our red bath towels and dishes and couch slipcover, and all the other red things in our house.
“You suit red,” my housemate Lizzie used to tell me – though she and other housemates have made fun of me for having enough red and pink laundry to merit its own load. But like Sara Stanley, above, I love red. I do feel cleverer in it – and, even if it’s not Christmas, I also feel festive and jazzy.
Do you have a color you never get tired of? (Any fellow red-lovers out there?)
Posted in food, friendship, knitting, musings, tagged apples, autumn, Boston, color, fall, fashion, fun, photos, poppytalk, red on October 17, 2011| 6 Comments »
Jan over at Poppytalk is hosting Autumn Colours Week again this year – and she’s starting off with red. It’s my favorite, so I couldn’t resist sharing some happy red bits of autumn with you.
I’ve been hanging out in the Public Garden, wearing my Ishbel shawl:
And admiring one brave red little maple:
I’m still rockin’ my red wellies when it rains:
And savoring every single one of the apples we picked this weekend with friends:
Where are you “seeing red” (in a non-angry way, I hope!) this fall? (P.S.: you can check out the Autumn Colours Week Flickr pool for more photos.)