The other day I found myself standing on a chair and sorting up stuffs on the grocery shelves in our kitchen. Another day I fixed a little with the plants at the livingroom windows. And the latest weekends I sense I've met friends like I haven't in years. I think it's spring feelings, even if we're only in January and it's horrid rainy weather.

Over the Christmas and New Years weekends I knitted a new Birch, this time in dark brown Kidsilk Haze. It's smaller than the previous since I used smaller needles (4.5 mm). It's still unwashed and the ends are still not weaved in so I'll have to stay patient before I can wrap myself in a yummy chocolate brown shawl.

Isn't it cool with the "knitting community". I was so glad when Karin/Yarnalized sent me three and a half skein of lovely yellow Kidsilk Haze, not the least for the fact she had in mind that I dig KSH. The last month I've also received two lovely awards from AnnaPuh (the one with the rose that looks like a bird) and from Trollmamman (nowadays silvertrollet)(Kreativ Blogger Award). Yeah, minimalism is something I like and it's no secret I'm inspired by the knitting worlds minimalists such as assemblage, Black Dog Knits, sixandahalfstitches, w_design, SKIF KAL and Habu Textiles KAL. However I see myself more like a functionalist, striving towards minimalism.

It feels good making stylish and useful garments. Next project on the needles is Kelly in Kidsilk Haze in the colour Elegance. This cardigan is going to be light and warm!