Haven’t been painting much the last couple of months, the thought even crossed my mind many times that I might not ever be painting again... Won’t get into all the spiritual, physical, emotional stuff I’ve been going through, but all of it is good, because God is good! Anyway, before all this happened I took the leap to buy a u.go pleinair easel by @newwaveart from @blickartmaterials So I’m learning how to use it and really enjoying this little treasure. Pleinair painting from today is my tulips in the garden.🌸🍃#oilpainting #pleinair #ugopleinair #tulips #springflowers #flowergarden #artwork #knaylorpaintings
So I have to tell you the story behind this sweater... @theancientone learned to knit 🧶 when she was a young girl living in Sweden. She is now 99 years old with serious dementia, but a couple of years ago she could still knit, although it was difficult for her to follow a pattern. I found several skeins of this red tweed yarn in her stash and asked her if she would make me a sweater. She began right away with some measurements to whip out the front piece and the back piece without a pattern. The knitting memory mechanism just clicked in. But when she got to the sleeves she became very confused and frustrated. It just wasn’t worth it. So, I quietly took the pieces and the yarn and her needles and stored it away. She never once remembered or asked about it. A few months ago on a cozy winter night in front of the warm fire, I took it out to finish it myself. Believe me, I am no fantastic knitter, but I finished up the sleeves and sewed it all together, and guess what? It worked!!! It’s a sweater and it even fits me. 👍🏻 The neckline was the only part that just wasn’t working. Talking to a dear friend when she was visiting @lisamomof11kids , she suggested that I make it into a cowl collar. I grabbed the remaining yarn and knit until I ran out... so this is a picture of the collar and the sweater that was knit totally without a pattern by my mom and me and a sweet suggestion from a friend... Thank you, Lisa ❤️And sadly the last sweater my mom will ever knit... 😢 #knitting #wool #knittersofinstagram #dementia #aginggracefully #knittingwithoutapattern
