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February 27, 2006

Roses in the Snow

KarenandbenatjordanpinesIt was such an awesome weekend.  50's in the valley and the mountains were so clear and spectacular.  We took our newest Stitch 'n Bitch grrl, Karen* and her hubby, to our FAVORITE SPOT so they could see why we love it so much.  (Karen dyed the wool and knit her beautiful sweater.)

SilverlakeonlastsundayinfebrAfter breakfast we headed to Brighton and Silver Lake, just for the view, and then back down the canyon to Jordan Pines where we like to take photos. The snow, pines and surrounding peaks are so beautiful in the sunshine, to take advantage of the sun we walked up the road a piece.  Karen's sweater was enhanced by the light but, poor Rosarie was blinded by the abundance of pure white snow.  With an old camera like mine (maybe the settings need to be changed) we are never sure what we have until the pictures are on the computer. Drat!
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This is the best picture of the bunch.
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So, Smith and I tried again on the Zen patio.
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It was a little better and Rosarie decided she was ready for her close up.
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Rosariereadyforhercloseup_1Click to enlarge.
Rosarie is warm, comfortable, beautiful and I'm thrilled to have her as part of my knitting repertoire.

Pattern and Yarn kit: 'Rosarie' (Rosaraie de l’Haye) by Jade Starmore purchased from Virtual Yarns. Special instructions to lengthen by Jade.
Yarn: Hebridean 2 Ply 
Colors: Calluna, Kelpie, Poppy, Red Rattle, Clover
Time to knit: January 1, 2006-February 18, 2006

Tomorrow Zeneedle will be off line in the afternoon so, today we'll take care of the contest business.  The winner of last weeks prize is Tracy of Wool Windings. She is a very generous knitter who knits the most beautiful baby clothes for The Preemie Project.

Thank you for the many lovely comments that came with your contest answers.  There were too many to answer each one but, I read them all.  Now, as you read the first paragraph of this post our favorite Sunday spot is: 

Silver Fork Lodge in Big Cottonwood Canyon

This weeks question is:

How many pair of hand knit socks do I have in my sock drawer?

All who guess, whether correct or not, will be in the drawing for this weeks the prize.

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Green Chibi, Sockina Colori, Bollicina - silk/cashmere (3 balls - taupe), chocolate (of course) Sheepy tape measure and a box to hold your knitting notions.

Please send your answer to the above question to zenbirthdaycontest at gmail dot com. On Friday the random number generator will help me pick a winner which will be announced next Tuesday along with the last and most fabulous Grand Prize.

*Karen dyes the most fabulous yarns. Check them out!

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Rosarie is absolutely gorgeous. Very pretty colors. Bravo!

My guess is 15 pairs of handknitted socks.

I really enjoy your blog! Thanks!

Rosarie is a beauty! Congratulations!!!

rosarie is like the sunrise! everymorning i read my daily zen from trycycle magazine and then your blog ... seeing rosarie; my process and practice for this weekish is to learn to use two colors in my knitting. i've been practiceing using the yarn held in my right hand; it's all new to me. beautiful rosarie.

Rosarie looks proud to show her colors, as well she should be. She is stunning. Likewise your mountains, even if you can't take credit for those :).

Rosarie is gorgeous! The buttons are perfect, too.

Rosarie came out looking wonderful. I can't believe how fast you did her.

Rosarie and you look fabulous!

Rosearie is exquisite! I love the colours and it looks the perfect length too. Please tell Karen that her sweater is absolutely gorgeous too, you must have wowed them all up there.

Fabulous!!!!

Wow! Rosarie is gorgeous!!!

Gorgeous in any light! ;)

Rosarie came out so beautifully! Sounds like a lovely weekend with friends.

Rosarie is awesome. That is a great vest on you.

Your colorwork is very inspiring! I think once I have gotten my lace urges satisfied, I'll have to jump into color.

Rosarie is lovely in ALL of the pictures -- absolutely breathtaking, Margene. Wow. And Karen's sweater is just gorgeous. You two must have turned some heads!

Congrats to the winner of last week's contest. This week's loot -- YUM! -- that Dagoba chocolate alone would make a wonderful prize!! ; )

No steek tutorial for the weak-minded? No worries--my knitting slave--I mean my mother will be back the end of this week. Seriously! Rosarie looks terrific! Well done Margene and in WendyKnits time!

The fit is fantastic! Congratulations on an excellent job, Margene.

Margene - I am so in love with Rosarie! What a beautiful achievement. That is one knit you'll have forever!!
I am in love with your frined's sweater, too - gorgeous!!

MAGNIFICENT! I have never seen anything quite like Rosarie..congratulations, Margene!

Rosarie is lovely and looks great on you!

Rosarie is beautiful - and what a lovely day you had yesterday!

I love it, and you are looking so marvelous, chicky! I'm inspired to get back in shape.

Rosarie is beautiful, and the colors are absolutely positively you! I don't know how you managed to knit all the trim and get all those buttons on and have her ready to wear on Sunday. It seems like just yesterday that you were cutting the steeks.

All. those. buttons.
And I can't believe you're giving away 3(!) balls of Bollicina. I *heart* Bollicina. Guess I'll have to enter and hope for the best.

This has been so fun to watch you knit! It is absolutely gorgeous! I love the way the colors blend. Great job, it's lovely!

WOW, Margene---Rosarie is so beautiful and intricate! Love your new do, too! :::wolf whistling:::

How satisfying to wear something you made, and have it be so lovely and warm. You are surrounded by such beauty---you simply radiate with it. xoxo

Rosarie looks great! Enjoy her.

All I know, you have so many more than I do! I do have enough sock yarn in my stash to catch up though. :) Time to get on it!

Rosarie is lovely. Wonderful job. My guess for the socks is 22.

Happy Knitting!

Traci

It's really impressive, from the obvious (colorwork, steeking) to the details (all of those buttons to sew on!).

Rosarie is just beautiful! What a wonderful project to start the year with.

Rosarie turned out great(even if the photo shoot didn't turn out as planned). Enjoy the nice weather :) Just passing through on Stashalong patrol--have a great week!

Rosarie is perfect! Absolutely awesome!

Rosarie is absolutely stunning. Seeing such a gorgeous piece of knitting reminds me why I picked up the needles and became a knitter. What an inspiration. Thanks for sharing her with us!

Rosarie is every bit as wonderful as I thought she'd be. A true Zen knit--she clearly wanted to be at home in the Zen garden for her photo shoot. ;-)

Karen's sweater is breathtaking too! Love the color. I'll have to check out her site.

You and Rosarie are fabulous, Margene. I can't wait to get Laleli in my mail!

All lovely, but your placket is superb!

Thank you for the Rosarie photos. Happy now.

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRosssssarrrrrrrrrie, oh, rrrrrossssarrrrrie.

You.
Look.
MAHVELOUS!

I can see it was meant to be.

Margene it is so beautiful! Another great knit lady! I like that it has a LOT of buttons!

Rosarie is gorgeous. I have picked up a UFO of mine to finish, also a Jade Starmore. So close. You just reminded me why it's worth it.

Rosarie is OUTSTANDINGLY BEAUTIFUL! Great job Margene:D

Beautiful sweaters, beautiful photographs.

Just beautiful Margene! I LOVE your friend Karen's sweater too. You ladies are very impressive with your fibery talents!

Rosarie is abosolutely glorious!! You should be very proud!

Rosarie is just perfect!

We're heading to SLC in a couple of weeks. Just might have to try out your favorite place. Also, hoping to be able to put some of my hand-knits into action...much too warm here in Texas now. Hope there is still a little snow left in the mountains.

You give the best prizes! I'm still shocked that I was lucky enough to win.

Wow, Rosarie is stunning, you did a fabulous job!

Wow, Margene, that's really a labor of love! But Rosarie is beautiful. Perfect buttons, too!

Margene, you've done it again! Rosarie is beautiful..she's really beautiful. And you fabulous, dahling!

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