Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Harvest Time

Finally, the sweet smell of pineapple in the greenhouse lets me know the fruit is ready. That and the fact that the stem has drooped under the weight of the fruit! Fun fact: apparently Victorian greenhouses were specifically introduced to allow folks to grow pineapples! Who knew? 150 years later, I'm growing some, too.
Meanwhile, as I cannot grow tulips outside anymore because of the voracious deer, I've designed a sweater with tulips in mind.I wanted this to be more of a knit/purl design rather than openwork lace, so I closed all of the yarnovers by knitting into the back loop. I really like how this came out.

4 comments:

Sue Dennis said...

I remember seeing that pineapple when it was a baby! Hope it's really delicious.

Melody Johnson said...

Your pullover is just darling. Love the dainty patterning.

BadCatDesigns said...

Have you tasted your pineapple yet?

Susan Schrott, Artist said...

LOVE THE SWEATER AND YOUR PINEAPPLE IS AMAZING.