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Spring Break! (Woooo!)

Happy Spring Break, you guys! The Seattle schools are off this week for spring break, which means my sewing classes are off, too.

So what’s a girl to do with a whole week of spring break all to herself? Should I go to the beach? Should I sun myself and drink tropical drinks by the pool?

Of course not! I live in Seattle where my spring break consists of knitting, drinking coffee and (maybe) a little yard work if the sun comes out.

Yesterday was lovely and sunny, but the day before was crazy! Pouring rain, sun, hail, and crazy wind. That was some of the weirdest weather I’d seen here in years. We even had “sun-showers,” where it was simultaneously pouring and super sunny.

Sparkling Rain by Christelle NihoulOf course, spring really has hit here- The daffodils are going crazy, the cherry trees are clouds of pink and white, and the tulips are getting ready to explode.

Flower Shawl by Jenny Johnson JohnenSpring break in Seattle is also a time for goats.

That’s right. Goats. (Especially baby ones.)

(I spent the afternoon yesterday at one of my favorite local breweries, sipping tasty beer and saying high to a whole herd of baby goats from the Puget Sound Goat Rescue! They were tiny (smaller than my dog), and so stinking cute. Seattle is the best! Where else would you get to pet baby goats on a Tuesday afternoon?)

Goats of Inversnaid Gauntlets by Kate DaviesDo you get a spring break? What do you do when you get a break in your neck of the woods?

Achoo!

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Yesterday was the equinox, so happy official spring everybody!

Here in Seattle, the trees and flowers have decided to blossom with a vengeance! I swear, when I even look outside my nose starts running, and I begin to sneeze uncontrollably. Not ideal, sure, but does that stop me from picking flowers and bringing them inside? Ha! Histamines be damned! I’m going to enjoy spring!

But, maybe I should just stick to only non-allergy-producing flowers. Maybe I could work up some adorable knit floral patterns like these:

It’s not quite warm here- a damp chill in the 40s and 50s, so a lovely blanket like this, strewn with gorgeous flower motifs would be just the ticket!

Frida’s Flowers Blanket by Jane Crowfoot

If I had a little girl, I would totally make her this darling cardigan. (I wonder if my dog would be willing to put up with a sweater like this… hmm.)

Flower Cardigan by Ewelina MurachAnd, I have to admit that my teapot is shockingly naked at the moment. Maybe I should work up this warm-looking tea cozy strewn with adorable little violets and leaves.

Floral Knitted Tea Cosy by Madame WeigelI suppose I should just admit to myself that I’ll be stuck in the house, hiding from pollen until July. I guess I just need to curl up under a nice, warm blanket like this one and watch a lot of Netflix, until spring is done and summer is in full swing. (I suppose there are worse things to do.)