After my negative rant of the last post, I felt the need to share something positive today.  This picture was too cute not to share, so here he is, my very own Garden Gnome in his pointy gnome hat, tromping through our raised beds, compacting the soil and causing all kinds of trouble a few days ago.

And  below I have  another pointed item to share, a finished object  (hooray for me!) destined for Winterharbor Studio.  Hand knit from recycled sari silk yarn primarily in a deep red color with splashes of bright colors throughout.  This is probably the first and last time I will work with this yarn.  I love the effect this fiber gives, but it's difficult to work with.  The yarn separated now and then so I had to weave the loose strands into each other occasionally so it would be seamless.  If you have to frog it (I did) the tangle of loose threads is a major challenge to separate and keep your sanity.  And this sari silk is so overdyed that it bleeds like no tomorrow.  I have a bag of loose fibers to blend into spinning batts and it always manages to bleed and change the color of the finished yarn after I'm done.  Sometimes I like the results, more often I don't.  But it does make for a pretty shawl if you have the patience to work with it-the "Rejuvenate Shawl":