Substitutes

Since the design wall was empty

and

I can't do any rotary cutting,

I put some charm packs together to make some charity quilts.

Then I did a swatch for some new yarn 

which I want to use for a machine knit sweater.

We will see how it goes! 

(I've learned a new way to make a gauge for machine knitting;

all the counting is done while it is knit so there is no counting after.

I merely measure the distance between the dots for stitches per inch

and the rows between the white rows and voila!)

They even sell a gauge ruler which I have ordered so it is going to be even simpler!

 The plumeria is in full swing!

The scent wafts throughout the lanai.

(If you look closely under the topmost bloom

you will see that the sandhill crane photo bombed me!)

Coming in at a close second is my first yellow lily!