Knitted Hat

With all the things that are going on in my life right now it's been a challenge to find time to knit. Sadly, the only project I was able to finish this winter was a hat for myself. I am still quit satisfied with it though. At least I did "something" with my needles and it turned out pretty good. This lovely yellow yarn is Debbie Bliss's Alpaca Silk. It's so soft and warm I wish I had more to make a sweater from. The pattern is called Cabled Beret from Debbie Bliss Knitting Magazine Fall/Winter 2008. After washing, I blocked it on a dinner plate to set the shape. I was surprised it fit quite well.

Film: Fujifilm Pro 160s, Kodak Ektar 100 (bottom right).

New Toy

My new toy! A Yashica-D twin lens reflex camera. I am still trying to get used to looking down instead of having the camera covering my face all the time. It doesn't have a meter so I have to use a hand held one. Everything about it is so different than what I have been used to.Yet, it's fascinating! I am shooting my first few rolls of 120 film with it and I can't wait to see the results.

Shot on Fujifilm Pro 160S.

No More Snow!

The weather is looking better and better each day, and so is my mood. Above is a picture from last month when my mom was helping us shoveling the snow. So glad I don't have to do THAT anymore. Or should I keep my fingers crossed?

Gorgeous Sunday!

Relieved

There are times when you must decide on what is more important in life and to give up some things. Lately, I came to realize that trying to scan my own film has taken over my life. Part of the reason I decided to switch to film at the first place was it's simple workflow. You shoot, send it to a lab, and you are done! As soon as I added scanning to the process, it became too much for me to handle. At least my current situation doesn't really accommodate it. I will leave that part to a professional for now. Whew! What a relief!