spring things
In a perfect world, on a perfect day, one would sit in the sun knitting and watching the hummers, all afternoon. So.. I only got in a row or two. The time that I had was pretty near perfect.
It is a fun knit, so far. The Tulips Sweater... in Cotton Ease. It's washable.
So far, only the ruby throated males have shown up. The females are usually a week or so behind.
No hummers here in SE Colorado yet, but the feeder is clean and ready to go (they buzz my screen door when the feeder is getting low!). I bought the Tulips pattern this past summer and Cotton-Ease in both a "boy" and a "girl" colorway but haven't started one yet. What size needle are you using? (May save me a little swatching time!)
Posted by: Tish | May 14, 2008 at 01:25 PM
Pretty!
Posted by: Roxie | May 08, 2008 at 11:47 AM
Our first hummingbird showed up yesterday but then I haven't seen another since. **Love** your photos!
Posted by: SpiderWomanKnits | May 06, 2008 at 11:48 PM
Not here yet. I predict Saturday morning. I can NEVER get photos! You're good.
Posted by: Norma | May 06, 2008 at 09:35 PM
Great hummingbird photos. I keep planning to sit really still on our patio with a long lens...
Posted by: paula | May 06, 2008 at 05:07 PM
Those are such clear photos! How'd you do that? ;-)
Posted by: Beth S. | May 06, 2008 at 10:47 AM
I am so impressed that you can get photos of them. They go so fast and I never manage to have the camera ready!
Posted by: Carole | May 06, 2008 at 09:03 AM
Sounds like a great way to spend (even part!) of an afternoon!
Posted by: Anne | May 06, 2008 at 07:42 AM
Maybe if I put out a feeder they'll start showing up. I might have heard one scream past my window yesterday. It's going to be months before they can head to their favorite spot (and mine) at Silver Fork.
Posted by: margene | May 06, 2008 at 07:29 AM
Ah, I knew there was something I wanted to do today. I need to clean my feeder and put out fresh sugar water. I also learned something new, I didn't know the males migrated first.
Posted by: Julie | May 06, 2008 at 06:54 AM
What a smart idea to knit the Tulip sweater in Cotton-Ease. You could make several variations with placement of color in subsequent versions b/c you would have lots of leftover yarn from the 1st project.
Posted by: Wanda | May 06, 2008 at 01:56 AM
Exquisite jewels! You give me hope.
Posted by: Laurie | May 05, 2008 at 10:32 PM