I just wanted to give you a quick update about the Oyster Mushrooms we are growing from a mushroom kit. The box stands inside a bag that is sprayed a few times per day to keep the humidity high inside the growing area. A few days passed and nothing was happening, and then all of a sudden, wow, mushrooms started pushing out through the tiny openings in the plastic window in the box!! It's truly amazing and they grow so fast, you can almost watch them grow! This is really such fun:)
I have had a few wonderful people write to me and ask about the progress of my book, I am so sorry it has taken me this long to write about this very exciting part of my life, but today I am going to give you a sneak peek at one of the new patterns that will be a part of the book. The book will be about knitting patterns for animals from all over the African continent and a few other exciting patterns as well. It will be so much more than just a knitting pattern book and I am thrilled about it!!
This is my new design for the African Elephant, it took me a while to form his shape into just the right amount of bulk, his sloping hindquarters that recede down to his tail and his front legs that slope forward as if he is leaning downwards. He also has a concave back, just ever so slightly... He is a large fellow and just wonderful to carry around...
I have learned so much about each animal that I am knitting, for instance, elephant's molars each weigh 5kg / 11 lbs! I love this process so much and I am so grateful to be on this amazing journey and to be able to share it here with you...
Have a lovely week,
Linda
