Rosh HaNikra is on the coast, and on the border between Israel and Lebanon. You can tell because of the military base on the top of the rock:
And the little Israeli warship patrolling the border.
There were caves:
And rock cliffs:
And lots of these little guys, called hyraxes:
And we rode down and back in a cable car:
And enjoyed ourselves immensely.
(By the way, I am wearing my Central Park (non)Hooded Sweater, which reminds me that I still need to post pictures of it!)
While in Haifa I knit two top-down cardigans: the Glampyre Bulky Cabled Cardigan and the February Lady Sweater. I have pictures of the former ready to share - the latter turned out so well that I am waiting until I get new batteries for my camera to take some better photographs. (I will post the pics from the Baha'i Gardens with the shots of the FLS.)
I knit this with Rowan Polar, a supersoft alpaca blend which feels lovely but pills like crazy. A few notes on this pattern - I made the second-smallest size, but modified the sleeves for length - as written, they were very long. I also finished the neck and button bands as written, but hated them. The stockinette stitch rolled up like little sausages and would not lay flat. I tried to place the buttons in a few different ways, but nothing looked good. I also did not like how low the neck was - it practically fell off my shoulders. So I picked up stitches around the cast-on edge, and worked raglan decreases in keeping with the increases I'd made. I then undid the button bands and re-knit them in garter stitch. I am much happier with this sweater and have worn it alot - it is very warm (which is a must for the ice-cold library at Hebrew University!).
Here is a bathroom-mirror shot. Think of it as in homage to Wendy. :-)
And no, I usually don't look so wistful whilst taking photographs... :-P
1 comments:
Wow, great sweater! It totally suits you!
Can't wait to see the other one.
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