a gardening knitter's tribute to independence day
Yesterday was my neighbor's birthday. I knitted her a ballband dishcloth and mitered hanging towel in red and white to go with her vintage Coca Cola themed kitchen. The patterns are from two of my favorite books, Mason-Dixon Knitting and Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines . From knitting We also traded some plants appropriate for the holiday. I have white firecracker plants and she has red ones. These are great plants for Florida. Also know as Coralblow (?!), and properly as Russelia , they grow easily from seed, cuttings and runners. They bloom continuously in the summer and attract hummingbirds. Here's a slideshow to get you in the mood for fireworks this evening. The pictures are from our garden with a doggy version of the 1812 Overture courtesy of Barking Classics.