BLUE TOE SPINNER

Waterfall Socks are progressing nicely. I am using Lana Grossa Meilenweit 100 Fantasy, colorway Brown/White/Blue. I am knitting them on size 0, 40 inch, Addi Turdo circular needles. I split the one skein of yarn (460 yards) into two cakes. The pattern match is very close for both socks, which is super cool! The pattern is very easy and the produces a nice slightly lacey pattern. The pattern also uses short rows for the heel. I love short rows. LOVE 'EM, I reall love them!! And they are toe-up. I am crazy about the Magic Cast-on. So, easy and neat. The Sheep Gazing bag is finish except for the lining and handles. I had a little trouble about with the felting. Some of the yarn felted better than the others. That can be a problem when you use dye exchange yarns. Not everyone uses the same type of fiber. However the felting turned out, I think it will be okay and still really fun to use.

I was able to attend spinning saturday at the home of the Windybrook Spinner . It was really fun! CJ and Dave attended too. I thought it was very nice of them to fit the event into their travelling agenda. It was so nice to see them and visit for a couple hours. The day was beautiful and our hostess has a very warm and inviting home, and it is even more fun to see the whole family at home. I love little children, it made me miss my grandbabies. Thank you for your kind hospitality. Last Tuesday I taught my little beginner's knitting class. Thankfully, the group was small. Because there is never enough of you to help everyone at the same time. I used videos from KnittingHelp.com to show the basics. I gave them a pattern for the Idiot's Dishcloth as their project. I hoped it would be simple enough yet useful enough to get them to stick with it. I made the knitting needles myself out of dowels and thumb-tacks, to show them they didn't need to spend alot to get st...

First of all, this is my friend's new puppy Jimmy. Isn't he cute?! He's just like a little man in a fur suit. Ok, now. The 2009 WWH Dye Exchange. We were to choose three or more colors from the color wheel (primary, secondary, complementory, etc.) As you can see, the results were totally ROCKIN'!! The gals waiting patiently to for the exchange to begin. This was mine and Mumsy's haul. As you can see Taylor is inspecting the fiber. It's kind of like "Where's Waldo?", huh? This was my dye job as it dried. This is it bundled. I named it "K-Kolours". Dye in a dye pot with vinegar and Jacquard dyes (Chestnut, Sapphire and Fushia). This is Mumsy colorway. She named it "Sand Storm". Dye pot method with vinegar and Gaywool dyes: Sunflower and Raspberry and Jacquard dye: Sapphire.

For Valentine's Day, Mumsy took me to Protea Cottage at Gardner Village for High Tea. I'd never been to High Tea before, so it was very new and exciting. The day wasn't bright and sunny on our way there. It was very snowy and a bit scary driving there. When we arrived at Gardner Village we went to Anastasia's Attic first, so I could buy Mumsy and myself alittle bling. Mumsy got a very blingy braclet and bought a crown ring. We were very sparkle-y!! We went to the cottage next and took our places in the room upstairs. They had a table set aside just for us. And every table was full of chatty ladies and girls. (We did have one brave gentleman, too). Sweet little tables with rosebud petals and a rose floating in a clear teapot bud vase. Pretty teacups with lovely plates underneath and fancy folded napkin. Just elegant. We chose what we wanted to drink. I chose a Rooibos (pronounced roy-boss) Creme de Caramel tea and Mumsy chose Pink Hot Chocolate. We shared of course. T...

We are expecting several days of rain here in Utah. But, I found a bright ray of sunshine...SHEEP!! Aren't they just crazy cute!! This is my first attempt at Intarsia, and I am having a blast. And the fact that is will be felted when I'm finished leaves me without any fear. I don't have to worry about the little holes or the sheep's lopsided bodies, it will all come out in the wash...yet it the wash...felting in the washing machine...ok, I know pretty lame. I have been craving a little more time with my fellow knit-spinsters and have been kicking the idea around to host a monthly get-together. I find my self with more free time now that Mumsy has a beau. I'm not crazy about this new development, but it make her very happy and so I must learn to adapt. So, if there is any interest or ideas please let me know. Oh I forgot to mention Sweet Pea celebrated her 1st birthday last week. Her mum put together the cutest birthday party with cupcake everything. Little favors an...

The most recent KnitPicks catalogue turned me into a ordering fool. The book selection was more than I could resist. I ordered all of Elizabeth Zimmermann's books that were available (Knitting Workshop, Knitter's Almanac, Knitting Around, The Opinionated Knitter, and Knitting Without Tears), Twinkle's Weekend Knits, The Eclectic Sole and I Heart Felt. Plus I ordered some dye and some other little gadgets. So, I am basking in the afterglow of receiving fun boxes in the mail. I am still working on the Flirty Skirt. I balled together three different yarns for this project. And the "Hey, Teach" sweater. And I have been using this very cozy yarn And I have started my Retreat exchange gift. I will be my first Intarsia pattern. I am very excited to see how it turns out. For this project I am using some Dye Exchange yarn I spun and some Lamb's Pride Yarn which is 85% Wool/15% Mohair. I understand this should felt very nicely. I am going to teach my first knitting cla...