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Touring de Fleece

Monday, 29 June 2009 4:41 P GMT-05

 

Tour de Fleece badge

 

I'm going to spin with team "Zombie Prom Dates"!  Spinners & knitters with brains - mmmm, brains.  Laughing

 

 

Knitting madly to stay sane.

Sunday, 7 June 2009 4:59 P GMT-05

The whole world seems to be steadily going insane.  It's such a postmodern farce!  I can't watch tv for very long, particularly news.  A steady diet of cop shows gets to be pretty disheartening, too.  One night last week I just kept knitting & watching Law & Order - one murder after another, after another.  Had to read something good as an antidote.  Librivox.org is a wonderful thing, too.  Vive audiobooks!

Anyway, life goes on even though sometimes it seems to be circling the bowl.  I'm so grateful for certain particular friends (I'm sure they know who they are) . . .my family . . . and my sweet little kittygirl, such a loving little companion.

black cat, sleeping
Thank God for such comforts!  I'm so grateful, too, that One will never forsake me, loves me even when I'm so unlovable & imperfect.  I live & hope in Him.

Recently I made two Baby Yoda sweaters for small people getting ready to enter this lovely handbasket:

blue,yellow, white baby sweater

 

blue&white baby sweater

 I've begun a Mondo Cable Vest in some hand spun wool, taking up Bonne Marie's invitation to knit along . . . here's my progress as of this morning: 

grey-brown vest in progress

 I kind of like the chalk-like stripes, but if I decide later that I don't, I can dye them out.  Such fun to knit with one's own handspun yarn!  I've got to get back to this, I want to wear it to World Wide Knit in Public Day . . . if you're in Northern Michigan, the Alpena County library is having a KIP in the courtyard . . .

The North Blooms

Tuesday, 12 May 2009 4:29 P GMT-05
garden flowers
Crown Imperials
 
Daffodils
yellow & white flowers
 
I'm still kind of incredulous that spring's actually arrived.

Spring Petals!

Thursday, 7 May 2009 10:32 A GMT-05

A very quick post -- I'm excited about my little cardi, made from a vintage instruction booklet of my Mom's: "Two Skein Petal Cardigan"

 

blue lacy yoke cardigan

Knit mostly in a weekend on size 10 and 13 needles, worsted weight Wool Ease yarn.  I sewed the (vintage, real shell from my Great Aunt Edna) buttons last night.  Wheeee!  I love instant gratification . . . well, as instant as hand knitting gets, lol!

Finished Object

Thursday, 16 April 2009 10:46 A GMT-05

One prayer shawl, made by eight library colleagues for one who has, thankfully, recovered from a serious health problem.  Knitted & crocheted in Elann Superwash wool.

purples & reds shawl

One little cat, basking in the springtime sunshine!  I've seen crocus in the library's little garden, so I suppose it may be safe to say it's finally SPRING, for crying out loud!!

sunning black cat