UnFinished Objects

UFOs - Hooray! No longer are they in that classification! Here is a Mystery Knit night belt / scarf completed last week. It's knit in two and threaded back and forth through between the completed sections to create the braided look.

Second - a pair of socks made from Jaeger sock yarn on size 1 needles. Yuck! The yarn split and gave me fits but they are finally done. Yessssss......

Doe and Fawn

Outside our home on the hillside, the does bring their fawns to eat and relax in the shade of the trees. Just love such idyllic sights! (Look closely in the grass for the fawn.)

Fiberlicious 2007

Fiberlicious is a local Pikes Peak Knitting Guild sponsored event in the back yard of our current President, Peggy. This was the 4th annual time for the group to gather. During the day we undertook splitting sheep and llama fleeces that were less than clean. The family pets loved the smell and enjoyed rolling in the fibers left behind from horders of all things related to yarn.

Patty, pictured above, demonstrates her wheel. I am extremely grateful to her for taking the time to instruct me on how to use a drop spindle. My drop spindle is a Schacht 3 oz. top or bottom whirl depending on which way you want to use it. There is significant gratification in seeing wool strands spun into a single ply and remembering women's endeavors from centuries past.

Craving a spinning wheel, but I'm not ready for the huge investment of $$. Pictured below is some of the llama fleece Joy brought to the festival day.

Afghan Block a Month Pictures

Oak leaf and acorns, applique trees, Swirl, reverse stockinette, star and entrelac cable - 12 inch squares for an afghan being constructed for my husband as a Christmas present. All the patterns for this are found in the Great American Afghan book published by Knitters.

Just finished another slip stitch pattern with hearts in maroon and ready to tackle the next one in line a 5 chart pattern with triangles and bobbles involving entrelac and some other new techniques. With each block I have expanded my repertoire of skills. It is amazing what can be done with just two stitches - knit and purl adding in increasing and decreasing. The patterns and designs seem to be limited only by my imagination... I seem to specialize in trite expressions. It's such fun!

Albuquerque Visit

Frank & I took a business / leisure trip to Albuquerque, New Mexico for the Triple-A All-Star Fiesta and Game on July 11, 2007. Our visit included a balloon ride for Frank, a tour of Old Town for both of us and renewing a friendship with Steve, the Director of Public Relations for the Albuquerque Isotopes and a former co-employee at the Pacific Coast League Office.

Last year when we visited Albuquerque, I found a shop called Village Wools and with anticipation, visited their new location. Wandering around the store was a pleasant diversion but since my stash has grown substantially, the better part of valor ws to just pick up a couple of small items to work on a pair of socks. Next time though, watch out!