The guys that came to dig me out

This is how it went.
See......there is no way I could dig myself out of that mess!

Blizzard 2010

I moved from Utah to Maryland...I thought I was getting away from the snow. Today after the fact, this little guy found his goodies in our back porch.
It 4 short video clips, there is no way to edit iphone videos unless you are on Mac...

Use It Now!

don't save it for your estate sale, wisely says: Honeysuckle loom.

I have a 'special stash' of my own. Fibers that I don't want to spin, yarn that I don't want to knit. Some of it will probably remain in its current state, but there is plenty of stuff that I do want to use for that special something.

I decided years ago that my handmade items are now for me, if I make something for someone else, I have to be 100% sure that that person IS going to like it and use it. Since the bulk of what I make is for me or my house, the 'special' stash can be used.

I do not like New Years resolutions, those are seldom kept, but this year I will knit all the special sock yarn, weave the silk and the Tencel. Spin the silk and the cashmere and make stuff for me!

The 'special stash' alone is enough to keep me busy for quite some time...

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Such a bright man!
Happy New Year to all!

'La única idea nueva que podría salvar a la Humanidad en el siglo XXI es que las mujeres asuman la dirección del mundo. Creo que la hegemonía masculina ha dilapidado una oportunidad de diez mil años. Los hombres hemos menospreciado y ridiculizado la intuición femenina, y por otro lado, a lo largo de la historia hemos santificado nuestras ideologías, casi todas absurdas o abominables. La estructura del poder masculino ha demostrado que no puede impedir la destrucción de la naturaleza de la vida, porque es incapaz de sobreponerse a sus propios intereses. Para las mujeres, en cambio, la preservación de la naturaleza de la vida es una vocación genética. Invertir los poderes es un asunto de vida o muerte. '
Gabriel García Márquez en Más allá del año 2000

Help us get this money for Friends of Colombian Orphans

Please go over and vote. It is a donation from Ebay. You can vote every 4 hours. If we get the prize we can buy more machines for the Knitting Initiative in Colombia

Name your Cause: Friends of Colombian Orphans

After you get to the link just scroll down a bit of find it on the right hand side bar.

Swirl Baby Blanket

Using Diana Natters great video instructions, I made this cute baby blanket for the brand new baby of a dear friend of mine.
I used Caron Boucle acrylic yarn 7 skeins. Love the hand and the drape. It is ideal for a baby, it can go in the washer/dryer without a problem.

Knit on the Mid-Gauge machine using max 60 needles. T 5

A stack of napkins

Here they are all 19 in all their glory. I wove 4 each with a different tie up and treading. Pressing them took forever!



This is my set, there is one that does not have a partner in the big stack. I wanted mine all different. I finished the hem on all of mine, the rest only have a line of machine stitching to avoid unraveling. Each weaver will finish her own hems.

The exchange is this week, I can't wait it see the rest!

I loved the process. Hopefully the lessons learned will last and I will not repeat the same mistakes next time I dress the loom.