Knitting Dragonflies

In the dog days of summer in this part of the country, I find myself staying inside and sewing or knitting, and now spinning. Yes making my carbon footprint even larger, turning the AC up and getting out that large quilt, or sweater that has been half finished. It seems I can find the warmest, (hottest) item to work on, and of course will need to have it on my lap to start working on it. This always amuses my family. Over the years I have finished a California King quilt, (large and hot), a Fisherman's cable sweater, (this was early on in my serious knitting and I was determine to make this), a sweater coat for myself, (which is so hot I seldom wear it out in the winter) and numerous other projects. Maybe I am trying to fool myself into pretending it is cooler out. I guess it is a reverse hibernation of sorts. Turn the air down, put on a movie, or ipod and cocoon into my projects. Stay cool, get those needles out and make something.... Technorati Tags: Catch up

  Check out the info here ! Sounds fun, and it will give me another reason to spin!           Technorati Tags: Le Tour De Fleece 2008

I am actually using this spindle as a supported spindle, I have my eye on some Spindle Bowls from the Knit Witch .   Doing fairly well with this spindle has excellent balance, got this from Hatchtown Farm Yes, I couldn't resist, I bought the Spindolyn, I love it, it only took about 15 min to get the hang of it. Check out her link and video, even if you are not planning on buying one it is interesting. My roving came from Etsy, I bought it from Cjkopeccreations.etsy.com . It is very soft, I can't wait to get started on it. Almost done with this, just putting the ruffle on. Sursa Shawl, look here for more variations.   This is how far I have gotten on the Lola Bunny Love , I am having fun knitting this. I am planning on getting the face on this weekend. Was planning on using child safe locking eyes and nose, but after some consideration, remembered that the sister of the baby I am making it for, has the record at the local ER for removing

Check this You Tube Video out.....Kay Anderson shows us how wool is spun the traditional way in Scotland... I love the video, the water, the rhythm, the flow, I think it captures the spinning feeling.... Here is her You Tube Page if you want to check out more videos... Enjoy

Oh dear, I am totally living in spinning and spindle world now. Check out these links: How to make a Cigar Box Charkha Make your own Great little Wheel from materials from your home supply store A tutorial on how to make a cotton spindle from a chop stick and a radish From African Crafts How to make your own supported spindle from Spindle City.com How to make and use a bead whorl spindle also from Spindle City From Hankering for Yarn blog , what she decided to use to spin her silk for a wedding shawl From Marnie speaks! Good Girl blog how to make a travel case for your spindle! The Joy of Handspinning , all kinds of good info. Evidently the origins of spinning fiber to make string or yarn are lost in time, traced back as far as the Upper Paleolithic era, which is over 20,000 years ago. How fitting that when spinning, we also get lost in time. I am just learning, slow and clumsy. Yet, while sitting in the living room, as my DH watches TV, reads or draws, I

We have been caught up in lots of yard work. We had our tallest White Pine, which was a 4 split trunk, about 55 ft tall, spilt in a storm. But it didn't fall, simply split and stayed standing. It has been a "edge of the chair" wait for the ground to dry so we could get it cut down. That was today. Hot, humid, lots of lemonade making, and ice and water for the boys. I am really sad to see it go. But all things come to an end. Now our back yard looks bigger and we have some sun in the yard. Of course this involved tearing apart a large raised bed, surrounded by stones, so we could get in to get it. As of now, all of my plants are setting around wilting. I will work on that tomorrow, out of time today. I did find some time to spin. Not much, I am increasing in speed, a little, you can laugh at my results. My first attempts were so heinous I pitched them. This spindle is from Hatchtown Farm , it is a dream to spin with, excellent, and I love it. This is the