Cables Anyone?

This blanket is a modular design, knitted in separate strips, which are then joined together in such a way that the join resembles another cable. The design has been done in such a way, that you could make a blanket of any size you want. The design is essentially a mix and match pattern with which you can design your own masterpiece.

The yarn is MoYa Caresse, which is used in a double strand. Order your kits at 15% discount HERE.

In order to stay up to date with the latest news:
Join the FaceBook group for this KAL.
Subscribe to my YouTube channel as some of the techniques will be demonstrated there.
There is a Ravelry Group for this KAL as well.

Spinning Silk For Yarn Wednesday

Years ago, I spun the silk for my blond headed daughter's wedding dress.  I bought 3 bricks(common measurement) of silk.  At the time, I thought the price was high but now----I'm so glad I have one brick left to spin.

It's pure pleasure to spin this bombyx silk!  So far, I have two bobbins ready to be plied

My goal is to spin all the brick and two ply for the loom.

My first goal is being met.  My second goal is to weave yardage.

I would really love to have silk pillowcases with silk knitted lace edging--

that is the final goal.

we'll see if it happens!

Christmas Knitting in June

Perfect!  Just Perfect!  Small in size with the right knitting techniques to make these

12 days of Christmas mittens.

Take a look at the website to see last year's mittens

and you'll want to knit those too!

Just Crafty Enough

mittens are about 2.5″ wide (without the thumb) and 4.5″ long. You do not need to knit the mittens at my gauge or size, but I think they are just right for using as a Christmas tree decoration, on packages or, of course, as a garland.

This year you will have two weeks between mittens. That should give everyone time to keep up. If you are a quicker knitter you’ll have time to work on other projects or make multiple sets as gifts. Or if you want to turn this garland into an advent calendar, use the off weeks to knit another twelve mittens. The Mitten Garland Advent Calendar has twenty-four more designs you could use, just change the Latvian braid at the cuff to garter stitch to match these.

Some Assembly Required!

Cynthia Frenette is giving me right pattern to make the brown headed daughter

the table runner she wants for her new home.  Of course, there is some assembly required

in fashioning this improv item.  I'm using some fabrics pulled from my stash

and batik fabrics for the leaves and berries.

Ground cloth has been constructed!

ICAD--Oh Yeah!

The Index-Card-a-Day challenge, affectionately known as ICAD, is just days away. No matter what your time zone, your longitude and latitude, your GPS coordinates on the planet, the phase of the moon, the sunspot activity, your level of origami expertise and your mindset, it's zipping toward you and will be here, on your doorstep, before you know it.

What is ICAD?  It's simply--designing one index card a day for 60 days!  you can do that!
I can do that!  Break out those index cards, pens, pencils, brushes, paints, etc.  

Yarn Bowls

Do you have one of these?

A Yarn Bowl!

I never thought about using one of these until I received this as a

Christmas gift from blond headed daughter.

It did sit around for awhile, buried in a corner of the work table--

no yarn inside, just sat lonely in a corner.

The other day I was winding a warp on my warping board and I had

balls of yarn to use and my brain kicked in..............

well, dud--you have a yarn bowl that will assist with this!

This bowl has several holes that I can use while winding my warp.

and the best part of this ceramic vessel, it sings to me as the yarn is

flowing through the holes!

oh yes!  perfect gift BH daughter!

Giddy Up!

I AM THRILLED!  This quilt is finished and back from the quilter, Sandy!

She did an outstanding job, giving this quilt the needed

stitching details.

And 

now, it's up to me to do the binding and 

hand stitching to complete.

and a Happy Birthday!

This was the latest free quilt pattern from Pat Sloan

I used western/cowboy prints for my cowboy grandson, Josh.

And to use up all those blocks that didn't make the front, I put them 

on the back along with western fabric.

It is finished in time for his 23rd birthday, May 20th!

Giddy Up--Saddle Up