Off The Loom.....................

I am thrilled!  I've woven off my six yards of cotton towels!

Of course, here it is only yardage, but there are several towels in this

yardage.  It was Dornick Twill threading.--couple I did in plain weave,

which is not true plain weave in this structure, but interesting none the less.

All it needs now is separating each towel and hemming.

Then I'll wash each.  It was great fun to sit at the loom again

and weave! 

Stage One--Tour De Sock!

I'm in!  I've signed up!  It's time for Tour de Sock Stage One to begin--Of course, I'm late!  Should have begun June 1, but here I am just starting...........................oh, well, I'm not in this for the competition or the prizes.  I'm in this to knit a fantastic pair of socks by great designers and with this event, I'm supporting a worthy charity.

Here is my pattern printed off and my yarn.  

I don't think it's too late to sign up--look for the event on Ravelry.  There are six stages.

Isn't this a super pattern!?  designed by Adrienne Fong--Designed for Tour de Sock 2016 Competition, round 1. Tour de Sock benefits Doctors without Borders. From now until the end of Tour (July 31, 2016), $3 from the sale of each pattern will be donated to Doctors Without Borders.

Knit cuff-down with traditional slipped stitch heel/flap construction, the sock has the addition of a little gusset detail.

Pattern includes both written instructions and charts. There are instructions for mirroring the pattern.

Summer of Red, White and Blue

Another table runner is on tap for the brown headed daughter--

this time a patriotic one that she can use during all the

special events that celebrate our military.

This pattern comes from Allpeople Quilt website.  I gathered all my

reds, whites and blues and began to cut

easy assemble--just some handwork on the binding

I decided to add some buttons to the pinwheels--it also hides any

missed points :-) 

All finished, pressed, stitched and ready for the trip to daughter's table.

Art In A Box

Ellen Schiffman has created an intriguing exhibit--and why didn't

I think of this!?   The “52 Box Project,” a year-long project in which she filled a 9”x 9” box each week with a work in fiber, and was recently featured in the nationally distributed Fiber Art Now magazine. She also serves as the Connecticut representative of the Surface Design Association, the premier international organization serving textile and fiber artists. 

This goes along the line of ICAD project but it's all on index cards--why not

think "outside the box" and create your art pieces in an unusual and interesting

way!  

I'm thinking! and thinking!

Table Runner Assembled!

I like it! I like it!  of course, why wouldn't I like it when my

hands worked it?!  Anyway, all the hand work has been completed

and now the table runner (as posted in May 23rd blog) for brown headed daughter

will be on it's way.

Now we go onto the next runner in line for completion. 

I love doing these small works--I can finish in no time!!

Wednesday Yarn Along

It's May's portion of the 2016 Lace Knit Along designed by 

Elizabeth Ravenwood.

Yes, of course, it's June 1 and I have just finished May--

so now I'm ready for that June pattern.

I love adding beads and found my method of using crochet hook is

not the quickest way--

how about using dental floss!?

Hickory, Dickory, Stitchery........................

Want a stitch?  Need a stitch?

Here is the website that has every stitch known to man and woman!

I'm so impressed when I look at all this neat stitches----

of course, do you see me working my hands like crazy to

create these fanciful images?  No, but..............

this handy dictionary of stitches is right at my finger tips when I

need them--whether I'm at home or on the road, I can

turn in, run down the list and

bam!  it's there!

Wouldn't it be fun to do each of these stitches--starting at A?!