Another Mystery To Solve

Okay, as always I'm a sucker for mystery knits and one of my favorite hat designers has her 2016 mystery hat patterns coming out in the month of October.

Woolly Wormhead has the most ingenious patterns!

She also has wonderful tutorials on her website to keep you updated on techniques.

One design, 3 Hats to choose from.

This year the MKAL is a little different - there are 3 Hat styles to choose from, and you buy either the beret pattern or the beanie & slouchy pattern, or buy them as a joint eBook. Further more, if you buy one then decide to buy the other, Ravelry's special bundle feature means you'll only pay the difference.

Sign-ups started 20th October 2016.

Installment dates:
1st November, 9th November, 17th November

Final publication:
27th November

I'm all in!  I bought all three patterns!  Ready, set, knit!  

Really??.......................

I've been going through all my craft magazines--knitting, surface design, quilting, etc.

And that's not a good thing either!  I find more projects I would like to make--

Okay, stop it!

Low and behold--what did I find in this magazine (one of my favorites too!)

An unfinished project!!  Almost finished--just needed the applique added to the borders.

Well, I'll be..............why didn't I finish this up when I was working on it?

There were all the applique pieces made and ready to sew on.

It took a few hours to finish this project--I'm on a roll--

finding my faults and so far, it isn't good.

wonder what other UFO's lurk in my studio--

Note To Self!!!!

After I cut off my handspun cotton warp, I thought--Self (do you talk to yourself??)

why not warp something else--just tie on and weave?

and then........................

You would think that someone who has been working with fiber for years and years would know better!  NOT!  I have been moving this bag of spun skeins from place to place.

Inside the bag are two skeins of lovely handspun (I swear it is silk/merino blend) and it's

my handspun too!  Along with the two yarns was a wound warp--

Yes, a wound warp!

and that's all!

No other information--how many threads per inch? where was my brain?

I began putting the warp on the loom the other day and I'm thinking to myself--

what was I thinking?  What is this warp?  It was in the bag with the handspun,

so one would naturally think it was handspun--well, some of it is but

there are some lengths that are not.

I'm kicking myself--why didn't I write some information down about this

project to keep for future reference?  I think I remember winding this

warp in summer of 2014 or maybe it was 2013--it is certainly aged!

BIG NOTE to self--WRITE IT DOWN!

Same thing happen with these Fingerless gloves--I started knitting on them

several months ago--even finished one glove and for some reason, but left

the second glove aside until last night when I pulled this project out from

under several knitting projects.

Here is where I stopped on the second glove but

where am I on the instructions?  I use sticky note paper to line up my place,

somehow, the paper slipped and it left me scratching my head--

Okay, I'll go back over the work and see if I can find where I'm at--

I think I'm in the right place--another BIG NOTE TO SELF--

WRITE IT DOWN and DATED IT!!

Off The Loom And Feeling Good..............

Finally!  Finally finished weaving 7 yards of handspun cotton--

I had several skeins of single cottons spun--white, brown, green

I tried to use the two ply cottons that were in my stash--

I found this multi indigo dyed cotton so thought it would work

I'm not sure it looks great, but it's in the towel now and I don't plan to

unweave!  

It was fun to just play with my cottons as weft--

Cutting off this yardage was a happy point of my day!

nothing like taking off a warp of woven fabrics and to have this

handspun cotton as my prize--Double Happy!

I've sewed the warp at both ends and in between each towel--

now, I can hem and wash and admire even more!

I'm so delighted with my handspun cotton towels!!

Hope you are excited about one of your finished projects!

Knitting For Cool Weather--Shoulder/Cowl

Shoulder Cowl is the perfect answer to handspun yarn--Have this awesome yarn

just waiting for that special pattern?  I think you'll be happy with this look

Here it is knitted in solid color--I saw a similar cowl/shoulder wrap in an exclusive

store in Las Vegas--it was totally neat looking as it featured that bumpy, sparkly

yarn!  I thought to myself--this is IT!  But, I couldn't find a suitable pattern

to recreate that expensive look--now, I have!

  

Want To Swivel?

Here is your chance to learn more about Swivel--

Heddlecraft is a new weaving magazine that strives to offer something new and different!  It's a digital weaving magazine designed for weavers who love to weave and want to know more!
Heddlecraft is published six times a year and in includes weaves and weaving techniques for weavers with with four- and eight-shaft (or more) looms .Heddlecraft is published by Spady Studios and is edited by Robyn Spady.  To learn more about Robyn, go to www.spadystudios.com

They're At It Again...........................!

Expatchers gathered for another day of sharing--

we swap stories of our adventures as we work on our current project.

Sometimes, there are sad tales but most of the time we laugh till we cry;

give encouraging hugs all around for the tough times--

Here's what went down on this day!

Brenda was working on her half square triangles

to create magically pinwheels

Everything is cut and ready for assembling

Here is her goal--

Our hostess Judy is quilting either Ronald MacDonald or Binky quilts

Here she's hand stitching the binding on this colorful children's quilt

All lined up and ready to sew--Debby is working on our friendship square swap quilt

Annette has her paper pieced grandmother's square pieces all ready for stitching

Karen was doing the binding on her finished quilt--Trip Around The World

Then we take a trip around Judy's wonderful studio to enjoy the festivities of the season

She always has the most wonderful creations in her studio

Ready for fall holidays

No witches here!  Just friends who are 'bewitchingly ' blessed!