Back to It.............................

While I was waiting for next October's clue to be released

for two of my year long knitting projects,

I picked up my Japanese scarf again--

Such an easy knitting pattern

I'm working with my handspun cotton

and it feels so good in my hands--alas, I must

put it down again to catch up on my other knitting

projects........

I dd make a few rows of progress though

Wooly Block Adventure

Lisa Bongean  has her Wooly Block Adventure up

and running-so catch it fast!

Here was the first block--not sure you can still get it free--

but check her blog to find other interesting and exciting

wool works.

Look for the Facebook group too!

Autumn Jubilee Time

From My Carolina Home is hosting An Autumn Jubilee with

Quilt Along, a Sew Along, a Stitch Along, all with free patterns and posts on gardening, cooking, tablescapes, cardmaking and more!! 

first project for Autumn Jubilee begins with a stitch along using wool felt--

She gives an detailed account of how to felt your wool; along

with a pattern to satisfy your wool stitching itch.

large pumpkin designed to be stitched onto a 9-inch square.  Add embellishment to it and add some words in two weeks.  Then we’ll mount it on a 12-inch wool base, and do the final finishing.

This just the first of many projects throughout the Autumn Jubilee!

Mystery?

Another Mystery?  WOW!  How I love mysteries--all kind of

mysteries!  This one is Miranda Jollie Designs .  A fun time to

begin work on a fingerless glove--love my FLGs!

How about a mystery that covers your feet as well

as your hands?  Here is a perfect month long knitting

challenge from Anita Grahn--this one is

Celebrate Life!  I like that title!

You can find both of these mysteries on

Ravelry--the sock mystery is in several languages!

How about a mystery to read?  This is an interesting

story that takes place in Thailand--information about

foods and daily life but a couple of mysteries to

go along.  I so enjoyed this one, I will find the second

one in the series.

How About some Flurries??

Oh My Goodness!  While searching for something else, I

came upon this...

Fort Worth Studio was not only hosting a Halloween mystery

quilt but this is the next one upcoming on their agenda!

The patterns are free--here is their kit for that special

Christmas quilt!

Oh boy, getting out into the world of quilting can get you!

Autumn Is In The Air!!

It's time to open the windows and enjoy that

cool fall air--well, I'm wishing for that cool fall

air to flow through my windows--but, alas,

we live in the South where Fall is a sprinkling of a day

or two.

The calendar reads "Fall"--doesn't matter, we can

keep our fingers crossed for that one day of cooler air

blast!

I've been rummaging through my yarns--amazing what I find

These are a hodge podge of spun yarns--some are

cotton singles, some are silk singles .

It's a good day to take the spinning wheel to the patio and

try to catch that breeze!

Pale color and good match for each other

I'll ply them together to have cotton/silk blend two ply

This one ball was already plied--we'll call her the "mother"

of the these yarns.

I Thought I'd Never Finish!!

For some projects, it seems to me, they just go on and on............

I finally finished! with Toni Lorenz's pattern--granted it begin

June 26 and here it is September, I guess it wasn't all that long

The pattern is Shetland Hap Meets Estonian--it's a lovely lace

pattern--you can find on Ravelry.

I knit with my handspun cotton and went for the smaller size--

so glad I did--if not, I would be knitting forever!!

It came to bind off and loosely was the requirement--

That is where you can get technical--looking at

different bind offs--first, there is Grandma's Favorite bind off

Which is a backward crochet, which I did for a few stitches--

Then tried Stretchy Bind off, which is knit off through back loop--

Both work okay--there are other bind offs but

This project has been bound off and is ready for 

blocking!!