Easter...................................

Dishcloth Mayhem!

I'm loving these dishcloths--wish I could knit them all

from my handspun, but the blues, browns and whites

are going into my handwoven towels.

Oh, a little story of the way a couple of my skeins are not really

balls but wound so irregularly--

Years ago (you can tell I've not used these Sugar & Cream

products much lately)  our grandson would visit our

house with his friend--they found my sugar and cream

stash and thought--"wow, these would make great

fighting balls!"  And so, they proceed to wind the yarns

super tight so when they threw them, they wouldn't come unwound!

Clever, if you are using yarn for ammunition--but, not so

great when you find these balls all over the house!  Guess there's

nothing like soft 'bullets'! 

My friend and I sometimes get carried away with yarn 

buying--all my Sugar and Cream were bought at North

Carolina outlet when we were traveling though that area.

One of us said--"let's stop!" and that's the rest of the

story...............

I'm working on forgotten patterns--nothing fancy for

me-- An Almost Lost Washcloth

And the Crazy Eights Dishcloth

I use a smaller needle size when I knit my dishcloths--

American Valor Wall Hanging

You can never have enough Patriotic quilts in your house!

I found this kit at Missouri Star Quilt Company

I'm not one for buying kits--but when I looked at purchasing

the panel and fabrics to surround it--it was a no brainer

to go with the kit.

Pattern is there along with all the fabrics except the backing--

cut and sew.............

Love sewing this hanging!  

Odds And Ends

Camilla, one of our expatchers, made this lovely pastel

quilt from birthday fat quarters she received over the

years--she wanted a spring time throw for the living area

The pattern comes from Stashtastic by Doug Leko

I thought I was a genius--then I reread the instructions--

make 4--yes, FOUR! blocks, not just one, but four!

I decided to use my hand dyed fabrics for this quilt from

Fort Worth Fabric Studio--A Day in May Spring Mystery.

I thought I was so smart to finish--well, the second

clue was issued and now, I'm way behind!!  Don't

think this will be finished for that day in May!

What? When? Where??

Having moved houses a few times in the past five years,

I forget things!  It's like walking through a door--

"what did I come in here for?"

I'm finding things I'd forgotten existed!

Take for example.......This

Cactus loom all warped with a few inches woven--

What?  The Sam Hill (does anyone know how

Sam Hill got involved in this--I don't!) Little aside here--

• Euphemism for the devil: H. L. Mencken suggested that the phrase derives from Samiel, the name of the Devil in Der Freischütz, an opera by Carl Maria von Weber that was performed in New York City in 1825. The phrase "Sa' m Hill" can also be seen in the variant "Samil".^[4]

I'm asking the question--what workshop?

I'm sure it's a workshop--somewhere, somehow--

just don't remember

And look--all these yarns are with this loom!

Holy smokes--one is even marked with a label

I'm sure the label is right--marked 06/06

paprika & mochacino (I don't know what that is)

I tried a search--autocorrect wants to make it a 

coffee!! 

Where?  I look at the bag it was in--Taos Wool Market--

That answers the question where--but when?

Couldn't figure the date out--oh well--it was sometime

in the past 15 years!  I did remember the instructor--

Rose Virgil!  

You know--maybe, the workshop was at Estes Park Wool market instead--

Does it really matter what? When? Where?

Not really--I'm thinking I just might work on this piece--

even if I don't remember what the design was originally in

my brain--

I went through several doors since then!

Oh! The Beauty of It!

This is just so beautiful--music, movement of the weaver and the sound of the loom!
Watch and enjoy!

Hands Down--It's a Mystery!

Another mystery for your hands to unfold!  Plus, your hands will be

delighted once this knit is completed.  These Fingerless gloves

are designed by Michele Pelletier--you can find the free pattern on

Ravelry and Michele can be found on Instagram-- do you Instagram?

Of course, there are two clues already released!

These mitts are worked in the round with simple stitches to create a pretty embossed lace

pattern.  Sock yarn is the yarn needed which allows the mitts to fit

a broad range of sizes--perfect quick gift!

These are designed for easy to intermediate knitters.  Pattern

is both charted and written.  200 yards of fingering weight sock

yarn is required--can you knit in the round?  

I've finished clue one--you can tell which one I began with first--

Brown yarn was the only solid yarn I could find in 

my stash--