I Spent a lot of the day hanging posters to promote the exhibition. You could almost play guess the Stockholm pin board. 
First, thank you ~ thank you ~ thank you [!!] for your kind and encouraging comments on the last post; I sincerely appreciate each and every one.
I also found three of these wicker hampers (super cheap) to add to my collection. I love to use them for storage...
Also, some old/unused plain and printed pillowcases; I think these printed ones are destined to become another camisole...
And, a little sewing has gotten done - a new clothespin bag from some Heather Ross fabric for the shop...
Hope you have a beautiful day!
1. (above) The traditional way to wind pom-poms: Cut two cardboard doughnuts of the same size. Sandwich a yarn (illustrated in red) in between the two layers.
2. (above) Wind yarn (illustrated in green) over the doughnut, around and around, working the yarn through the center hole on each pass.
3. On illustration 2, you can see that the center hole is small. As you can imagine, it is something of a pain to wind the yarn through that center hole again and again. When I was 10, I had to make dozens of pom-poms for a project. Being as lazy as the next 10-year old, I figured that, per illustration 3 (above), if one-quarter of the circle form is cut away, it is MUCH faster and easier to wind the yarn around the resulting three-quarter pom-pom form, and the pom-pom comes out just as well. As shown, with a three-quarter form, as with the original full circle form, you begin by laying a yarn in between the two layers.
4. (above) As with the full circle form, wind the yarn around and around whole length of the three-quarter form, making sure that the center yarn does not get lost inside the form. The more yarn you wrap around the form, the bushier your pom-pom will be.
5. (above) Lay the form on a table and press it down firmly. Insert a scissors between the two layers of the form and cut the strands of pom-pom yarn where they pass over the outer edge of the form.
6. (above) Working carefully, pull up the center yarn tightly, then remove the form and lay it aside. Tie the center yarn in a very tight knot--this knot is what holds your pom-pom together. Refinements are possible: for example, you can wind the center yarn several times around strands once they have been cut free, knotting with every re-wind, or knotting just once at the end.
7. (above) Fluff the finished pom-pom into a three-dimensional shape. Trim off any oddly long strands. Remember not to pull on any one strand, or it will pop loose of the pom-pom. The ends of the center yarn can be used to attach the pom-pom to the hat top (or whatever else you are decorating). In real life, of course, your center yarn would be the same color as the pom-pom, and it will therefore be invisible.
8. (above)
The inside or the out? who knows.... but it really looks like a mouth!.
Train travel knitting, below the beginnings.
Plenty of flowers
My dresses, below Sophie and Monet
It may get ugly.
Students will need to bring either: yarn and pattern for a project they would like to make, or just a spare skein of yarn with the ball band still attached. Please bring several needle sizes to the class because we may need to knit a couple of swatches in different needle sizes, until we get the right measurement.
Please call Tracy or I down at the shop if you would like to sign up, or have any questions. I will be offering this class again over the next couple of months, so be sure to check the website for current class dates and times.
It was almost eight years ago that my daughter decided she wanted to learn at home. Homeschooling was something to which I had given much thought, since even before she started kindergarten; I had read lots of books and knew a couple families who had done it...but I never had the courage to take the leap. After all, she had done very well at the elementary school and had made some wonderful friendships...I wasn't totally sure that taking her away from all that was for the best ~ I mean, could I really teach her all she would need to know? ~could I really teach physics, chemistry, composition, geometry, etc. at a high school level? ~would she ever get into college? Since she was eager, I knew it was worth a try; and, I was not fond of the thought of sending her to the high school for 7th grade.
I weaved the belt through. (my one difference)
Loved this image of the knitting and crochet.
It was originally worn, as a long straight down dress with a frilly knee length edge. 
The Gladiator allium that I ordered last year from Breck's are up.
The irises are blooming ahead of the poppies this year ~ usually they do so together, but the poppies are late this year...
A white bleeding heart surrounded by some hostas...
And, the chicks arrived yesterday from Murray McMurray Hatchery...
...araucanas, silver laced wyandottes, partridge & buff rocks, and jumbo cornish x rocks.
New chicks in the spring always make me happy!
It's a textile patch work of knitted samples made from random things.
Knitted wire.
Plastic bags, ribbon and string are just some of the materials that I used.
It was so fun to work on, so easy, so cheerful. And so our love affair began...
I had never knit in line before, but it was great. It passed the time and I got a good amount done.
Besides spending time together in line, my rainbow sock and I had a wonderful day together.
It was a fantastic day....
Creative table
Cool Stella
Princess cake, my favouriteKnit lab birthday
35th today
What better way to spend it than knitting (well actually crocheting today) showered with gifts and a Swedish happy birthday I was truly over whelmed.
Princess cake and home made muffins, oh so spoiled.
Talk of Pimm’s and a summer’s day;-0
Knit one drop one…….yarnology another year older, another year knit wiser
