Life and Yarn or Yarn and Life

Friday, June 3, 2016

Wrap-Up Friday

I have a finish! Well two small ones.....

Bunting! Yes, it's 7.5 days before school ends and we are having a door contest...*sigh*

And to go along with the yellow theme...I made myself a quick bow....

How about you?

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Stitch Along Wednesday: Week 22

Good morning! I'm actually typing this on Wednesday morning...early Wednesday morning! So tired still..

So yes, I have some WIPs, I have worked on..yeah!

This is a new project...it was a KAL, which is now over....The Very Shannon Tops, Tanks and Tees Knitalong

At the time, I couldn't find the yarn I had bought for the top, but I found it on Monday and started the Meandering Top....This is both sides...I think I ended up doing the edge backwards, so I'm going to have to flip it inside out....

I also restarted for the third time my Garter Path Shawl....I actually marked where I was in the pattern this time...

So, hopefully that will be coming along nicely soon....

So what have you been up to? Please link back...thanks...

Monday, May 30, 2016

Memorial Day

Although I have had many members of my family serve in the military, I have been lucky, as they all have made it home alive...let's remember those that gave the ultimate sacrifice.

Sunday, May 29, 2016

Year in Progress: Week 22

The only project I have worked on is Fortune's Shawlette. It is a crocheted shawl that I really like. I have been looking for a crochet shawl pattern that was different than the regular shell type ones that you normally see...

It's still a double crochet, but kind of on a bias, which gives it a different look. I think the yarn is a Plymouth Yarn, I seemed to have lost the band. Well I'm sure I still have it somewhere.

But since it's been so hot and humid this week and our a/c is not in yet, I really haven't done too much...it's just too sticky to be working with wool...may have to wind some of my cotton up to work with...I adore Manos del Uruguay Cotton Stria, which they stopped making, so I hoarded it whenever I found it!

I also have some other cotton yarn, which is similar

So we'll see....

I'm heading to the Massachusetts Sheep and Wool today...not expecting to buy much (hahaha), because I seriously have been on a splurge...but I'm sure I'll find something I love....

this was my Friday...

Field Day at school...I was so exhausted I slept almost 12 hours....luckily it wasn't too humid that day...just a bit...

Works In Progress:
WIPS: Crochet:
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
Tis the Season (11/10/13)
Tabard Tunic (NW Diss 2/1/14)
Fortune's Shawlette (April 5, 2016)

Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done

Shark in the Woods (11/27/14)
Vanilla fingerless mitts (12/25/15)

Zombie Vixen mitts (10/17/15)

Stopover KAL (2/7/16)

Raspberry Beret (4/21/16)

Socks:

Kai-Mei: (April 2012)
Johnny's Socks (Jan 2013)

Carlos and Arne socks (July 3 2015)

Espalier Socks (Jan 10, 2016)
Glenn Lives (2/1/16)
Live Long and Prosper (4/14/16)
Spring is in the Air (2/16/16)

Scarves/Shawls:
Splashy Flowers: (May 2011)
Larry Stashbuster Scarf (2012)

Light in Shadows (1/14/14)

Willow Fields (9/6/14) - on the decreases nowMy Shelly Valentine (2/10/16)
Irish Oak (3/5/16)

Reyna (May 3, 2016)

Edgy Carol (2/14/2016)

Bags:
Beach Bag: (started May 2010) Just needs lining sewn in

KAL/CALs:
Fire and Blood (5/4/14)
Outlander MKAL (8/8/14)
Downton Abbey (1/4/15)

Misc:

Sunflower: (August 2012) Need a back and to felt

Projects In Mind: Gifts/Charity:
Hats for friend's babies (ongoing)
Hats for students (ongoing)
Kimberly Skye's tunic
Two Elsa doll/blanket things

Sweaters:
Test Pattern Sweater (in magazine)
Car Coat (in magazine)
Cowl Vest

Shawls/Scarves/Cowls
Rockefeller
Wholehearted
West End Scarf
Gathering Leaves
Alhambra
Petal Edge Scarf
Filippi Scarf
Firefly Scarf
Fraxinus
Danube Cowl
Simple City
Fire and Ice
Multnomah
Leylines
Holden Shawlette
Daybreak
Trellis Shawl
Bedford Springs Shawl
Brush Creek Cowlette
Watershed
Waterkant
The Brownstitch gradient
Leftie
Bigger on the Inside
Oeste
Out of Gas
Sweet Potato Twist
Nefertem
Falling Bobbins
Danielle Shawl
The Doodler

Hats and Mitts
Lace Kelly (soakbox)
Isabeau Mitts
Hermione Hearts Ron
Nehalm Hat
Felicity
Stellar
Cabled Headband
Fetching
Cayunga Hat and Mitts set
Preposterous
Ruffled hat and mitts
Evergreen Gloves
Sheepy Cuffs
Twisted Rib Mitts and Hat
Transitional Color Mitts
Almond Comfit
Lady Violet's Dinner Gauntlets
Wurm
Autumn in Garrison
Baa-ble Hat

Socks:
Memento Mori
Rubus
Siren Socks
Savory Lace Socks
Autumn Flame
Firebird
Rescue Me, Chin Boy and Show Me the Stars
Twin peaks
Wizard of Oz socks
Black Widow's Socks

August Pocus

Waterkant

Watermelon

Monkey

Dalekamium

Knit From Stash patterns

Dr. Who socks

Bags:
Sarape Shopper
Pleated Purse Circular Felted Bag

Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Stitch Along Wednesday - Week 21

Good evening/morning/afternoon!

Again, not much going on here craft wise....have bought some new yarns....

15 days until the end of the school year, so tat is the big WIP I'm working on....

Tomorrow many of my students will try rhubarb for the first time.....

Have a great week!

Monday, May 23, 2016

Rhode Island Fiber Festival and Craft Fair

On Saturday we headed to the Rhode Island Fiber and Craft Fair in Bristol, Rhode Island...I's a little over a 2 hour drive, but we enjoy Rhode Island and go often on the weekends....

The fair has grown a bit since we first went (I can't seem to find a blog post about it, but it was about 4 or 5 years ago)

It's held at Coggeshall Farm, which is a history museum....

The walk up from the parking field (it was a field with grass as high as my knee) is very pretty...I got a lesson from my resident tree man about the maple and sycamore trees...

Here he is....the tree guy...

There are a couple of buildings on the property, including this one...

The website says that "the farm recreates the daily lives of tenant farmers on a salt marsh farm." The setting is pretty stunning...

I didn't take a lot of pictures, so here are some random ones...

My favorite sycamore

And the damage....

Some Play at Life (she has Supernatural inspired yarns), and Dirty Water Dyeworks (see that gold one? It's got yak and silk!)...two, new to me indie dyers...Molly Girl and Tails&Snouts....a bag from June Pryce and lotion from Sweet Sheep Shoppe, which is Alicia, who blogs at Woolen Divisions. She has joined in to the link up a few times....I met her briefly at another Rhode Island event last year, but this was the first event where she was vending....I got a hug and to see the baby bump...darn, wish I'd gotten a picture....

It was good day, but it's a very long drive for only a handful of vendors, not sure I'll go again....

Sunday, May 22, 2016

Year of Projects: Week 21

Hello! Not much has changed from last week....it was a very busy and exhausting week at school, so I came home and took naps most of the time...I didn't take any pictures of the restaurant, but here it is...

Our second graders were the waiters/waitresses...they also were the cashiers (with help), the managers, the hosts....they also did much of the preparing and cooking of the food with adult help...You can see in the background some of the artwork and classwork put up....the theme was Book Cook Cafe and we have been reading books that have cooking/food in them for a couple of months and doing academic activities based on the books...we also drew maps and did country reports...so needless to say, I am exhausted! I was the door greeter. I greeted the people as they came in and assigned a student greeter to take them to the restaurant....on my feet straight for almost 6 hours...

Not much happened when I got home.....but on Saturday I did go to the Rhode Island Sheep and Wool....I will post about that tomorrow....and I'll need to post another Stash Acquisition Saturday.....Massachusetts Sheep and Wool is next weekend.....

So my list has not changed much...I added a couple stitches to a couple rows of things...that's about it...

Completed Projects:
The Dork Socks (technically 2015) 12/31/15
Screw You Rainbows socks (1/6/16)
Quick Pink cowl (1/7/16)
Yoda (1/10/16)
Bulky Cowl (1/19/16)
Jacinta Capelet (2/28/16)
Turtleneck Capelet #2 (3/31/16)

Works In Progress:
WIPS: Crochet:
Round Ripple: (Started 2006 (?) Aiden)
Around the World Afghan: (April 2010): about ¼ done
Sunrise Sunset Afghan: this has been hibernating awhile, 6 squares done.
Tis the Season (11/10/13)
Tabard Tunic (NW Diss 2/1/14)
Fortune's Shawlette (April 5, 2016)

Knit:
Learn to Knit Afghan: (started 2010): 3 squares done