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Productivity

Today was a productive day. That always makes me feel good. I got about 50″ woven on FB’s wrap. After the goof with the choke ties and the ensuing beaming difficulty, it was a pleasure to see that the warp is working well.

And now that I had that light bulb go off in […]

Good, Oops, Good, Good

As I finished and mailed the wraps for JM & AA, I wanted to get started on the next one. This is actually a 3-wrap warp, with 2 being on the short side (FB & TP) and one quite short for a ring sling (CP).

After setting up for my show on Thursday afternoon I […]

Wrapping it up

On Saturday I got the wraps in the mail to JM & AA. They’ll have them in their hands on Tuesday, able to wrap their little ones in handwoven comfort for the holiday!

AA’s is on the left with a melon weft, JM’s is on the right with chambray.

I’ve also been knitting more […]

Where the Twain Meet

I’m so happy with my second attempt at a rattle for my new little grand-nephew.

This little tweeter is just 3″ high. I used 2 strands of 8/2 cotton and size 1 knitting needles. It may be hard for the baby to hold for a while ‘cuz the toy is very chubby, but he’s […]

Must be Santa

I’ve finished knitting the last of the toys for my grandson. He wanted a teeny, tiny Santa, and this guy isn’t as small as I’d like – about 6″. But I had a hard time finding a Santa pattern I liked so went with this one.

I wish I hadn’t used any eyelash yarn […]