Nearly done with Teresa’s Lined Mittens (by Mavis Adams, Spin-Off- Summer 2008 ) for a friend. I didn’t spin my own yarn but I was able to gauge it to the pattern fairly easily.
outside: Abundant Yarn & Dyeworks/ Naturally Dyed yarn, superwash wool, “Lilac Lake”
lining: Nashua/ Julia, wool/alpaca/mohair, “dusk”
Archive for July, 2008
inside out
Posted in handmade, knitting, mittens, tagged mittens, Teresa's lined mittens on July 31, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
worms on a plane
Posted in travel, vermiculture, tagged raddish, vermiculture, worms on July 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Garden fresh radishes from my containers. The ‘patio’ tomatoes are also flourishing.
Not as dangerous as snakes, but worms aren’t typical carry on baggage. The screener did a double take when they scanned my bag at the airport, but I didn’t have any problems with bringing my knitting needles on the plane and they didn’t comment [...]
contraband
Posted in knitting, travel, tagged knitting, needles, Knitpicks, Interchangable, Harmony needles, travel on July 9, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Knitpicks Harmony circular needles
I got the knitpicks interchangeable needles a year ago and really like that I haven’t had to buy needles in a long time. Of course I could always use a few more pairs in some of the smaller sizes, but over all I have been very pleased with them. The one thing [...]
beach assemblage
Posted in nature, travel, tagged beach, found objects, Gerhart beach, Oregon coast, summer on July 1, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
We had some family come through town for a few days and now have more family visiting, so my enthusiasm for finishing projects has dwindled. But visitors always means trips to the coast, and the beach is both inspiring and relaxing, and windy. We spent some time on Gerhart Beach where we watched people trying [...]
Tangled Fleece
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