My Forays into Fiber and other Geeky Things

I don't know what happened to the last two months, they just disappeared. Let's get you all caught up. First things first. I HAVE NOTHING on the needles. The knitting mojo left just about the time I got my surgery date. Let's fix this... like yesterday.. I will be down one arm for most of the summer. So, goodbye Sirius Rising, Camping, any heavy lifting and working in the garden. Even Phaedre is down for the summer minus her wheel... It's a sad time here.. Okay, the summer started off great with Clermont. Oodles of fluffy goodness. Then proceeded to Memorial Day and Mass Sheep and Wool (Cummington) Wait a minute, where's the crowd? Somethings off.... But Dave of Merlintree was there with his CPW wheels on parade. All of them beautifully restored. That's where Phaedre's Wheel is getting repaired. I ran across the new Kromski there Simple in execution, lovely in design. I know it would spin well But it does not fold . (vid) One of the simplest things that I ...

I have been on a Moody Blues kick lately so bear with me. Let's see what we have been up at the Fort's Ferry house. First of all the bedroom is finally painted. Except for the inevitable second coat of paint on the window frames, I can put away the painting supplies. A quick look at the latest sundown. I can never tire of that view. But as the sun went down on that day, I could also celebrate the fact that our guests can close a door. This was the project my Father-in-law Lester and I had done together out on the deck with a circular saw. The interesting thing about working on such an old house is that nothing is square, and nothing is standard. This door had to be cut to fit a doorway 29 inches and 3/8ths so to have the required 1/8" clearance we had to take a 30" 3/8ths wide door (told you nothing is square) down to a 29" and 3/16ths. of an inch Have you ever cut a 16th of an inch using a saw? That is the width of a blade, also a fair thickness of a pencil lead...

The longer I live here, the more I love this house. This morning is glorious, albeit a little on the cool side with the temp widget showing 13 degrees F or for those who made the jump to metric -10.5 degrees celsius. (centigrade) Looking out of the skylight in the slowly coming together craft room. Yet another look out of the upper hallway window I really don't get tired of the view. Which reminds me, I did actually knit in December FO Hat for Foster Child, Boy Aged 10 Ribbed Snow Hat. It came together so fast, that I decided to knit another for myself. Simply because, I don't have hair now. Yeah, It's gone.... 3 years in the growing. Oh, the scarf? Harriet knit that for me a buncha years ago and it's still one of my favorites. For what it's worth, the girls won't get out of bed.

Hey now, it's been ages. Yes there's our house, the view is one of the reasons I love living here. The view up the valley from the bedroom after the 6-8 inch snow fall that we got here in the great north country. I have been knitting up a storm and have a finished object to show for it. Luscious Lace Scarf by Knitting Pixie Here it is being blocked out Here it is close up. I spun, plied and knit this yarn. 100% Merino, Dyed by Seekay We also also are filling a wish list for another foster kid this year... I have less than a week to finish a hat and mittens. Harriet is doing the scarf this year.