A girl and her books, dogs and crafts

Blueberries are important! Still need to move a f...

2012-05-31T11:31:44.935-07:00

Blueberries are important! Still need to move a few of mine so they can do better, but camping is getting in the way of yard work until next weekend.

ps: sorry if you get this twice! Forgot about their new reply function. ;-)

No veggie garden for me, but the blueberry bushes ...

2012-05-30T22:06:03.921-07:00

No veggie garden for me, but the blueberry bushes stand ready to go this summer!

Very true Elizabeth! Enjoy your quilting! Check ...

2012-04-30T18:22:18.703-07:00

Very true Elizabeth! Enjoy your quilting! Check out my friend Sue's blog, she often has monthly quilting giveaways - http://alderwoodquilts.blogspot.com/

Yes, it is! I finished it Saturday night and wash...

2012-04-30T15:09:04.345-07:00

Yes, it is! I finished it Saturday night and washed it yesterday. Hope to have pics tonight. So soon!

I don't think monogamous and crafting even bel...

2012-04-30T08:51:49.327-07:00

I don't think monogamous and crafting even belong in the same sentence! ha!

Thanks Camille! There are some nice free patterns...

2012-04-28T22:18:19.604-07:00

Thanks Camille!

There are some nice free patterns for the double knitting to try out. I still want to try doing different designs on each side, so the coffee/tea cup pot holder is still in the works.

I'd like to try Double Knitting since I keep h...

2012-04-28T22:06:07.279-07:00

I'd like to try Double Knitting since I keep hearing about it! Also curious about entrelac. Good luck with the twined knitting!

The wire weaving looks very cool. I like your sig...

2012-04-27T15:09:15.185-07:00

The wire weaving looks very cool.
I like your sigil! Are you also a Game of Thrones fan?

Awwww, thanks, Tami! So glad you like my stuff. I ...

2012-04-27T13:55:10.207-07:00

Awwww, thanks, Tami! So glad you like my stuff. I think I'm going to have to do something steek-y next...
BTW, I had that steek-related drink, but after steeking, not before. I needed steady hands!

Love the leaf motif! Is it a hat?

2012-04-27T10:09:42.316-07:00

Love the leaf motif! Is it a hat?

Thank you for supporting Mellie's surgery! Sh...

2012-04-05T23:34:37.514-07:00

Thank you for supporting Mellie's surgery! She's definitely doing better and feeling like herself. She helped out with a client today, and was allowed to pull on the leash (it's good therapy for her leg).

Thank you Linda!

2012-03-22T21:56:48.822-07:00

Thank you Linda!

Love your cauls! Neat!

2012-03-22T12:27:34.869-07:00

Love your cauls! Neat!

Those are fun color combos on your Thrumbelinas! ...

2012-03-11T20:26:06.320-07:00

Those are fun color combos on your Thrumbelinas!

I know you can knit in the thrums without knitting them along with the stitch, but I was afraid they'd be too easy to pull out that way. I guess there are many ways to thrum, and we will all pick what works best for us!

How fun to see someone else thrumming. I'd nev...

2012-02-26T15:57:48.294-08:00

How fun to see someone else thrumming. I'd never heard of thrumming until I saw Michele's slippers. I went looking then on Ravelry and am now thrumming mittens. I think next I'll thrum a hat, and then perhaps move on to slippers. I also watched the YouTube videos about thrumming. See my blog post for today at http://hillinlr.blogspot.com/

Thanks Camille!

2012-02-01T16:59:19.164-08:00

Thanks Camille!

Love the pictures! I think my faves are the bottom...

2012-01-24T23:55:44.666-08:00

Love the pictures! I think my faves are the bottom one of the foggy bridge pictures and the 3rd one of the nighttime bridge pictures.

Blogger now has the "Reply" and "De...

2012-01-18T11:09:37.676-08:00

Blogger now has the "Reply" and "Delete" links under someone's comment, will it let me use them? Currently not. Sigh.

Good luck Elizabeth with getting WIPs under control and finished!

Camille, yup it was 2007 when we did the market bag class. :-) They really do make a nice farmers' market bag.

The wristwarmers look great! I think I have a skei...

2012-01-17T21:25:29.684-08:00

The wristwarmers look great! I think I have a skein of road to china in my stash...
Been thinking about finishing some WIPs - still need to finish the hemp bag from the class at Knitting Bee (I think that was when I met you...was that 4 years ago?)

You know it! I've busted through three very l...

2012-01-17T12:03:30.052-08:00

You know it! I've busted through three very long-lived skeins and even started back on a WIP from 2007! This might actually be the year I finish things.

I think of these as fingerless gloves, and the one...

2012-01-03T00:55:33.306-08:00

I think of these as fingerless gloves, and the ones with no finger bases as fingerless mitts! It's all good if you have warm hands...

Michele - you also spend time designing new projec...

2011-12-31T12:11:35.287-08:00

Michele - you also spend time designing new projects! So that could be part of your year long goal - design x amount of projects for the new year. ;-)

Year long projects? That would mean planning ahead...

2011-12-31T10:05:35.451-08:00

Year long projects? That would mean planning ahead; bwhahahaha! No, just waiting for inspiration to strike...

Happy new year! Awesome socks.

Camille & Amanda - you'll both need to sen...

2011-12-05T22:09:59.734-08:00

Camille & Amanda - you'll both need to send me your email address so that I can let you know when the class is. I'm planning for a Saturday in January. Still need to find lye of course! ;-)

Gorgeous! Soapmaking is something I've never ...

2011-12-05T19:10:45.880-08:00

Gorgeous! Soapmaking is something I've never done, but always been a bit curious about. You may have just pushed me over the edge! I'm in Portland and would definitely be interested if you go forward with the class.