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One of the things I bought at KDO this year was a kit to dye some un-bleached wool. I thought this would be a fun project to do with our boys...I was right.
In the kit was a large syringe, two packages of unsweetened Kool-Aid, a pair of "rubber" gloves, instructions for dyeing the yarn as well as a pattern for a pair of socks from your yarn, and a skein of unbleached wool. We purchased the kit from Bearlin Acres Farm, but I can't remember exactly how much the kit cost, but I will be able to use the syringe again to dye some more yarn. And we WILL dye some more yarn. It was fun! Stay posted, when I make the socks, I'll post a picture of them. But for now, here's pictures of the boys dyeing their yarn.
Our oldest son, Big Mac, stirring one package of unsweetened Kool-Aid into 1 cup of hot water. Although the kit came with two packages, we used two of our own so that we could color the yarn four different colors.
Our youngest, T-bone, stirring his colors. We used plastic trays to contain the mess.
Putting the dye onto the dampened yarn with a syringe.
Look what we did!
Our finished product. We had to microwave the yarn after we put the Kool-Aid on it. Then I hung it on the basement laundry-line until it was dry. It's really pretty, but the colors are more pastel, than bright. We didn't use all of our Kool-Aid dye on the yarn and dumped it down the sink. I think that if we used it all we may have gotten bolder colors. Ah well, that's an experiment for NEXT time! |
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I crocheted my Halloween costume! Normally, I don't dress up for Halloween, but my BFF had a fabulous family Halloween party this year, so I HAD to dress up. I had a plan, but I didn't get to it until the night before the party! I still managed to make my mask and tail out of black chenille. They came out pretty cute. Here's me in the mask:
I was a cat. I got the mask pattern from a magazine, but I made up the tail. I simply crocheted a long tube that was closed at the beginning. Then I tied the end around a belt loop at the back of my pants. To make the tail: ch 2 turn and SC 6 SC in second ch from hook without turning, SC in the first SC and SC in each SC around until the tail is as long as you would like it to be.
I used 2 strands of black chenille, so I didn't need to stuff the tail, it was quite thick. If you need to you could jam a little stuffing down the tail with a long knitting needle to get it to be puffier or more solid.
The finishing touch of my outfit (I wore a black top and black pants) were the shoes. I will NEVER wear these shoes again because they were quite painful. BUT they did make the outfit.
We had a great time. The kids had a scavenger hunt and bobbed for apples. They made carmel apples, and painted pumpkins. They even played pin the nose on the pumpkin! It was a lot of fun even for us adults. I'll leave you with a pic of my gypsy-BFF and me!
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Hi there,
I'm so sorry I haven't posted to this blog in SO long. I have LOTS of excuses:
So, all that being said, here's what I want to show you today:
This was my hat contest hat for the Knitter's Day Out gathering at the end of September. My best girlfriend, A.K.A. bff, and I have been going to this knitter's gathering for the past 3 years. We shop for yarn and accessories until we drop and take classes to learn new techniques. This year we learned entrelac and toe-up socks. Each year, part of the entry fee is donating a hat to the caps for kids charity. It is optional to enter a hat into the contest. Last year, I won with my pumpkin hat. This year I entered the hat above. Truthfully, I don't like it. I knitted a basic cap, then crocheted and knitted different flower patterns that I found on the Lion Brand website. Just go to www.lionbrand.com and type "flower of the week" in the search box.
I used scrap yarn to make the different flowers and a micro-fiber yarn to make the hat. I love the feel of the microfiber yarn, but working with it is difficult, especially when you crochet, because the yarn splits into tiny threads when being worked.
Well, my hat didn't win...but my BFF and I won the raffle and we split $100 to spend in the yarn market!!! I got a kit so that the boys and I can dye some sock yarn with Kool-Aid, and a kit to make felted clogs. Before that I got a kit called the "lulu shawl." I bought it just for the name!
If there's a yarn gathering near you, find a bff and go. I'm already looking forward to next year. Here's a tip: I put all my change into a jar or piggy bank all year and that's the money I used to buy yarn in the yarn market. If I hadn't won the raffle, I still would have had plenty to spend. I got some lovely, and unnecessary things, but felt really treated at the end of the day.
So, shop around and find a gathering for you to go to and feed your need for yarn! |
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I have a bunch of things I want to share with you, especially since I haven't written for quite some time. If you want to know why, go to my other blogg www.homeschoolblogger.com/lorilynn
But today, I'm so excited to show you my new laptop bag. I saw the idea in a book I got from the library called, "AlterKnits." I really love this book and hope to find it for myself one day. I based my pattern for my bag on the author's knit bag. I crocheted mine from a lot of scrap wool I had. I cleared my stash of feltable-wool with this project.
First I crocheted a swatch. I can't remeber exactly the size, but I think it was 6x6 inches. Then I washed the swatch until I couldn't see the stitches anymore. Then I measured the end result. I divided the ending measurements by the 6 inch beginning measurement and got a percentage of shrinkage. I measured my laptop and determined the size bag I wanted to fit my laptop. The thing Ioved about the pattern in alter-knits is that the stripes ran vertically not horizontally. So I made sure my measurements would allow me to crochet my piece horizontally but then sew it so that the stripes ran vertically.
This product was tedious because it was just a big single-crochet rectangle. I would use a ball of wool until it was finished and then just start with a different color. I had several balls of brown and tan, so I tried to alternate them with the other more colorful balls. Here is a picture of both sides of the bag.
After I finished the large rectangle. I washed it to felt it. It always takes me three washings to get the material exactly how I want it. I never want to be able to see the stitches. I like it to look like a piece of fabric. Once I got it felted, I sewed across the bottom and up one side to make a long bag. Then I used an exacto-blade to cut in the handles, and voila! I think it's a cute bag. It was easy to do once all the measurements were made. All in all, I'm very pleased with the end result. |
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Hi again,
I know it's been a LONG time since I've added anything to this blog. Much has happened since I last posted and I'm working on a post to explain that on my other blog (www.homeschoolblogger.com/lorilynn) but for right now, I'll just have to add when I have time.
Not only have I not had time to blog, but I haven't been knitting or crocheting as much as a few months ago. I have managed to finish a few projects, but things that would have been complete in a matter of days are now taking a few weeks. I was thinking about this last night laying in bed. I used to take a few hours in the evening while watching the ball game or TV to work on a project. I haven't had that time recently, and it makes me a little sad. My husband knows I need it. As a matter of fact he just said, "Come over here and sit beside me and crochet!" But, alas, there's emails to check and laundry to be done.
While checking email, I read an article by Michelle Edwards on the Lionbrand ezine. I enjoy her writing very much and she is definitely passionate about knitting. This article, today, inspired me, however, to find time to work on my projects in a more creative way. Check it out:
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For the past month, I've been a crocheting fool! I even threw a little knitting in there. You see, we were getting ready for a trip to Northern Minnesota to visit family. I just can't arrive empty-handed, so I tried to make gifts for every family member. I have pictures to show you and I'll share my patterns when I had one.
For my sweet neice, M, I made her a little pillow for her bed. This was made with chenille thick-and-quick from Lion Brand. It was actually one of the skeins I got for Mother's day from Big Dog and the boys. I simply crocheted two round pieces and then single crocheted them together. I found two old large buttons to sew into the center. Here's a tip if you try to recreate this pillow. Sew the buttons onto the pillo first AND THEN stuff it! It's really hard to sew these two buttons tightly together after the pillow has been stuffed.
Laying on top of the pillow in this picture is a dragonfly necklace I gave to M's mother, my sister-in-love, K. I used an old pattern book and found a "trim" in the book that would give an interesting detail to a pendant or necklace. I attached a jewelry clasp, and voila!, a lovely necklace. The following picture shows the necklace a little closer.
I gave this hat to our nephew W. Modelling for the picture, however, is my handsome, and tall, son Big Mac. I found the pattern for this hat in the Knit Pattern-a-Day calendar that I received at Christmas.(Thanks Joannie!) I had to adjust the pattern somewhat because when I made it to size it was HUGE! Of course, I wasn't using the yarn required. I used Vanna's yarn, also from Lionbrand.
The next project was the knit shopping bag from Lionbrand. This was my favorite project. I used a varigated cotton from Lily. The colors were gorgeous. Although the bag took a little longer than some of the other projects I was really happy with the shape and appearance. I'd like one of these for myself! But I did give it to my mother-in-law, B.
And since I tried the knitting pattern, I decided to try the crocheted shopping bag as well. This bag, also from Lionbrand, worked up really quickly. But I did like the knit version better. I gave this bag to my sister-in-love, the same woman to whom I gave the dragonfly necklace. She flattered me very much by carrying the bag and wearing the necklace most of the week.
Add to this a shell-stitch towel-thing with two matching dishcloths. By towel-thing, I mean those towels that you hang over your oven-door handle. This one is completely made of cotton worsted-weight, there is no tea towel attached. I love it and have two here at home. When I found the pattern again, I used the leftover cotton from the two bags to make one. Then I had enough left over for two small dishcloths. I gave this set to my mother-in-love, J.
All the gifts were well received. It's funny to me that the kids get such a kick out of their auntie making something for them. I saw a commercial recently where the narrator sarcastically comments about the "aunt who makes all of your Christmas gifts." Well our neice and nephew seemed to really enjoy everything I made for them.
While on our trip I began an afghan out of scrap yarn. I can't wait to show you the picture. I've received a lot of oooh's and ahh's while working on it in Minnesota. I have a feeling it will find it's way to MN in a Christmas box this Fall! But more on that later. |
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Hello from Vacation-land! We are on the tail-end of our trip to N. MN to visit family, but I just wanted to share this great idea for your yarn stash. Check it out here.
I'll be back blogging in a week or so...once I've put everything away and recovered! I can't wait to show you what I did on my summer vacation. |
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Last Friday, my BFF and I headed over to our favorite yarn store for a night out. She was showcasing a jewelry maker who makes stitch markers, but also makes earrings, necklaces, and bracelets. While there, of course, we shopped for yarn. In the course of time, I picked up several skeins to carry around with me. But ended up putting each one back as I would change my mind and select another color or textured that appealed to me. At the end of the evening, just as I was ready to check out, I put down the fuschia wool I was carrying and opted for a cotton cheneille in a gorgeous mango color.
The shop had a cute face cloth called the petal face cloth on display worked up in this cotton chenille. I decided I would make that face cloth. As a matter of fact, when I had to go back to the yarn store to pick up the bracelet I won in the drawing, I picked up another skein for my BFF so she can make the petal face cloth too! Yes, I won a hand-beaded bracelet made by the jewelry-maker being showcased at the yarn sotre!
So, since the Mario Hats were finished, I decided to cast on the petal face cloth on Sunday night. I wasn't feeling well, so I crawled into bed and knitted while watching a little TV. Let me tell you, this seemingly simple cloth is NOT for the faint of heart! Each petal is made individually and then left on the bar of a circluar needle to be joined together at the center. There is a lot of danger of twisting, once you've got these all on the needle. (as a matter of fact I did twist mine and just left it there!) The needles used are small (calls for size 6-16" circ) I used size 5 because I didn't have any 6's and wanted to make this project. I would consider using a little longer circular, because there are a lot of stitches stored on that needle once you get to the part where you are joining the petals. It's easy to get confused because of how the stitches are crowded onto that needle, hence the twisting of the petals. You will need to drop to a shorter length quickly, though, as you begin decreasing almost at once.
Here's the finished product:
The yarn itself is really lovely. I've worked with sythetic chenilles before, but never a cotton chenille. It has a lovely hand once finished. While working on it, though, it is slightly reminiscent of chewing on a paper towel. You'll see what I mean if you every have a chance to work it. The petals are garter stitch while the center is stockinette. It doesn't curl with the combination of these two stitch patterns.
My husband and I are taking the boys to Northern Minnesota in a few weeks and I'm trying to think of gifts to take for our family there. I'm thinking I may wrap a hand-made soap in this face cloth as a gift for one of our relatives. It is lovely in color in in texture. If you could feel this cloth, it's incredibly soft! I would love to wash my face with it!
If you're up for a challenge, give this pattern a try. There are lots of ends to weave in, which is not my favorite thing to do, but it's worth the end result. If you're not up for a challenge, try to find Crystal Palace cotton chenille and just use your favorite dishcloth pattern to make yourself a lovely face cloth. You'll be glad you did! |
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Well, I wrote to you earlier about making the Mario and Luigi hats for my boys. Here's the finished products. Aren't they cute? The hats aren't bad either.
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My boys love that they can ask me to make something and it magically appears after a few days. So, of course, I'm working on a special request project. Our youngest son, T-bone, is in a Mario and Luigi craze. So, he wanted me to crochet or knit a hat for him just like Mario and Luigi. Actually Big Mac wanted Mario (red) and T-bone wants a Luigi hat (green). I found our pattern here: http://whitterer-autism.blogspot.com/2008/12/mario-and-luigi-hats-best-ever.html
I'll give you pictures of our finished products as soon as they are...well...finished. |
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Last week, our oldest son, Big Mac, had a dentist appointment. Our dentist is right across the street from the local thrift shop, so we usually head across the street when dentist appointments have ended. This day was no exception.
I found a long set of size 3 aluminum knitting needles and put them in my cart.
Although I didn't own any size 3s of this length, that isn't why I picked up these sticks. On the end of one of the needles was an old stitch counter. I've never seen one like it before. My attraction to all things knit and crochet, as well as my attraction to antiques and different objects could not resist this stitch/row counter. Check it out!
It says, "MORRELL KNIT COUNT" above the numbers. It is made of a thin plastic. There are two numbered disks attached by small brass rivets. The disks rotate to display the numbers in the circular windows. At the bottom is the patten information. This counter slides on the end of your sticks as shown on the picture. I just think it's so quaint.
So, that's my stitching find of the week! Isn't it cool? |
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I have two stitch counters that work great for crochet, but not as well as knitting, especially when I'm knitting in the round. The counters slide onto your hook or stick and you turn them to count the rows or stitches. As I said, I've used these counters for years while crocheting and occasionally while knitting. But a situation arose this week where these counters would not work how I needed them.
I'm working on a hat for one of my boys. The hat is worked in the round and I need to count rounds. I needed a counter that could work as a stitch marker as well as a counter. Because the counters I own are a little less than an inch in width they would create a gap while I'm knitting in the round.
So now you know the "my problem" part. Here's the "how I solved it."
First, I attached a ring to a doubled length of jewelry wire. I ran the wire through a round pink bead, then through my stitch couter then through another round pink bead. At the bottom I wound the wire around my needle-nose pliers and snipped off some of the excess wire.
Now I have a stitch/row counter that works great for my knitting projects! And I didn't have to go out and buy a new stitch counter. |
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Here is one of my favorite crochet tools:
I bought this "Doily Stretcher" years ago at a yard sale. It came in the original box, but right now I just have it leaning against the wall in my bedroom.
It is marked with circles, as well as rectangles to guide me when blocking a doily of either shape. So far, I have only used this for crocheted thread pieces, but I may find something in the future that I've knitted that can be blocked on this board.
I can use wooden toothpicks to block pieces on the board. It is just a piece of peg board with the shapes marked on it. You may even be able to make one of your own!
When I've made a doilee I wash it, or wet it, and then I put it on the board. Stretching it to the suggested size, or just stretching it to the size I desire, I put toothpicks in the holes to hold the doilee in place. Then I let the doilee dry on the board for at least 24 hours. It is usually completely dry before I remove the toothpicks and take the doilee off the board.
I recently made a thread strip from an old pattern book. I was planning to use the strip as a necklace band holding a large ornate wooden disc. (I'll post pic's of that on another blog) I used an insert pattern I found in book on my shelf and made a strip of lace for this project. I used a little liquid starch diluted with water and dampened the piece before putting it on the doily stretcher to dry. The next day, I had a lovely strip of lace ready to attach to a pendant for a cute necklace. My doilee stretcher came in handy!
So, maybe you can find one for yourself, or make one. Even if you don't, isn't it kind of fun to see a bit of history? I have no idea how old the stretcher is, but I know it's not new! |
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This weekend my oldest son and my only husband shot the state indoor archery competition. Because they were shooting, my youngest son and I spent several hours on both Saturday and Sunday at a large indoor arena watching them shoot the state indoor archery competition! We didn't come home with any medals this year, but I came home with these:
Meet the Dorothea Dishtowel. This is a pattern I tried recently from the lionbrand website. I have made several patterns from lionbrand, but these are one of my favorites. This is the second time I've made a batch of these. My husband absolutely loves them.
They are made from the same cotton worsted-weight yarn that you would use to make dish cloths. Actually, the pattern would make a great dishcloth if you made it smaller.
But as dish towels, or tea towels, they can't be beat. They are very absorbent for spills and drying dishes. They are very thick for pot holders and trivets. And they are beautiful! We are definitely hooked...pun intended.
I may never buy regular dish towels again! |
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One of the easiest and most functional things I make are pot scrubbers. I’ve seen lots of "scrubbies" patterns in which a shape is made of cotton or acrylic to use when washing dishes, but my scrubbers do not use yarn. I use nylon tulle to make pot scrubbers. You can find the tulle in the weddings section of the craft store. The tulle comes wrapped around tubes and in varying length. This week I happened upon two tubes of tulle at our local thrift store. I got two 25-yard lengths, one green and one blue, for $.97 each. I got 2 doubled scrubbies and one singe out of each tube of tule. Now THAT’S a bargin! When was the last time you bought six nylon scrubbers for under $2? The pattern is a very simple circle crocheted in the round, of course, and then decreased on itself to make the scrubbie a double. When I get to the end of the tulle, I just make one circle so those are not double thickness but they work just as well. Pot Scrubbers (when working with the tulle, just wrap around your fingers as you would thread, it will "bunch up" so you can work with it.) ROW 1: ch. 2 turn; 6 sc in 2nd ch from hook. Do not join rows, work in a continual round and count as you go or use a stitch counter and mark the end of each row. ROW 2: 2 sc in each sc from row 1. (12 sc) ROW 3: 1 sc in first sc, 2 sc in next sc, repeat around. (18 sc) ROW 4: 1 sc in first sc, sc dec in next sc, repeat around. (12 sc) ROW 5: sc dec in each st around. (6 sc) Finish off and leave a 6" tail. Weave the tail around the top row and pull to tighten. Then weave the rest of the tail back into the scrubbie to keep it sinched.
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Several years ago I was blessed by another woman at church with her mother's knitting needles. I received many sizes of DPNs, circulars, and straight knitting needles. Because I didn't have a storage system, I simply kept them all in a large tin. Later, I put the DPNs into a little zippered pencil case to keep them organized. As I learned more about knitting, I added to my needle collection and I used more and more of what was given to me. Sorting through all the needles in a large tin was becoming increasingly complicated.
Then I found this at our local Goodwill (thrift) store:
It looks like a portable DVD case or maybe a lap top right? Well, it's actually meant to be a travel bag for toiletries. But that's not how I used it!
On the left is a section with a wide elastic band sewn to the divider every 1-2 inches. This was probably intended for lotion bottles, toothpaste, toothbrush, etc... I'm using it to store my double pointed needles. (DPNs) On the needles for which I don't have the original package I used my label maker to print a label on that piece of elastic marking the needle size.
On the right is the zippered section. I've got all of my circular needles in there that are in their marked package. I don't have to worry about their sizes. But then, you lift up the divider that holds my DPNs and you find this:
The middle section is a series of large see-through pockets. I have my circulars sorted in those pockets and I used my label maker to mark what needles are in those pockets. At a glance, I can easily grab the size I need by needle size and length.
All of my double-pointed and circular needles are stored in a small case that's easy to store and use. I love it! I wonder if the manufactures knew when they were making this makeup case that it would be great for a knitter? |
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Hello again,
I'm still working on my three-button shawl, but I do see the light at the end of the tunnel. I'm putting in the last button hole tonight! And then it's just a few more inches and I cast off! Yippeee!!! Now I just have to find some really cool 3-inch buttons. Maybe I'll google that after I finish this entry. Isn't it interesting how "google" has become a verb?
BUT I digress! I want to tell you about a pattern I found today from the Joanne's monthly newsletter. This is a pattern for crocheted Easter eggs. I'm not sure how useful they are...and I'm all about useful crochet and knit projects. But I do think they would be cute in a little basket (or perhaps a felted bowl?) sitting on an end table for the holiday. Also, this is a great way to use some of the little balls of yarn left over from many projects over the course of the year. I have a basket full of these little balls of yarn right now crying for a purpose!
Another yarn stash project I saw last weekend when we took our recycled yarn class was the cutest scarf made by knitting 3 inches from various weights, and styles of yarn. It was very colorful and fun. In some places the scarf was actually more narrow because a different weight was used, or because of the type of yarn being used, it would stretch more than other parts. I really liked it and am planning to use up some of that wonderful basket of scraps to make one of these scarves.
Ok, so get your little bits and ends and start to make yourself some Easter eggs! If you have children, maybe you could add these to your traditional egg hunt, use them for Easter juggling balls, or other games. I'll let you know if I ever make that scrap-scarf! |
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First, you must know that I've been in a "funk" all week. I have a number of reasons, most of which are self-inflicted, but I have just not been my normal perky self. And then Saturday came. My BFF and I reserved our spaces in a class being taught in a town about an hour from my home. The name of the class was "Sweaters to Yarn". It was offered by Cherie Anne Designs which is a lovely little yarn shop in the York Central Market.
My girlfriend and I arrived on time, but it took us a few turns around the market to find Cherie Anne's store. It is a lovely store, warm and inviting. When we arrived, Cherie Anne was at her spinning wheel and our instructor, Melissa, also Cherie's sister-in-law, was waiting for us with our other classmate at the large wooden table. After we viewed and felt all the samples of Melissa's work with recycled yarn, she piled the used sweaters onto the table and told us to pick one.
I selected a lovely red turtleneck with a few cables. It was a really lovely sweater, but I picked it for the yarn which was 100% Shetland. Why Shetland you ask? So I can make something felted! Momma needs a new felted bag!!!
For the next 2 hours, we laughed, got to know our new friends, and turned a sweater into a PILE of yarn. When I was finished, shortly after 12:00 Noon, this is all that was left of my sweater:
I came home with this:
But I also came home with a tremendous smile on my face. My girlfriend and I toured the market yet again and got lunch and a few treats. We perused Cherie's store, which, if you're near York, PA, you should visit! She spins beautiful yarn. The colors are a feast for the eyes. Her shop also has knitted and crocheted items as well as handmade jewelery. It was difficult not to buy everything I wanted, but I was there for the class and, unfortunately not to buy!
Afterward, we drove a few blocks to visit Uncommon Threads, another yarn shoppe. This LYS, too, is warm and inviting. There were a group of girls at the sitting area toward the back of the room working on projects and chatting. You could tell they were a friendly bunch. I just wanted to grab some needles and sit with them! But alas, we had to return to our homes many miles up the pike.
After dropping my bestest friend at her home, I drove home with a smile on my face. This was the perfect outting to get me out of my funk. It involved yarn, a gorgeous day and location, yummy lunch (definitely get the fish sandwich if you go to the York Central Market!), and my very dearest friend. I was my-perky-self again. AND I have a new passion for recycled yarn! Look out thrift stores...here I come! |
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Here's what I did this weekend:
My sister celebrated her birthday this weekend and I wanted to give her something really special. It's been a difficult several months for her and the day after her birthday was a very difficult day for her. SO, I dug out the quilt tops that our Aunt sent me. My grandmother was a tremendous seamstress. She made dresses for us quite often. When she died (about 30 years ago) my Aunt and father found quilt tops she had pieced together from leftovers of her sewing. They had a quilt made for each of the three grandaughters. Then, a few years ago, my Aunt was visiting from Florida and we spoke about sewing and quilting. I told her that I was interested in quilting. A few weeks later I found a box full of my grandmother's quilt scraps in my doorway. In the box were a few quilt tops.
My fear of the unknown kept me from doing anything with these quilt tops until this weekend. I bought material at Wal Mart to make a back for the quilt. I also bought a low-loft batting in a size larger than I needed so that I could trim it to fit the quilt top. It took a bit of piecing, but I managed to get the back the size I needed by sewing squares together. Then I put the back on my bed, the batting on top of that and the quilt top on top of that. I used some bright orange thread to make large running stitches all over the quilt. I used these instead of pins. Then I started in the middle making straight seams up the center of each square on the quilt. I worked from the middle out in both directions. I then cut the back and batting so that I could fold the border material around to the back. I ironed the border tucking it under, and stitched this around the outside and **voila**! My first quilt!
And Favor likes it too!
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I've written to you in the past about my favorite Christmas gift. Each year our two sons, and my husband stuff my stocking with yarn. They go to the craft store. Stand in the yarn aisle. And each select 2 skeins to give me for Christmas. I don't even know how this tradition began, but I love it so much. I really enjoy learning what each skein is supposed to be.
Well, this week I pulled out a skein of purple that was part of this past Christmas' stocking. It is an acrylic made by Caron called "Simply Soft." I must admit, I've never considered myself to be a yarn snob, but I do recognize how coarse acryllic yarns can feel. If you pick up a skein of Caron Simply Soft, you would never believe it is an acryllic. It is very drapey with a silky-rayony shein to it. I just loved working with this yarn.
I made the shell scarf on the skein sleeve. I started it on Monday night and finished it Tuesday before going to bed. Even the fringe is rich and drapey.
I have to admit. I'm in love. I just can't believe I'm in love with an acryllic!
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