Been Busy

It's been a busy few months.  A friend has passed; company has come and gone not once but twice; roommate has been experiencing some health problems; and life for myself has been carrying along.

I have been trying to not let that affect my fiber arts time though.  Since last posting I have been working on a couple shawls, socks, a beaded scarf, and poppies.  The shawls have been quite fun and one gave me a learning experience (quite pleasant).  The beaded scarf is the first of at least 3.  This is also my first time really putting beads into my knitting.  Sock pair 1 is done and sock pair 2 is still in progress.  I forget why, but it got interrupted and I am now working on finishing it.  It hung out on the needles for at least 1.5 months.  The poppies are going to the UK.  You can go to http://www.ww100challenge.co.uk/ for the full story.  Between my 3 or 4 others in my chapter and me we made 46 or 48 poppies.  We did it in a month.

I've also been having fun with the spinning wheel and will be weaving again when I remember to get the yarn I want for my warp.  I keep forgetting to get a certain yarn for a certain project.

Well off to take photos and work on socks.  Plus hunt down the perfect color yarn for the next beaded scarf.

Busy Busy

I've been gone since late August.  It's just been a hectic few months.  Amongst everything going on, two wonderful people retired in the past 3 months.  One person's party had lots of tears and the Commissioner of an agency showed up.  She is based in the Capitol and took time from her VERY busy schedule to come and say a few words.  The other person they still haven't found a replacement for she was that great.

Other things have been birthdays, the holidays, organizations, family, friends, and birthdays, along with other things.  All is well though.  

Christmas knitting and weaving is done and now onto finishing the Christmas spinning.  For Christmas 1 woven scarf, 3 knit scarves, 3 knit hats, 1 pair fingerless mittens, 7 pairs mittens, ans 1 loom knit scarf.Now I'm on to a 2 ply hand spun yarn that is 50% wool 50% alpaca.  The alpaca is dyed by me.  A little wrench may be thrown into t he works by having not dyed enough and having to dye more.  I've already plied and hanked 260 yards and have to spin more of one of the colors (the dyed), then ply and see where I come out.  I was just too eager to see how it was going to look together.