Now that I like the quilt again, I am plugging along at it. Nearly ready to sew the two parts together. Today, I worked on some embellishments for the bottom portion. It is coming along nicely.
I received more medicine today. I was afraid that I was going to run out. I was thinking that I would just stop taking it altogether. HOWEVER, I realized that if it helps, and it seems to, stopping taking it would be just foolish. So I'm glad it came.
Monday, January 31, 2011
Fibery update
Uh, Shiny. (I don't know how to spell "ough", "ow", the vowel sound in threw or knew. I want to say "knew-kn", shiny or "threw-thr", shiny. The "uh" will have to do for now. Actually, "ew" looks kind of right.)
Just an update on the fiber I have been turning into yarn. I can spin faster than I can knit, at this rate, expecially when we stay in one location and don't move for two weeks.
First, I spun up the awesome batt that I received from my wonderful friends for my birthday. I think the color was Before Sunset, from Crown Mountain Farms. The batt turned into a lushious pinky, purple three ply, about 372 yards. I am so in love with this yarn. I think I am going to make a Traveling Woman shawl.
Then I spun up a couple of minibatts, about one ounce, that I won from SpinControl Podcast. The batts are alpaca, Falkland wool, and seacell. Proportions weren't given. I got 173 yards of two ply, just what I wanted. It is maybe a heavy laceweight, about 17-18 wpi. I'm going to make a lace cowl.
Then I spun up a sample of corriedale in a natural brown and gray that I purchased at Snohomish. It is also two ply and I only have 23 yards, as I only did a bit to try it out. I'm going to make something small, to test out the yarn. I usually prefer three ply, but this is nice and softer than I though it would be from the fiber.
I finished a pair of felted slippers, which fit Nick and not the intended recipient. I made a cotton shopping bag, since we really have way to many plastic bags now. I am working on a "waves" or "seafoam" scarf, the one where you wrap the yarn around the needle one, two, three, two, one times, then drop it on the next row. I'm using the gradient yarn I spun up from some similar roving that was distinct colors. I wanted to see how the color blended. I also was trying for, and got, a worsted weight yarn.
Next I plan to finish a purple cardigan I started last year from my handspun, and finish a little scottie terrier from an Alan Dart pattern, much modified as I don't see any reason to knit fourteen pieces and then sew them together for a toy.
So net to stash: added 568 yards, knit up Maybe?? 300-400 yards. It's still gaining on me. However, the scottie and the purple cardigan will tip the balance the opposite way, specially since I am using two strands of yarn for the dog. And Stitches West is coming up, so I may knit some bears for the Mother Bear project. Do I have any acrylic in my stash?? I didn't think so. Well, a trip to the yarn shop is not so bad, really.
Just an update on the fiber I have been turning into yarn. I can spin faster than I can knit, at this rate, expecially when we stay in one location and don't move for two weeks.
First, I spun up the awesome batt that I received from my wonderful friends for my birthday. I think the color was Before Sunset, from Crown Mountain Farms. The batt turned into a lushious pinky, purple three ply, about 372 yards. I am so in love with this yarn. I think I am going to make a Traveling Woman shawl.
Then I spun up a couple of minibatts, about one ounce, that I won from SpinControl Podcast. The batts are alpaca, Falkland wool, and seacell. Proportions weren't given. I got 173 yards of two ply, just what I wanted. It is maybe a heavy laceweight, about 17-18 wpi. I'm going to make a lace cowl.
Then I spun up a sample of corriedale in a natural brown and gray that I purchased at Snohomish. It is also two ply and I only have 23 yards, as I only did a bit to try it out. I'm going to make something small, to test out the yarn. I usually prefer three ply, but this is nice and softer than I though it would be from the fiber.
I finished a pair of felted slippers, which fit Nick and not the intended recipient. I made a cotton shopping bag, since we really have way to many plastic bags now. I am working on a "waves" or "seafoam" scarf, the one where you wrap the yarn around the needle one, two, three, two, one times, then drop it on the next row. I'm using the gradient yarn I spun up from some similar roving that was distinct colors. I wanted to see how the color blended. I also was trying for, and got, a worsted weight yarn.
Next I plan to finish a purple cardigan I started last year from my handspun, and finish a little scottie terrier from an Alan Dart pattern, much modified as I don't see any reason to knit fourteen pieces and then sew them together for a toy.
So net to stash: added 568 yards, knit up Maybe?? 300-400 yards. It's still gaining on me. However, the scottie and the purple cardigan will tip the balance the opposite way, specially since I am using two strands of yarn for the dog. And Stitches West is coming up, so I may knit some bears for the Mother Bear project. Do I have any acrylic in my stash?? I didn't think so. Well, a trip to the yarn shop is not so bad, really.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
In love Again
I am in love with the quilt again. I really do like it. I still worry that others won't but that okay now, as I think it is fine. I have the two major pieces nearly complete, with just a few finishing touches to the piecing, and I can't wait to get them together and see how it all looks. Don't know if it is really big enough, but that is what borders are for, right?
Things are better today. Nick got about 12 hours of sleep, and I got two. So maybe I am getting too much sleep, which I sort of suspect. I went for a long walk (3 miles).
I finished up the scarf/(what's that other thing called) as far as i could. I ran out of yarn with about four rows to go. I may block it anyway. I have more fiber at home, quite a bit spun up into singles, just needing plying, so I am not going to finish it now. It will keep.
I also made a washcloth, as I didn't have anything else I could just grab and go with.
So, one more good day to add to the stack.
Things are better today. Nick got about 12 hours of sleep, and I got two. So maybe I am getting too much sleep, which I sort of suspect. I went for a long walk (3 miles).
I finished up the scarf/(what's that other thing called) as far as i could. I ran out of yarn with about four rows to go. I may block it anyway. I have more fiber at home, quite a bit spun up into singles, just needing plying, so I am not going to finish it now. It will keep.
I also made a washcloth, as I didn't have anything else I could just grab and go with.
So, one more good day to add to the stack.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Update on projects, depression
I am feeling better, I think. We have done two volkswalks, Thursday and today. Today was up a very gradual hill. And I was really winded going up the hill. I dislike the feeling of not being able to walk as easily as I used to. I hope I can get my mojo and fitness level back. I will have to work at it, I know.
I have been working diligently, pretty much, on the rainbow. I have also been knitting in the car, spinning at home, and getting things done. I cleaned the MH the other day, vacuuming and cleaning the toilet, two of my least favorite chores. I have been pretty good about keeping the dishes done. So all in all, pretty good all around.
I have been working diligently, pretty much, on the rainbow. I have also been knitting in the car, spinning at home, and getting things done. I cleaned the MH the other day, vacuuming and cleaning the toilet, two of my least favorite chores. I have been pretty good about keeping the dishes done. So all in all, pretty good all around.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
PLEASE commenet
Although this is the blog that nobody reads, it does show a download or two. If you are out there, please comment. I would so like to hear from you.
Another week, another few inches of progress on the quilt. And a better handle on my depression. Upped my medication as I have enough until the next refill.
Can't remember mentioning this previously, however, I was supposed to take two starting Oct. 1, and I did that through December, not that it helped all that much. Then I noticed that I didn't have enough to take two through January, and can't reorder until 1/26/2011, so had to cut back rather than run out. NOT GOOD. So I was taking one a day, but recounting, I can take one and a half and not run out.
Why, you ask, don't I just call the doctor and get more? Evidently when I visited her in the fall and she rewrote the prescriptions, she only made the Zoloft one a day. Which is fine starting in about February, but not for now. Well, I'm depressed, duh. And just couldn't make myself pick up the phone. Stupid, I know.but
HOW DO YOU TURN THE STRIKETHROUGH OFF. ARRRG.
Another week, another few inches of progress on the quilt. And a better handle on my depression. Upped my medication as I have enough until the next refill.
Can't remember mentioning this previously, however, I was supposed to take two starting Oct. 1, and I did that through December, not that it helped all that much. Then I noticed that I didn't have enough to take two through January, and can't reorder until 1/26/2011, so had to cut back rather than run out. NOT GOOD. So I was taking one a day, but recounting, I can take one and a half and not run out.
Why, you ask, don't I just call the doctor and get more? Evidently when I visited her in the fall and she rewrote the prescriptions, she only made the Zoloft one a day. Which is fine starting in about February, but not for now. Well, I'm depressed, duh. And just couldn't make myself pick up the phone. Stupid, I know.
Friday, January 14, 2011
A few more inches completed
Tonight after dinner, I got out the sewing stuff, and completed the third house for the rianbow quilt.
I also finished (except for binding off, which... but no excuses, I did finish the knitting) a pair of socks. This involved frogging each one majorly. I was almost to the top ribbing, having started at the toes, and I didn't like the way the colors played out. So frogged one to before the heel turn, and the other to above the ankle. Kept part of the yarn wound up inside sock, so as to shorten the immensely long color sweeps, and tried to match as much as possible the colors, so that more of the sock is the bright pink and less is the black, which turns out to be navy, brown, and black, rather than just black. That was interesting.
Zauberball, in case anyone is interested, is the name of the wool. I am now completely convinced that, per Judith MacKensie McCuin, you don't save any time atall by not plying your yarn. This one is a single, and I fought with it often. The single would split at the drop of a ball of yarn. It was very hard to rip out, stitches dropped. Ply already. The colors are nice though.
I also finished (except for binding off, which... but no excuses, I did finish the knitting) a pair of socks. This involved frogging each one majorly. I was almost to the top ribbing, having started at the toes, and I didn't like the way the colors played out. So frogged one to before the heel turn, and the other to above the ankle. Kept part of the yarn wound up inside sock, so as to shorten the immensely long color sweeps, and tried to match as much as possible the colors, so that more of the sock is the bright pink and less is the black, which turns out to be navy, brown, and black, rather than just black. That was interesting.
Zauberball, in case anyone is interested, is the name of the wool. I am now completely convinced that, per Judith MacKensie McCuin, you don't save any time atall by not plying your yarn. This one is a single, and I fought with it often. The single would split at the drop of a ball of yarn. It was very hard to rip out, stitches dropped. Ply already. The colors are nice though.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Depression
Not a dirty word, but somehow embarrassing to admit. I need to get used to saying it. However, if I had cancer, I also wouldn't want to go around telling everybody, I have cancer. What could they do? But definitely it interferes with the progress on my quilt. I did make two little houses, for the bottom, and planned the third. Can start sewing the pieces together that I laid out before New Year's Eve.
It is now the second week of January, and I have done little. My excuse is that I have been getting ready for the MH trip. Now that we have left, perhaps I can get back to doing stuff on my projects. One good thing, I couldn't bring everything, so the number of possibilities is somewhat limited.
I have made a list of the projects in process and the yarn and fiber stash I brought on the Motorhome trip. I plan to check them off as I complete each project. And I plan to count fiber into yarn as a project of its own, as well as yarn into Finished Object.
It is now the second week of January, and I have done little. My excuse is that I have been getting ready for the MH trip. Now that we have left, perhaps I can get back to doing stuff on my projects. One good thing, I couldn't bring everything, so the number of possibilities is somewhat limited.
I have made a list of the projects in process and the yarn and fiber stash I brought on the Motorhome trip. I plan to check them off as I complete each project. And I plan to count fiber into yarn as a project of its own, as well as yarn into Finished Object.
Friday, January 7, 2011
Inches are supposed to add up, aren't they?
If I just do a little bit at a time, eventually I will get through this, right!
No time today, so I just pieced one little house to the background. Actually just one side of one house, as I ran out of bobbin thread, just as I ran out of time.
I have made two houses for the "cityscape", and one is already inserted into background fabric. I think there should be three houses, and the house fabric should show up soon, I hope. I know I have more, just where is the question. The answers will have to wait until tomorrow. No time!!!
No time today, so I just pieced one little house to the background. Actually just one side of one house, as I ran out of bobbin thread, just as I ran out of time.
I have made two houses for the "cityscape", and one is already inserted into background fabric. I think there should be three houses, and the house fabric should show up soon, I hope. I know I have more, just where is the question. The answers will have to wait until tomorrow. No time!!!
Thursday, January 6, 2011
New Year Old Projects
I'm still slogging along on the rainbow quilt. I got most of the "sky" portion done in Denver. After getting back from Denver, I did cut out the pieces for the bottom (city) part, sewed them together in a rather random fashion, and decided that it didn't work. I just didn't like it. So I went out and bought new fabric (fat quarters on sale at the LQS) and I'm starting over from scratch. The randomness of the first method just didn't work. I am so hesitant to cut the new fabric. It has been six weeks, now, and no progress.
Except that I do know what doesn't work, and that the city portion will have to be somewhat planned out, not random. I have a sketch, and the fabrics are pretty good. So I just have to be brave and start cutting.
Except that I do know what doesn't work, and that the city portion will have to be somewhat planned out, not random. I have a sketch, and the fabrics are pretty good. So I just have to be brave and start cutting.
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