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It’s great to see all the things so many have been making these past months. I finally finished a prayer shawl, but forgot to take a picture of it before I turned it in and also made a pop top purse and gave it away before Christmas though and also didn’t take a picture of it. I’ve been very busy with the business of moving my daughter, Katie and her daughter, Lauren in with me into my house. We also tore apart my basement and have been trying to downsize my stuff and make room for their stuff and to start a re-model of the basement. We also have a dog joining my 2 cats. This has been a very interesting procedure! I haven’t had much time to make much of anything. Hope everyone stays safe and healthy and hope to see you all when we finally can get back together.
Joan
I finished crocheting two more hats
Darlene H. 11/3/20
I just finished crocheting my star stitch hat. It’s Lion Mandala Ombre yarn (acrylic) which is self striping. The pattern was a bit tedious and took longer then it usually takes me to make a hat but it’s warm and comfortable and was a good learning experience.
. When covid first hit I went to Joann’s just before the shelter in place order and bought $100 worth of yarn. Kathi had inspired me with the Afghan she made from my brown bag Homespun yarn so I decided to learn the granny square to make an Afghan. She sent me the YouTube which was a quick and easy pattern and I could see how it was made rather then try to read a pattern. First I made this hat out of granny squares because the variegated yarn I had just bought was so pretty. This was in March.
I collected some milk weed floss that I want to spin and want to crochet a black Juliet cap to wear in the house to keep my hair out of my face. I am also going to start Christmas ornaments.
I did a lot of crocheting when covid first hit but nothing these past few months
Shawl: I dyed the yarn at our dyeing day in 2017 ? We were using natural dyes. This shawl has six colors I tried out that day. They were marigold, cochineal, osage, madder, and two more that I can’t remember. Because the colors are paler than expected, I think my yarn was not 100% wool. I’m happy I finally made something to remember that fun day. (The pattern is Splendid Triangle Shawl, free from Lion Brand yarn.)
Ink and Water Color Sketches: I bought some watercolors many years ago but was always afraid to try them out. I have been reading about all sorts of 100 Day Challenges and decided in April to copy something in pencil, then in ink, and use watercolor to finish it. The colors brightened my day and I did reach my goal. Here are some of them.
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Ok, so I made one of these little baby hats for a baby born recently and got hooked on making more. They’re all different and work up easily in a day or two. Then I used the same pattern to make the larger version putting a Pom Pom on top. I have more baby hat kits to make too.
Laurie K, 10/27/2020:
This is a representation of the spinning I’ve done during the pandemic. Some of the cakes are one of multiples, as I try to increase quantities for larger knitting projects. The biggest task I accomplished was to take new and old spins and weigh them, run them through my yardage counter (photo 2) and ball winder, and then catalogue them with descriptions, quantities, where the fiber came from, including a small sample of the fluff and a piece of ply back yarn if available. The process reinforced my need for making notes and labeling to be done at the time of the spin and that stick with the spin through all stages of the process.
I also accomplished a few other items on my to-do list, including spinning a silk hankie (from Jolie) for the first (and probably the last) time, sampling different proportions of mixes of wool with angora fiber (from Donna T) in prep for a larger carding project, and exploring vegan fibers like faux cashmere (100% nylon), flax, bamboo, soy silk, tencel and rayon. I found an Etsy shop for Wildhare. She has a great assortment of both vegan and assorted wool fiber and yarn, with wonderful turn-around time and customer service.