Friday, November 30, 2007Wonder why it's called Bare Mountain? Used to think it was because of the rock fields but this winter it's just Bare of snow. Here it is the first of December and not a flake yet. Nothing to speak of in the forecast, either. I hope it's not waiting until the last week of Dec when we have a trip planned! 
posted @ 03:07 PM PST [link] Thursday, November 29, 2007My new scrap box Okay, got it done. That was easy! One 14" square, sewn into a tube and fitted over the oatmeal box. I rolled the bottom under just enough to be able to glue it to the edge of the rim & let that dry. I used a knitting needle to remove the plastic rim at the top of the box (it's the large Quaker Old Fashioned... yours may be different, and it had a bit of the cardboard stuck to it, which is good as I don't think my Elmer's glue would stick to the plastic.) I pulled the top edge over and glued it just inside the top rim. Once that was dry I spread glue on the paper part and fitted the plastic rim back in. This takes some fiddling as it is a much tighter fit now! But here it is, all set to collect my snippin's. 
posted @ 02:34 PM PST [link] Trying it out  I bought a skein of Red Heart's attempt at worsted weight self patterning 'sock yarn'. It's really awful stuff for feel, rough. You couldn't make something to wear next to your skin and I haven't yet found a knit gauge that shows the pattern to advantage but thought I'd try it on the 14" square loom. Not too shabby, I think. You could use it as a dish cloth. I'm going to use it to cover the oatmeal box I use as a container for my yarn snippets that I save for recycling. I'll post a photo when I get it put together. I think I have enough yarn for at least one more 14" square and I have used, I'm guessing, half of it knitting, so you could get several large squares from a skein. Anyway, I pronounce this yarn as fun as long as you don't plan to wear it!  posted @ 10:36 AM PST [link] Tuesday, November 27, 2007My poor tired sweetie... Here's Randy resting up so's he can go to bed. He was just teasing the dog for snoring in her basket. Good thing I don't have sound here!  But he gets up before 5 am for an hour drive to work so it's been a long day. Cold again tonight but no rain. Sis had rain today up in Oregon, but I think they are using up the clouds because none have been getting down here. I wonder if we're going to have a White Christmas? Not a flake in sight at any elevation so far this winter.  I'm on my 5th square for the sweater project. It's coming along! And I sold 14 Christmas cards at the store and have taken 14 more down there! Cool. posted @ 08:38 PM PST [link] Sunday, November 25, 2007Arsinic and Old lace Here's my RedHat group having tea with the cast of Arsenic and Old lace. We did avoid taking any Elderberry wine, however!  lol It was a fun tea party on the stage and watching the play afterward. An enjoyable afternoon and evening. Long day, tho, as we had to leave at 12:30 and didn't arrive home until after 8 pm. The Trinity Players do a fantastic job. 
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