…my life in the country
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 29th, 2005
Robin is keeping my chair warm while I make lunch. There’s the stack of triangles for the border of my blanket. I single crochet around each one before adding it to the blanket. It needs the dark to seperate the jumble of colors. Randy is putting the new door up in the studio and that [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 25th, 2005
My camera decided I didn’t need a flash or something so this photo is a bit hazy but this is the crazy quilt on the bed. It needs, probably, one more row to make it a bit longer and then I think I’ll work on the border. I haven’t quite decided what to do there [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 22nd, 2005
:confused: Well, it happens every spring when the daffies bloom. Here’s a view of the yard which includes the Blue Jay nest. They’ve been using this site under the eaves for quite a few years but this year they started a bit early, it seems to me. I didn’t get a chance to get out [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 14th, 2005
Bonnie’s Granny Square Flower Chain 5, join with slip stitch in 1st chain to make circle. :confused:Chain 3, * 3 double crochets in circle. Chain 3, turn. :doze:1 double crochet in each of next 2 double crochets and make 1 double crochet in top of turning chain. :O Reach around behind the double crochets, and [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 10th, 2005
I put the panel on holders at this point and started a second one. This should be just about half my yarn and long enough for the vest panel. The second one wil be slightly different as I am starting from opposite ends so that it now starts with the pale yellow and the dark [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 9th, 2005
I saw one crocus this morning but this afternoon when I finally got outside… lo and behold! Primroses, too! I said I was going to get out today and rake but I never made it. I guess I’d better do it tomorrow. The poor things are tyring so hard to get though all last years [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 6th, 2005
This is the yarn you see me dying as knitted fabric a couple of photo’s down this page. I’ve started from the opposite ends of the balls which are pretty much alike. I’m copying a panel I saw on this blog, where we got the idea for dying and reknitting. Thank you for the inspiration, [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 6th, 2005
:satisfied: This is for those of you who have bought Walmarts 69cent easter egg dye. It is a bargain, depending on the results you are after. Starting from the bottom, here are the color I got using 2 tablets, and a cup of white vinegar in a two quart bowl of water, micro-waved for 4 [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 4th, 2005
Here’s my latest hat. Woven and felted. These are all handspun yarns wool yarns and it’s woven on the Tiny Weaver Set. I’m quite pleased with it and have made another version using Noro yarns.
Posted in Uncategorized on Mar 3rd, 2005
Here’s the scarf I’m knitting from some of the knitted dying we did. This one is alpaca and something… silk? tensel? … dunno but it’s nice. It runs from purple which is almost black (The Walmart grape ‘koolaid’) though very bight red to a duller red on the other end which I haven’t gotten to [...]