…my life in the country
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 29th, 2006
Here’s a project I started last year or maybe the year before? Anyway, I now have the major figures. Sis posted the instruction to the web site projects page, if you’re interested. I have Joseph, Mary, a shepherd, a king, and a rather homely angel. they are pretty simple figure, the kind the kiddies can [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 27th, 2006
Cori was doing a bit of frolicking on the way back from the mailbox… where we got our first Christmas card! I guess ’tis the season! I’ve finished the Nativity figures for this year. They’ll be posted to the web page shortly. I’m also working o the pattern for the cropped top. Our young cousin [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 24th, 2006
Busy, busy, busy! Just like Santa’s workshop! lol Randy’s too skinny to pass as Santa, but he’s been as busy. And we’ve got a houseful of company, which has been fun. Hope you are all having a great holiday, too. I’m working on Christmas presents in between other things, as are most of you, I’m [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 21st, 2006
My friend makes porcelain dolls and asked me to knit outfits for these two. The first one has a lovely black wig but I didn’t have it for the photo. I also added a red sash and bow at the waist line. I’ll get a finished photo of her, I’m rather proud of this ‘off-the-top-of-my-head [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 9th, 2006
So this is a pic left-over from June? Nope, took it just now. See the oak leaves on the ground? This is the old rose garden, more or less left on it’s own these last few years. I guess it was just waiting for some rain. There are more buds, too, but I have little [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 4th, 2006
I finally got both the loom and the warping figured out and seem to have a handle on the ‘treadling’, too. If it weaves like overshot and it looks like overshot, it must be overshot, huh?! This is so cool! Now I have got to try this on the square loom. I’ve been wanting to [...]