April Fools Day 2009

Nothing too foolish about today really....had a bad dream about work so i went in and helped out a wonderful employee who has really stepped up since i went on leave, felt Much better after talking with her and seeing that my department looks good! ( i would feel obsolete, but they tell me they miss me still!)

Came home, had a small spining group today(just 3 of us) my hip was hurting from the trip to town, so i didn't accomplish a Lot on the wheel, i joined a group dedicated to the process of making yarn(wether it be prep- carding, spinning or dying) every day of this month with pics.....So, we shall see if i can blog daily??!!
Oh yes And i did finish sock #1 of the second pair!!!!



Looking forward to a nice evening in...and a guest for dinner as well.
Stay warm, it was snowing all morning...sigh
jen

First pair of socks Finished!!!

Okay, i completed one pair of socks,here are a couple views...



And i've begun my second pair, knit with Noro Sockgarden yarn(a wool,silk,blend a bit of nylon in there as well.) It's a bit more thick and thin than i was anticipating, so i hope they turn out nicely!



Todays little project....koolaide dying. I'm boring, and undecisive, so i picked three packets and added them to the yarn before heating in the microwave. There won't be finished pictures until either late tonight or tomorrow as i heard the secret to a strong color was to let it sit and soak for a while.....






Oh, the yarn this came from, the BFL locks i carded with my very own drumcarder, and then spun up on Maurice and decided it was to be sample yarn so quickly navajo plied it so it wouldn't be so lightweight.(it's a 2.6 ounce skein)
Yep, i have my own drum-carder now! A vintage Clemes and Clemes hand crank drum carder...it's official now, i need a craft room as i've outgrown all my crafting cubbyholes in the apartment, and storing this beastie on the kitchen table just won't do!






The nicest part is all of these activities are easy on my hip!! Although all of this stitting around has me more than restless...as soon as i think, aw, i'll be fine and get up to walk a bit i realize that yes indeed...i need to Stay the F*!K OFF of my leg, and meekly sit back down whil my dear husband fetches me my pain medicine.

Sock madness!!!!

We'll get to the socks in a moment.
My dear Husband gave me an dearly Easter gift...instead of a chocolate Easter bunny, he bought me this...

and a closer look at my Chocolate Glock (yes...i should have taken it out of the plastic, we'll do that when it's time to eat it :-)


I have been busy filling my time expanding my knitting skills, as my hip is preventing me from doing much spinning...so, knitting it is :-)

Sock number 1...finished up!

another angle-

I'm about halfway through sock # 2 and have plans for the second pair (they'll be knitted in a beautiful green/black & other colors, norro sock yarn, it's a blend of silk and wool)
All in all...life is good!
More later!
love to all...
jen

Catching up...

Things have been wonderful here, very busy with work and my family...And my crafts


This jewelry was made for me by my Very talented mother....I'm a lucky girl!!!!!!

New events.....

Well, nothing new in the lace related field....but i'm still knitting and spinning like a fool.....
we took the kids to a rimfire shoot out past Doty Wa, where the floods hit a few months back, and have a few pictures of a washed out bridge(still washed out all these months past the flood)




And in more recent news for me...on Saturday we finally made an appointment with a tattoo artist that has worked on a friend to give me my second tattoo....and here it is....

just got home from the tattoo parlor, and into my nightgown....normal investigating the plastic wrap and blood on me.
the next day, alongside the inspiration for the particular design....

We are researching the I-Ching for a set of hexagrams particular to me for my left calf for the next tattoo...and i'm still perusing lace designs and pictures of antique lace for a Honiton lace related tattoo.
Needless to say, things are going fabulously for us :-)
I am a Happy, Happy woman, and have no complaints ;-)
For now...it's time to head to bed...work comes early in the morning!