Happy Turkey Day!!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!! Enjoy the day!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Aquisitions!!!

My friend Shelby and I went in on a spinning wheel last night!! This is a very specialized wheel that I will not be able to use all the time!!! It is an Ashford Country Spinner. This will spins very big chunky yarn. It is great for novelty yarn and plying!!! Shelby is really interested in making novelty yarn and I like the idea of plying on it and making chunky thick and thin yarn!!!

I made this last night! Beautiful BFL fiber that I bought from blglf on etsy!






Here is the wheel! We are still trying to come up with a name for her. She is big and strong we are thinking Birtha or Wonda. What do you think we should name her?



Happy Knitting, Trish

Hello Out There!!!

I am still around! I have just been spinning a lot. I just read Spin Control By: Amy King. It was a really nice read for a beginning spinner it would be great. For someone like me who has been spinning for a while, it still has very useful information. I actually read it from cover to cover. Now that is saying something!!! Check it out at a yarn store near you!!! I bought my copy at The Knitting Bee Of course!!!




Happy Knitting, Trish

I'm Back

So sorry for the long absence! I have been busy knitting and wheeling and dealing my spinning wheel. I sold my Traddy yesterday and bought a Kromski Sonata. I got a super deal and couldn't pass it up. I actually made 20 bucks!!!! I'm thinking that I am going to start a side business of buying used wheels, fixing them up and reselling them. Just here and there, but what fun. I will let you all know how it goes!!!

By the way,I have been knitting and I have a picture of a finished sock for you and a picture of the doubleknit potholder that I just designed for a class I am going to teach in December. Double knitting is a lot of fun and a really neat technique to know!!
Not the best pictures but they will have to do!!!



I will have the potholder pattern available for free after the class!




Happy Knitting, Trish

The Boy Did Well

My big boy is finished fencing!!! He fenced really well. He placed 74th in Cadet (17 and under) out of 144. I know that doesn't sound good but some of the best fencers in the country fence in cadet still. Then yesterday he fenced Youth 14 (birth years 95 and under) the kids are very good and he is young for the age group. He placed 8th out of 87! He won a medal and had a great day. Now I can stop stressing and have a good day!!!

I am getting lots of knitting done! I will be sure to show you pictures when the camera returns!
Happy Knitting, Trish

No Pictures

Hi everyone!!!!
I won't have any pictures for a couple of days. My big boys headed out to a fencing Tournament in Kansas City and took my camera with them!!! So no pictures until they return. I plan on getting a lot of knitting done this weekend. I am hoping to show you two pairs of socks and two bath mitts by Monday evening. That is when the camera will return. Wish me luck!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Oops!!!

It is really 350 yards!

Singles

Yesterday I spun up 250 yards of merino singles. I bought the fiber from Stitch Jones and carded it to make it easier to spin. The carding blended the colors nicely. This will be the first time that I leave a lot of yarn as singles. I have left small amounts in the past but not enough to really do something with. I tried to spin it at a worsted and I think that for the most part it is. There are spots that are thinner and spots that are thicker, but for the most part I believe it is worsted. Now I just have to decide if I want to keep it????

Happy Knitting, Trish

The Take

This was the take for the boy who got the most!!!! He is a very happy boy. I hope he eats it all before I get to it! I can just see my thighs getting bigger.

And today's new batts!!!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Scary Boys

I had some scary boys at my house last night!!! We survived Halloween!!! Love it!

Skeleton Devil Man

Death

Some sort of Alien Gecko

Happy Knitting, Trish