Black bean!

Black beans! can you believe it? I am so shocked that I got this beautiful blue from black beans. Can someone please pinch me. I didn't need indigo to get a nice blue! Who new? I did not end up dyeing yesterday so I will only have one more skein to show you tomorrow!

It is park day today! That means I get to sit under the trees at the park, chat it up and knit! I don't know if it gets much better then that.

Have a great day, Trish

Beautiful new colors!

I really got some beautiful colors yesterday! Who new that Black-eyed Susans make green!!! I got some great blues and greens. Here is a little taste. I will post another color for you to see tomorrow. I just haven't gotten good pictures yet. I might dye some yarn today with onion skins. Hoping for orange and yellow. Wish me luck!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Dye anyone?

This is what I am up to today! I have three skeins of sock wool that are going to change color today, hopefully for the better! I was reading about black beans on Ravelry yesterday and I have some beautiful Black-eyed Susans in my front yard that are supposed to make some beautiful colors also. Obviously I cut some and have them soaking. They really are pretty in the jar! I am not sure what I will get but I am excited to try. I will give you an update later today if possible!

Also Helen made a couple more sock project bags for our etsy site. I Love these!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Gregory Placed 11th out of about 190 boys in Youth 12 Men's Foil. He is fencing Youth 14 right now so I won't know his results until later today.

I will have a couple new patterns up soon, so stay tuned!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Fencing Again

My Big Boy is headed for Dallas Texas for Summer Nationals! I will be a little stressed for the next couple of days. I will also be without a camera. The hubby took it so that he could get pictures of the boy! I really hope he fences well. I will let you know how he does as the results come in. In the mean time I should have plenty of time to knit lace!!!

Happy Knitting, Trish

Small Project Bags

My friend Helen finally made a small project bag to go on our etsy site! It is so cute and I just had to share! It is already sold, our friend Sallie wanted it right away! I don't know how to sew but I want to learn just so I can make these. Hopefully Helen will be making a bunch to put on our etsy site. I am pretty sure she is working on it.












I am still knitting on the lace. I am hoping to finish 28 rows a day until it is complete! I think I can, I think I can!





Happy Knitting, Trish

Water, Sun, Knitting

Yesterday was a beautiful day here in the Greater Portland Area! The temperature was in the mid 80's and the sun was shinning. Yes I said sun and I live in the Pacific Northwest!

This is what the boys did.

Elliott gets a new cast tomorrow, so I thought that I would let him have a little fun in the water.

This is what I did! I am plugging away on the lace and I really like it!

The yarn is Frog Creek Fibers BFL, they are calling it Gnarley, in the Pinot Noir color way. I love it, it knits like butter!

Happy Knitting, Trish