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Oops… spoke too soon!

Mar10

This little fellow is actually in Sis’ s yard but ours look pretty much the same this morning.  We got between an inch and two of very light and fluffy snow. This morning the sun is out in a blue sky and the little breeze sets this stuff flying and falling all over again.

Randy had to go fix broken plumbing… Temps in the 20’s again… but once the crisis is over he’ll be back in the loom shop with me. We brought home a load of lumber yesterday and looking forward to this snow melting (again! ;-)) a dozen bags of manure for the gardens.

Hope you are getting some sunny and warm!

Hello

Mar7

I just wanted to say that I am still here but have been so busy in the loom shop that I have hardly had time for anything else! I did get invited to send in my project to the Handwoven sock yarn contest. I’m rather proud of that. Don’t know if anything will come of it, but once they decide … one way or the other… I guess I’ll be able to show you. Even if they don’t like it, I do ! lol

Meantime, I hope you are getting some spring! Our snow has melted again and the sun is shinning this morning. I know some of you have had way too much winter for one winter so I’m wishing you an equal warm sunny spring!

We’re heading north tomorrow to pick up Randy’s new boots and re-stock the wood shop. This last couple of busy months have nearly depleted our stores. And he wants to visit with our Alaskan friend who is wintering this year in Oregon to discuss the trip up he wants to make.

But it’s back in the shop this morning…

Springtime….

Feb25

Took this though the screen at the bedroom door. The white in the background is just what you think. Got about three inches on Tuesday. Rained some off yesterday but it looks like we have more coming in tonight. Meanwhile some optimistic color in the pot on the steps. The green netting is to (I hope) discourage the greys from digging everything up. I have hardly a pot of planter in the yard that hasn’t been excavated. It’s bad enough the darned squirrels plant their acorns in my flowers but then they can’t remember where they did hide them so dig up everything in their search!  I’m beginning to think I might enjoy my Dad’s old favorite.. Squirrel Stew!

But I’m getting some weaving time when I’m not in the shop making looms. If you’re on Ravelry, check the Small Looms group, the Doll WAL. A new cutie’s been posted!

New videos

Jan28

I’ve finally gotten my camera memory and am making the promised weaving videos. Sis will be posting them to the web site asap but meantime check Weaver Hazel on YouTube.

We have the new Multi Triangle loom posted to the web page, too, now and I will be making a couple videos for weaving on them as well.

Did not get to make my shopping trip this week as the snow blower is stuck, broke down in 6′ of snow, in the pass so the road is closed. I’m told they are expecting parts today and should have the road open by … maybe… Friday. I’ll probably save my trip for Sunday or Monday now.

Blue Sky & Sunshine!

Jan26

It was so nice to see the sun coming up through the snowy trees this morning!

We have 6 to 8 inches of very wet snow. Power has been out three times, most likely from trees falling in the newly cut right of way for the new transmission lines. But the guys go right on it so the longest we were dark was just 6 hours.

We have gotten a lot of stock built up in the shop this week, tho, as it was not a good snow for playing in, being so wet. Excellent for the years water supply but not the fluffy stuff you want for snowball fights!  😀  Cori, the heavily furred pooch, thinks it is just fine. She’s out sporting around Randy as he shovels paths and drainage this morning.

In case you missed it, we introduced out new Multi Triangle loom yesterday. Check the web page. This one  is a cutie!

Help?

Jan21

Finished weaving my curtain but… The top looks okay.

Top side

But on the bottom there are many skips, one rather long and rythmatic, which I’m guessing means I made a treadling mistake but most are just random. I did not notice any of these while I was weaving .

Skips

It’s not raining….

Jan20

But we’re up to nearly 3″ of the white stuff so far.

It's not raining...

Supposed to do this all day. It’s wet, too. Power was out twice already for minutes. Would not be surprised to have it fail for hours. But I’m off to the shop to put nails in the new Multi Triangles until it does. Then I may be able to weave on my curtain project if I can see by the window light.  But… maybe we won’t lose power and I’ll be posting here again today. 😀

A new family member

Jan13

Since the last time I posted a photo of my girls a new member has joined my little family. We are now complete and will not be adopting  more (no matter what dh hints at! lol). In case you did not guess… it’s Molly! (2nd from left) We all got dressed up for the occasion. Aren’t we pretty?!  🙂

Trying a new idea

Jan3

I wanted to see if I could work a pattern in the three main forms of yarn needle craft for doll clothes. No sewing here but I made this leotard in weaving – Lexi, knitting- Addy, and crochet-Kirsten.   Check the patterns link to the right.

I knitted the first one as that seemed to me to be the easiest to get the shape I wanted as  the bottom part is pretty much based on the Fancy Pantie  pattern. That turned out well.  I can crochet but an not a Crocheter, if you get what I mean. This one has some…er…unusual stitches. I do not know how to crochet short rows properly

Ready for dance class

so the butt of her leo has a strange looking “eye” pattern but worked out pretty good all in all, I think. The woven one went a lot easier than I had been fearing and is made with two QW squares and a Tiny Weaver tri & square. It took the least amount of yarn to make, of course. I may remove the shoulder ribbons and put buttons on it, too. Now… I hope I can write up decent patterns from my copious notes… pages of which are scratched out as I changed horses midstream! lol