Very pretty, fluffy, white, dry snow yesterday. Today it’s slushing again and just cold and wet. Lost power from 10:30 pm to about 3:30 am. Not bad.
Sposed to see the sun by Thursday… 🙄

It’s not exactly a white-out, but the top of the mountain has faded from view. It was snowing hard at 5 am this morning and just now more or less quit… 4pm. The forecast is not only calling for more snow, it’s also added hail to the list of goodies for us! 😥 I see the snow is starting up again. Well, I was hoping to go north Monday but it looks like the pass may not be open. The state says they only have one small snowblower for that end of Hwy 3. 😦 I haven’t given up hope yet….

We drove up to Scott Mt. yesterday. They were just the getting the pass open and it’s snowing like the dickens again this morning down here, so you can guess what it’s doing at 5000+ feet. I was hoping to go to Rogue River on Tuesday but it looks like I might have to cancel if this keeps up… and the Weather Wizards think it’s going to. 😦
My glasses seem to be holding together… did I tell you I stepped on them? so I guess I can make it another week. Even if I went around the long way, though Redding, there’s still a couple of nice passes and I’ll be darned if I’m putting on chains!
Wish me blue skies! 😛

I think it was a success. 🙂 It was pretty easy to knit and this old Red Heart wool yarn felts very well. Makes a nice, nearly hard, fabric that should hold it’s shape pretty good. Which is more than I can say for the handspun swatch. It’ll be very nice for a blanket or vest or a teddy bear, but not nearly full bodied enough to make a shapley cat bed. This bag could be made bigger, I’m pretty sure, and could probably have a flap added. I don’t think I will tho. At least not until I need another big bag! I’m going to test some more of that old stash yarn and see if I can make that cat bed.
By the way… we had sunshine today! :laugh:

This is what I did today. I dug out the email Laura sent about how she made hers and found some old Red heart wool in that stash Randy brought me and … ta-da! it’s all know except for the idiot cord . I decided it needed a bit of extra support there, but that is hand knit. I’ll toss it in the washer tomorrow and see what I get. It has a rectangular bottom, 50 stitches wide and 25 rows deep. It’s also 50 rows high. That’s about all I can tell you about it at this time.
It snowed a bit today, but the sun actually came out for a few minutes, too!
Hope you’re all staying warm and cozy! 🙂

Well, I got my topsey truvey doll done at last. I’m still not happy with the faces, but if I keep changing them I’m going to wear hole in them! lol It’s Cinderella as the poor sister and as the future Mrs. Charming. Ella in her apron looks okay, but in her ball gown she looks a bit too smug at having caught the prince. Well, all in all I’m pleased with her. The doll was made with the Tiny Weaver square and is about 12″ tall. I used three Quilt Weaver squares to make her skirt. It needed to be a bit full in order to tuck her short arms in neatly. Her hair is a fat braid first in a bun and then in a more elaborate chignon. I was going to give her a tiara in place of her glass slipper but didn’t have anything appropriate except my rhinestone necklace, which she ain’t gettin’, so I decided she’d just have to wait until after the wedding and get one from the prince! 😀
Now I guess I’ll go back to working on the blanket and the project I thought of for next christmas.

That berm is as solid as cement! There is so much water in this snow that when you make a bootprint the water runs into it immediately and about 6″ deep. There’s a good 14″ or more of it on the level. Well, at least it isn’t raining this morning, but the forecast though next tue is for more of the same. Winter… isn’t it scenic? lol 😛 Hope you are keeping warm, where ever you are!

Been snowing all day and still at it heavily. Forecast for more. Randy has almost finished both the books he bought me for Xmas. I got started on one. Made this block for my Crazy Quilt using some small diamonds I wove for the web page picture. I think it’s cute. It’s about 10″ square, I think. I also got the sleeves knit for my sweater. Did all the household chores that require electricity, just in case. It’s gone off a couple times today but only for a few minutes. If it snows all night I’ll be really surprised if it’s still on in the morning, tho.
Well, I hope you are all enjoying your Christmas presents and your company, if you are lucky enough to have some.
I’m off to fix my favorite dinner… left-over turkey! Had turkey sandwich for lunch and I think we’ll have hot turkey sandwiches for dinner. Yummm!

Here’s my latest project. I decided to use up some of these demo blocks we’ve woven the last 3 years at fiber fairs. I’m doing a single crochet around the blocks and the putting them together with a slip stitch. It makes a nice fat dark border between them. As you may have noticed I’ve also tossed in a few ‘granny squares’ to add some variety. Not but what it has plenty of color variety! lol This one will go on the twin bed in the studio so I have hopes of finishing it a bit faster than the Queen I made for our bed.
I’ve also gotten about halfway done with a new top for me on the ISM. I’m using some L.B. Jamie with kp2. I think it’s going to be really nice. I may have to do some design decisions on the sleeves, because I don’t think there’s going to be enough of the pale blue I’m using, but I have quite a bit of other colors I can work in.

Well, I hope you guys all have a wonderful Holiday!

More stuff out of Nicky’s book. The poncho is not quite hers. I modified her pattern and knitted it on dps. Barbie got a hat to match (my design… that was a tricky one! LOL) and a new skirt. Joe was in desperate need of civvies so I got out the left-over sock yarn and made him a new shirt. Also my design. I was going to knit him some pants but the only ones Nicky has in the book are shorts and it’s too cold today for that so he’s still wearing his dungarees. And a new red watch cap for his little blond pin-head. Aren’t they a couple. Barb has to sit because she rather towers over Joe. He’s much more macho than pretty Ken, but shorter! Guess I’ll have to get Ken out and make him a smart new jacket or vest for Christmas. Well, you probably guessed that I’m a Barbie fan. I probably have more Barbies than most any little girl you know. Oh well, I never could wear the kind of dresses she does so I enjoy making them for her! lol Living vicariously though my dolls! I know… Get a Life, Lady! :laugh: