Not getting much better at keeping up this blog. Sorry ’bout that. We’ve been getting rain. That’s good. Been getting some book work done. That’s also good. Making looms. I have also been weaving. I’m working on a new page for the web site. You probably know by now that I have a little side hobby with the dolls. So I am making a new page for them on the web page, my knitting and weaving patterns. It’ll be a bit yet before it’s ready but I do hope there’s a few of you who’ll want to come and play.

Here’s the newest one I’ve posted to Ravelry. I made one for Shirley Temple and also a kind of version for Mini Molly.

That last one is a little scrappy but hey! It’s playing!  Anyway, it was fun and several people have bought the pattern to try it with what ever they have in stash.

Been thinking about the garden. I think it’s going to be a early spring on account of the way the weather is running. Everything is greening up and the temps have been into the 40’s and up to the 60’s. No frost for at least a week , tho I expect we’ll have more of that before it’s over. But with no snowpack it is going to be warmer and drier sooner. So getting a head start on the garden may be a good idea. Randy did a bit of turning over before the rain started, we need to move compost into the beds. Wow… sounds like a lot of work, huh?! lol

Hope you are in a moderate & comfortable part of the world, if there be such this year. Wishing you warm and Happy Weaving!

For those of us in the State of California, that’s big news! It rained for three days and three nights and there is more coming  on Wednesday. The day I want to go over the 5100′ pass to head up to Sis’s of course. We are still happy about that! They say the snow level is going to be 5500′ so I’m hoping to sneak under it. X your fingers for me. I need a hair cut and the pantry is emp-tee!

But it’s pretty again!

It’s even pretty from town.

Playing with the SweetHeart loom again. ‘Tis the season, humm?

How about a pencil topper for your kiddie? Two woven with hand-spun wool this time and felted. They felted a little smaller and tighter. Sewed two together leaving a little hole in the bottom to fit the pencil in. Add beads, ribbon, embroider a smilie face… Stick it to a card with a new pencil or just tie on a name tag.

Or for that special someone…

Two hearts just single crocheted together, add beady eyes. I got a bunch more ideas, just need time to weave more hearts!

Hope you are thinking about joining our WAL! See Below.

We’re having a February Weave ALong On AGKnitters and you are invited to join. It’s going to be fun. We’re doing a new pattern this year but there’ll be others to share as well. If you need a loom, you know where to find the 4″ Multi square this WAL needs. Details are posted at  AGKnitters. Here’s a couple versions of the one we’ll be making.

With Valentines day coming up I have been looking for ideas to make my own and … Guess what?! I found a couple. I know those of you who have the little SweetHeart loom will find many more.

What I did was to scan some lace with a grey-ish paper behind it. Then print that out. Or you can buy lots of really great papers to use.

Then add a woven heart or two…

And then add a message. There are many of you with a talent for embroidery who could do a nicer job than my attempts, but you get the idea. I would love to see what you create!

And I found this cute project elsewhere.  http://diycozyhome.com/diy-argyle-hearts-valentines-day-wreath/

They used felt hearts but we can do better than that!

What a lovely sound to wake up to! It’s finally raining. Not just a few drops and a failed promise but a real rain! And the snow level looks to be about 4500′, too! A lovely day. I am spending it sitting here by the fire weaving… you guessed it… blocks for a new doll dress. I guess if you are in anyway acquainted with me, you already know I love my dollies. I am using the Bookmark loom this time. have the basic top assembled and am working panels for the skirt. I dont’ have a full picture of where this is going. Partly it depends on how many I can get out of this skein that I bought on sale at the Bluebird Yarn shop in Sausalito on our Christmas trip to Randy’s Mom. Should have gotten more, this is nice stuff!

Himself is out in the shop building looms so I’ll have to spend my afternoon at the sanding bench but meantime, this is so nice. Weaving a rain. With  some cocoa and chocolate chip cookies it would be heavenly. Hope your day is going as beautifully, too!

I have been trying and trying to get here to post on my blog. But everything had been changed and when I finely did get here to post nothing looked even vaguely like what was here before. I wonder if I am in the right place yet. Guess I’ll just try posting this and see if it shows up on the blog. We’re shopping for wood tomorrow but I’ll check back Wednesday.

Hope your 2014 is starting out on a better note!

But I’m going to bed.

It’s still cold but hey, it’s winter! I got the cardigan finished and it’s too big. Not something that happens to me often! lol Haven’t decided what to do about it yet so I started a new project. Oh yeah, the woven scarf… Well, it’s been suggested that my assembly method might not be the best for that yarn so I put that on hold while I think about it. But Randy made a little peg loom and I snagged it to try some bulky Noro I acquired earlier this year. So I’m trying another scarf on it. I’ve only used this loom to weave a small bath mat so it is pretty much an experimental project.
I don’t think these two skeins are going to make a very long scarf, but it is going to be think and warm.

Well, you know. Mostly it looks cold. We don’t usually have winter days in the teens or even less. This cold spell jumped on us with a 5 degree morning! That was the worst of it. The best was that the snow that fell is the really dry kind that you can “shovel” with a broom! But it has insulated the plants a bit from the continued cold. It did get above freezing today so maybe we really are going to warm up as they keep promising.

It’s pretty, we have some fine icicles!

And I’m getting some knitting and weaving done. I’m trying to knit myself a cardigan using the knitting machine, but it and I are not having a really good relationship just at the moment. I’ll get the hang if it yet, tho. My scarf with the 4″ Multi square is coming along, tho. I started putting it together this evening. They are all from one skein, shades of grey from nearly black to almost silver. I’m using black and a modified flat braid crochet to put them together. I think it will be one of those infinity type scarves. In the olden days that sort of scarf was called a Smoke Ring. I always thought that sounded pretty for some reason.

I hope if you have Christmas projects going that they are going well and nearly finished. I didn’t do any this year. Well, it’s stress free, anyway!

We had the web site redone and it should be kicking in here pretty soon. Keep your eye out for it. I’ll be trying a few new things in the days to come which I hope will be interesting.

Meantime… Merry Christmas!