Recycle

I enjoy a good deal. I use to hoard up the Walmart $1 a yard material, then the stopped carrying it. That was OK, I found the Goodwill had clothes for sale on Sun/Mon for 50 cents. A much better deal, right? How about getting 1,000 plus yards of wool yarn for $1. I found a pullover vest that was very pretty, but not a style/size I could wear. All it took was a little unraveling on my part. I must warn you though, the nitty noddy is not as easy as you would think.

In this pic, it appears I am winding properly; but when it was time to take it all off I had a problem. Maybe I started out right and got twisted up somewhere. I spent 2 hours last night with the yarn wrapped around 2 chairs as I reapplied it to the nitty noddy. I am happy to say, it is soaking in the sink dekinking. :^) Here is a link for Tim Horcher, general manager of New Voyager Trading, talks about the niddy noddy and demonstrates how it is used to make a skein of yarn.

The yarn has 5 strands: 2 green, 2 purple & 1 navy. I haven't burn tested it yet, but I believe it is a wool blend. Super soft. I think it wants to be a shawlette next.

I Got Squared

Happy day! My first swap square found its way to me and I am so excited. Thank you so much, Crafty Pancakes, I love it.
1st swap, April/May from The Knitgirllls Afgan Square Swap

* Checkered Blocks Square, 3 seed packets, 2 lavender sachets from her old gardenin cute yarn material, Fireside Smashing S'omores candy, Laguna Beach, CA post card with a nice note, Organic Milk Chocolate Truffle Bar, Note book, pad & note cards with cable stitches on the cover & last, but not least, a Ravelry Button!

I'm a California girl too. It's fun finding out where people are from and realizing you actually know of the place. I have to say, Ravelry has been so much fun for me. I tend to lurk, checking out this and that. It helps me feel as though I belong and on Ravelry, I do. It is made for me and I bet you too. You run across people/personalities really that are fun, interesting or just full of life & information and you want to know them a little more. You spend time with them during the week and they are familliar.

We are friends that share a passion (obsession)for all things fiber.

Toasty Dad Reversable Mittens

It is so hard to find something to knit for the guys in our lives. You offer one project after another and all you hear from them is 'no'. Well, I am happy to say that I knit the Urban Necessity Gloves by Colleen Michele Meagher for my Dad's birthday. My husband didn't even give me grief when I asked him to try them on. :^)

Knit in Bamboo Ewe by Stitch Nation-Debbie Stroller. 2 grey, 1 Twilight and 1 Perewinkle. This will felt a bit, so hand wash/fry flat.


Even with all the fingers knit seperately, this was a fun and easy pattern to understand. I am going to make a pair for my Mom switching the colors around for her, she loves blue. Oh, and you know who said that he may even wear them!

I would change to smaller needles when making the flap ribbing. It was a bit loose and would be better if it had more elasticity. I have also seen where a button is added on the top of the hand by the ribbing to secure the flap when kept open. I may do that for my next pair.