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Wednesday 04 May 2011
The Wives And The Sons And The Daughters
A recent car trip to Southern Utah provided me with the hours I needed to finish up two scarves I started several weeks ago. I’ve been trying to chip away at my single balls of lace-weight yarn and each of these was knit from less than 450 yards.
I came close to running out of the Habu brown silk, but with some careful planning I averted the need to purchase a second skein just to complete the edging.
Even without all the quiet knitting time, the trip would have been a rousing success. I’ve lived in Utah for decades now but, surprisingly, this was my first trip to Capitol Reef National Park. Both DH and I have concluded it’s our favorite park. The hiking trails are totally accessible and, best of all, the park was nearly deserted. No hoards of people like you now find in Moab and you always found at Yellowstone.
Tell me the truth, does my arse make this slot canyon look big?
When you have school-age children, the month of May is always frantic. My son will be home from college next week which means I have to clear all my knitting and spinning stuff out of his room so he has a place to sleep! My daughter will graduate in just one month so each of the next few weeks will be filled with “lasts.” Saturday, she and her BFF posed before being picked up by their dates for the last dance — the prom. *sniff*
Hint: My daughter is not blonde. But you knew that. 
Tuesday 15 Mar 2011
Utah, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, Utah
Airplane and hotel knitting
Car knitting
Outlet mall bargains
Trader Joe’s favorite
Sin City entertainment
Happy daughter
Tuesday 22 Feb 2011
My New Obsession
A friend gave me a fabulous wrap bracelet for Christmas. Of course, I immediately became obsessed with learning how to make them.
I searched the Internets and found some instructions. Only trouble was, the instructions are in Spanish. No matter, the video is clear and self-explanatory.
My first successful attempt was packaged up and gifted to a friend in Germany.
My daughter was disappointed that the amethyst one didn’t find its way to her wrist and she’s made it her mission to hound me into making one for her. But it’s time-consuming.
Welcome long weekend!
Hematite & reconstituted turquoise (whatever the hell that means).
Leather cord and Wildfire beading thread:
Sweat equity:
Voila
The finished bracelet is cute (and she loves it) and I’d love to make more of them. But the individual components are not the best quality. Does anyone have a good source for quality beads and leather cord??
