Winter term

My first week back at school was fantastic. The only newnew class I am taking is yoga. It has been really fun and intense. I have to wake up at 4:30 to get to school on time! This weekend I went out a little, did a lot of school work, and did a little crafting. I felted some old guage swatches and made bracelets out of them. It was quick and I got to use a couple of my buttons. I think I might have a button problem. I also started the "Two Block Hat" from the book "Knit to be Square". I am trying to make it big enough to fit me, but I'm not sure how that will work out.

The birdy in a birch

A lot of crafting took place in our house during the "Arctic Blast" snow storm of 2008. Luckily North West Wools, in the village, stayed open. I hiked there to pick up some felting needles to experiment with. I knitted and felted this laptop case a while ago, but it looked pretty boring. I used salvaged wool scraps from old sweaters and Manos del Uruguay yarn. It was great to do the kind of project where you can start and finish it in one sitting.

I am really excited because my aunt is giving me her floor loom for Christmas. I don't think she has ever used it before. I need to clear out a space for it, its huge! I don't really know too much about weaving, but the Multnomah Art Center has classes.

Blue shrug

When I finished this I didn't think I was going to actually wear it, but I have, and I like it. It doesn't show too well in the picture but the pin that Skunk made is holding it together at the top, and makes it great. Sometimes I think the things that I like to knit control my fashion sense. Last week I was in Target (I know right?) and I saw these chunky knit arm warmers. I remember when "mitts" seemed like something that knitters wore because they were fun to knit and no one else understood how great they were. I think knitters exert an "under the radar" sort of power that is largely unrecognized. I think we are responsible for bringing back: legwarmers, ponchos(sorry), mitts, shrugs, etc.

We have a big responsibility for protecting the world from unfortunate trends. Only you can protect this country from shoulder pads, over sized eighties sweaters and painful color combinations. Remember, this holiday season, knit responsibly and consider the repercussions.

Thanksgiving

Things got pretty rowdy at the island this year. My cousins and I enjoyed a little quiet time after dinner. Earlier we played on the beach for a few hours and watched Honey We Shrunk Ourselves. Classic.

Yesterday I found a yarn store downtown that I had never been to before. amazing really. I bought some great roving.

Later, I went on an adventure to The Ship to meet Pete. good times were had.

Elephant

I got the most amazing gift, a stack of workbasket magazines from 1969 and 1970. They are filled with iron on transfer patterns, which is how the elephant came to be. I have been working on my sweet suzy homemaker skills.

Spring Break.

Just Like MTV. Girls gone wild. Barefoot cleaning the gutters, that's hot right? Today was less beautiful outside, so I stayed in and channeled Martha in a serious way.