- Production Scheduling
- Events
i.
Great Trail Festival August 25-26
& September 1,2, and 3 in Malvern Ohio
ii.
Yankee Peddler September September
8-9, 15-16, 22-23
iii.
Old Mill Festival October 12,13,
14
iv.
Possibility of
Ann Arbor Fiber…. or maybe
Rhinebeck….
- Production
- What’s In my Tea Pot
- Material Sourcing
- Shipping
- After 5
- Production
- Juno Regina by Miriam Felton
i.
Still on chart three and it seems
to be 2 steps forward and three back. After correcting the last error I got
the first lace row of chart three complete only to make another error in lace
row #2 that I didn’t find until I was at the end of lace row 3. I need
to tink the two row but I decided taking a deep breath and walking away was the
best think I could do.
ii.
I’m back in the in between
limbo again. I need to finish Nichol’s B-day socks but I’m
procrastinating because she hasn’t tried on Sock 1 yet. I’m
concerned the leg might be a bit tight and I’d rather only fix one sock.
I have a bag pattern I want to know but it calls for bulky and I have no bulky
in my stash! EEEEEEEK! Sometimes I cheat when Bulky is called for and hold a
worsted double but I don’t even have the yardage in worsted to do
that…. I’ve also committed to a pink baby sweater and I have no
pink in my stash… So I’m still figuring out what’s next.
- What’s in My Tea Pot
- Celestial Seasonings Madagascar Vanilla Rooibus
i.
"Harvested from the mountainous Cederberg region of
South Africa ,
Rooibos is a mellow and relaxing herb whose slightly nutty flavor offers hints
of cherry and toffee. In our Madagascar
Vanilla red tea, Rooibos is perfectly complemented by the rich flavor of
another African favorite, vanilla – resulting in a sublime and satisfying
tea experience."
ii.
This is was a go to
tea before I found my Cardamom Black Assam and was introduced to Jasmine
anything. With artificial sweetener the vanilla can make it almost too sweet
and so a bit chemically. I like sweet tea but I use less than a packet in this.
I find the vanilla comforting. So when I caught B’s cold last week I
picked this up at Giant Eagle.
iii.
I also got an incredibly
awesome care package from a listener that I’ve been corresponding back
and forth with that will fill the tea pot with new Teas for the next several
weeks! When I saw all the teas I squealed and did a dance in the kitchen . B
thought I was insane. J I’ve been
previewing them at home but will start using them in the tea pot over the next
few weeks. Many Many thanks to LittleRedHen! I’m blown away by how
awesome this is!
- Material Sourcing
- Tour De Fleece has come and gone.
- My goal was 2 lbs and I didn’t make it. I have 1 lb of spun and plied and another 9 oz of singles spun. I did manage to spin everyday. Though it was slow an unproductive at the end.
i.
I’m all GRACE
and DEXTERITY and managed to fall down some steps at a friends camper. I did a
good job of it too… Hit my head, Bruises over my entire lower body,
Still dealing with a bruised tailbone and it’s been a few weeks… Sitting
has been uncomfortable.
- Still no word on my fleece from the processor hopefully soon!
- Shipping
- The Hitch Hiker
i.
MissMandiGirl beat
me. She finished the KAL before I did. I know this wasn’t a race but
really deep down I think everyone wants to “win” right? Please
don’t let it be just me!
ii.
The pattern was a
breeze to knit once I had the pattern memorized. Great social knitting.
iii.
I think the Sweet
Briar Yarn really made this though I love how the stitched look a bit like
hundreds of beads because of the nylon content but the shawlette still has
satisfying “squish” in my hands.
- The Starving Artist Beret by Laura Linneman
i.
I signed up for my
first ever swap on Ravelry. It was a scavenger hunt swap and one of the
requirements was a little something to keep my partner warm. I saw some
scarves and shawls coming out of packages but no hats. So I went the hat
route.
ii.
I knit this from the
two extra skeins of Purl Bee Acrylic / Alpaca (my partner was OK with Acrylic
yarn) in Damson that was left over from the 2nd Ruffled and Ruched
Scarf I made. The pattern calls for Bulky and this is one of those instances
where I cheated ad held the worsted weight double. The resulting hat is THICK
and WARM and FUZZY! I hop she likes it. I’m jealous I don’t have
one of my own.
- Afer 5
i.
The rumors of my
fading are grossly exaggerated…
1. Work is status quo. I had a major melt down in my bosses office and
now I share an assistant with the production scheduler. As she becomes more
and more able to take things off my plate things are getting better and
better. My being able to podcast tonight is largely in part to her. HURRAH!
2. B starts Kindergarten in 3 weeks. I’m not sure how I feel about
this. I know with Nate I took the day off and expected to have a tough time
dropping him off. I expected him to be scared and to cry. What happened
though was totally the opposite. Nate grabbed his backpack and marched right
into school and was fine. I on the other hand sat in the parking lot in my car
and cried for ½ an hour. This time I have no vacation time so Daddy is taking
the 1st day of school duties. I wonder if he’ll admit to
crying in the parking lot. I did read that the first day is an abbreviated
schedule and the attending parent is meant to stay all day and see the
routine. Maybe easing us into the schedule will make it better.
3. Nate is off vacationing for the next few weeks with his dad.
4. Question
of the commute this morning: Mom? Do Zombies have names?b