vests, shrugs and more

Well it's been awhile since I've posted and for anyone who checks my blog I am sorry.

Let's see. I've done a few pairs of fingerless gloves, consigned at Bazaar Girls, and now clothes Horse. One red hot pair sold at Bazaar girls, and I think the purple olive striped one sold at Clothes Horse I still need to beg over there and check.

Mom's vest is almost done. the sides have been sewn together. Just the back of the collar and the top of the back to sew together. January 11 finished Mom's vest

So now I've started work on  the Cozy Caccoon shrug from Knit picks. Mom and I had gone into the stash looking for yarn to try out a new pattern and found the kit for the shrug from some years ago. When I said I would knit it as my first sweater.

Panic, no don't panic

So I was spinning saturday night and the drive band on my wheel broke. So yesterday I tried measuring to see if I could get it tied back together and no such luck. So after searching found a forum talking about cotton and nylon twine. Remembered we had some twine in the kitchen from working in the garden and a little cooking. Found it matched it to the broken drive band cut it a bit longer then ... a new drive band. Tried my wheel and it is working fine.

On and Off the Needles

Finished the other of the cabled fingerless gloves in the Socks that Rock Vintage and Cascade Kid Seta. And started the pair in Dragon Dance for my Aunt Doris.

Behind the Wheel

So for Christmas got a Wooley Winder. No more having to stop and change hooks while spinning. Got some gray spun up. (I need to keep track of fiber content when I spin more) got that on one of my regular bobbins and now. I"m spinning a wool, alpaca and mohair blend. dark brown or black with red green and yellow blended in.

Add the Stash
While checking on what I had on consignment, found one pair had sold. Also bought another colorway in the socks that Rock, Black Magic might be another pair of fingerless gloves and might try designing my own pattern in it. I am thinking cables.

The Write Life
I am trying to edit and add to my NaNoWriMo 2012 novel some more as part of doing WriYe (write yearly) Also need to work on Camp NaNo novel. Need to read them to get back in the mood.