love-of-fiber

Last night I spoke to Dale, friend and fellow OAKS member (Orlando Area Knitters), she has arrived safely in Houston and is in the processing of having pre-testing for her bone marrow transplant. She sounds good, and is preparing for her admission to the hospital on July 3rd.

I guess by now, many of you have received the letters Janette and I sent out regarding the launch of http://chip-n--for-dale.blogspot.com/. We are excited and just know it will be a great success. Please check the above link on July 3rd for day 1 of 30.

Well, where shall I start. As most of you know I am just a little complusive. I decided last week that I want another spinning wheel. So, I decided to explore ebay. There it was a Majacraft Suzie. At that point I new that I must have it. (yeah, right). So, I placed a bid on it. Meanwhile, I knew I didn't need 3 spinning wheels, so I decided to sell one of the Lendrums. ( the problem with the original Lendrum turned out to be the bobbins I bought from a vendor that claimed to have Lendum bobbins). So, here it is Thursday morning, the proud owner of a Suzie. It will be sent out today, so I imagine I should have it on Monday. I will post pictures upon receipt.

Jessie is my 10 year old red toy poodle. I bought him from a breeder when he was 8 weeks. He is my best friend and companion. He never complains about the fiber all over, and my many projects in progress. And he will wait for me to finish a row before I take him out or feed him. He is the best!

Tomorrow Dale, friend and fellow knitting guild member will be going to Houston for a bone marrow transplant.

I just want to wish Dale a good trip, and an easy transplant. My thoughts and prayers will be with you. Have a speedy recovery, so that we can knit and chat at Barnes and Noble.
Many hugs coming your way.

Jackie

Janette's Estonian Garden Lace Shawl using her homespun Roses for You I finally started my Estonian Garden Lace Scarf ( I am knitting with my Blueberry Patch homespun)
My mohair shawl in progress



Today I went over to Janette's after work, and we worked on a new project we are doing together. More to follow about our project, sometime next week.

I have been busy the last few days, therefore, I didn't have a chance to write. Janette and I have been very busy working on our latest project, details to follow at a later date. And I have been working on spinning the last 6 ounces of the Blueberry Patch. In fact, tonight I am going to start a scarf with it. I am half way through the Fred Flintstone, Socks that Rock, first sock. I am knitting the wendyknits.net/knit/spirittrail pattern. Steven's sweater is coming along well. I am still working on my shawl. Oh, I forgot about my Fiesta Shawl, it is blocked and all I have to do is put the fringe on. I don't remember if I had mentioned it previously, but I have joined a Sunday Afternoon Guild. Some of the girls that belong to Saturday morning (Barnes and Noble) also belong here. It was a nice afternoon and I am looking forwarded to attending again.

And one might ask what's new? Susan of http://www.spinningbunny.com has come out with a new color sock yarn, Clematis - lavenders and pale orchid with leaf greens. You can check her sight for a picture.

That's it for now, hopefully tonight I will be post pictures of work in progress.

I started the second pair of toe up socks last night. I am knitting with SOCKS THAT ROCK, http://www.bluemoonfiberarts.com/, color Fred Flintstone. I love the colors, and can't wait to see the finished project.

My first pair of toe up socks are finished. I used Socks that Rock yarn, The pattern is feather and Fan and the color is Fire on the Mountain.

Here are the pictures of the Oriental Poppies, Alpaca/Merino/Tussah fiber I received today.

I received today my 12 ounces of Oriental Poppies, Alpaca/Merino/Tussah Top 50/30/20, from www.spinningbunny.com/. The fiber is a mix of red and bright pink with purple stamens. I will post a picture later on today. I have so much to spin that I had better get busy.

Last night I went over to Janette's to ply some more, and we put my skein from Thursday night into a ball, and there is more plyed Blueberry Patch drying. I will hopefully finish spinning the balance next week

Beautiful, isn't it?

Janette and I received our Socks that Rock Yarn today. From left to right, Fred Flintstone, County Clare, Lemon Grass and Highway 30
Michelle's Turquoise and Denim Handspun


Janette and my handspun Blueberry Patch

Michelle came over after work last night, we went through my fiber, Michelle bought a Sock That Rock skein from me ( a duplicate) and some fiber that she liked from my stash. Then we proceded over to Janette's for a delicious dinner and spinning. Michelle plyed 628 yards of a mix of Turquoise and Denim Merino, and Janette was knitting an Estonian Garden Lace Shawl, ( a Fiber Trends pattern ) from her homespun Roses for You, and I just about finished spinning 6 ounces of Blueberry Patch, which I will ply tonight, ( 6 more ounces to go ) . Janette's and my fiber were purchased from http://www.spinningbunny.com/. ( I will post pictures tonight of last nights activities )

By the way, I bought 12 more ounces of Alpaca/Merino/Tussah Top 50/30/20 from http://www.spinningbunny.com/ last night. Boy, are those girls a bad influence of what?

Today, I decided would be a good day to spin. I spun some of the Alpaca/Merino/Tussah purchased from www.spinningbunny.com during the week and today I spun some more of the same (Blueberry Patch)

Courtney is 13 and going into 8th grade. She is my pride and joy.

I went to Janette's house last night to knit and I thought you would enjoy seeing pictures of Janette's work in progress and her spinning techniques. And I felt left out so I also posted a picture of the shawl I am working on.
Janette's Creatures of Reef shawl in progress
Janette's beautiful lace weight spinning
My Kiri shawl in progress
Janette must have been pretty busy spinning !

This is Ruffles
This is Janette knitting
This is Bobby, her son, a college student a UF
and this is Heidi and Ms. Sofie