Sunday, March 25, 2007    (at 5:34 am) 
 

Marginal
Notes:

Weather: 40's and rainy.  Last weeks snow has melted. 

Current projects:

 

Current Projects:

A pair of dark purple socks for a friend at work.  She's been sick and stressed out.

Toddler pullover sweater of my own design.  Made out of Louet worsted that I scavenged from some socks that were not working out.

Still have to make the other glove for Dennis

I have not begun the scarf for Ryan. His band is working on a logo and I will make it with the logo once they decided upon it.

Various hats, scarves and mittens.  I want to have some on hand to sell at the CT Sheep Show in the Spring.

Projects on hold.  I'm bored with these!:

A lace scarf out of hand painted Merino.  This is a test project for the business.  I might start to sell this yarn.  Haven't finished it.  Not crazy about the colors.  Maybe I'll make it into socks instead.

Charcoal gray alpaca sweater.  I have misplaced the instructions.  Should be interesting to finish it without them. 

No quilts in progress

 

             
           

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      We are going to make the trip back up to NH to return Ryan to college.  Dennis said he will go this time.  That means I get a break and don't have to drive!  The weather should be better than it was last week for the drive.  I can't believe that when Ryan returns home in May, he will have completed two years of college already.  Where does the time go?

I took Ryan and Ryanne shopping yesterday.  Their new favorite place to shop is the large Goodwill store in Norwich.  We stopped by there a few weeks ago and I bought clothes that were good enough for work.  The store does not have that old musty smell that some 2nd hand stores have.  It's brightly lit up and clean.  Ryan found four pairs of trousers, I found two more skirts and cotton sweaters to match them.  Our total bill was $35.  Ryanne insisted on using her babysitting money to pay for her purchases.  She bought four blouses and one or two skirts for a total of $15.  The skirts that I purchased I know were originally from J.C. Penney.  They have the "Sag Harbor" label in them that belongs to that store.  The kids really love shopping in this manner as their funds are limited.  Ryan and I had stopped in a thrift shop in Enfield NH last week on our way home.  He found a sports coat and a pair of corduroy pants.  The total for those two items was $7.  When he comes back home in May, he will need a good pair of shoes.  That is one article of clothing (along with underwear ) that I will not by used.  

I did the weekly grocery shopping as we were near our usual grocery store.  I also bought supplies for Ryan's dorm room.  Lunch meat and cheese, bread, snack foods, crackers, soda and other bits of quick.  I froze the leftover chili from last week and I'm going to send that with him also.  There is enough left for one or two meals.

I can't believe that he is almost done with his second year of college.

Recently completed projects-most recent first:

A Shetland lace scarf out of baby alpaca spun on Prudence my antique Shaker wheel. Mittens for a woman in my unit made out of bits and pieces of yarn from the stash Mittens for my supervisor out of some Noro I had in the stash.
Mittens for Ryanne to match the Shetland lace scarf out of the softest Merino wool Shetland Lace scarf out of pink angora.  I need to block it as it seems to have grown when I washed it.  It's now about 8' long!  I gave this to Ryanne's mother.  She loves it. A blue and multicolored handspun, multidirectional scarf.  I gave this to Ryanne's father as a combo Christmas & birthday present.
Finished a hat out of multicolored handspun from roving I purchased at Rhinebeck last year.  It's pretty shades of blues and greens.  I made it for the Tamarra the temp that left work and now is in school in NH.  I need to make her some mittens too and I will mail them to her. Finished a Shetland lace scarf in greens & orange hand painted Merino from the NH Sheep show.  It's for Ryanne for Christmas Started and finished a quick multi-directional scarf out of the same green homespun for the other temp at work (Tamarra) who was leaving.  She's going to school in NH so she'll need it.
Knit another hat for Ryanne.  This one larger and out of green homespun.  I added a few stripes of orange to make it the colors of the Irish flag.  She's very Irish.  A blue hat with pink embroidered flowers and beads.  I gave it to another girl at work for her toddler daughter. Little basket weave socks for a toddler.  I gave the to a girl at work for her 18 month old daughter.
A hat for Ryanne out of some blue Merino.  I think it's too small though. A homespun wool scarf in Autumn colors using  a Shetland lace pattern.  It's my first attempt at lace and I'm enjoying it.   Socks.  Two pairs.  One for me and I gave the other to Ryanne.
Made a quick scarf to wear to work out of the recycled silk I purchased on vacation. Ryanne has the green sweater.  I haven't seen it or her for a while.  I have no idea what stage it is at.  She was lengthening the sleeves (I have very short arms) and adding volume to the neck. Socks.  Blue & green variegated yarn.  I gave them to Ryanne
Multidirectional Diagonal scarf out of brown homespun wool and alpaca.  I gave it to Jack the Therapist.  He didn't have a scarf. Finished the never ending cardigan turned vest!  The buttons are sewn on, I just have to make button holes and block it. Pair of mittens for a child.  They are knit out of Blue Wool-Ease from Lion Brand so they will be washable.  I gave them to Chef Dave at work for his little boy Michael.
A multidirectional diagonal scarf for Dennis out of blue homespun wool. A scarf for the scarf swap at our spinning guild made out of a mohair blend I purchased at Rhinebeck and some blue homespun wool. Mittens for the girl who lives down the street made out of brown alpaca and a wool in autumnal colors.
Another hat for my chiropractor's baby out of multicolored acrylic.. Blue mittens to match the scarf for Ryanne  A simple gray winter hat. It's from the Border Leicester fleece that I bought last year.  It's for LP for Christmas. 
A turquoise blue wool and silk blend scarf for Ryanne. Socks out of hand painted wool in lovely muted, "desert" colors.  I inadvertently washed them and the wool felted.  I now have slipper socks. A grass green colored angora & alpaca simple raglan sweater
Hot pink hat for my chiropractor's baby. A cowl from a blend of Cotswold wool and alpaca. A glittery scarf with yarn purchased from Threadbear.
Hat for Dennis of  homespun charcoal gray Corridale wool. An ugly brown sweater for Dennis out of a mix of homespun wools.  He loves it Multicolored socks for me.