YARN SWEATER

I don't know if I mentioned in a previous blog about how our luggage was destroyed on our last trip to North Dakota. One of the things lost forever was a red sweater I was knitting so I'm going to try to again. I got this beautiful yarn from a dear friend. She had her wool washed, carded and then spun. In the picture the lower skein is natural but since I wanted a red sweater I dyed it. I love how it turned out!! The picture doesn't do it justice.

I've been working on my sweater. Just a very simple no thinking from the neck down pattern. I'm not good at keeping track of a pattern when everyone around me is talking so this is perfect for me. One of the things I like most about this yarn is that it isn't perfect even if it was spun on machines there are still some nubbies that give it that hand spun look. If the airlines lose this knitting project then I think I'll just give up and go out a buy a red sweater.

HAPPY FOURTH

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

JULY CALENDAR - HAPPY CANADA DAY

Another month passed so quickly and here we are in July. This calendar sample was woven by Barbara DeHaven who lives in St Catharines, Ontario. Very appropriate since it's Canada Day.

To all my Canadian friends and family

HAPPY CANADA DAY

FINDS

A couple of weekends ago Elizabethville, Pa had their community yards sale. I think almost everyone in the town had stands with things for sale. I bought this Conair hair twister new in the box never used for $5. I wish I could remember where I read the idea to use one of these Conair hair twister for fringe but I can't.


It works great!! I twisted the fringe on two blankets in half the time it would have taken to use my hand held one. I twisted two strands of fringe together than let those two twisted strands twist back onto them selves. The only problem is that is makes an annoying whining sound. This is not something you would want to do use when there is another person around watching TV.

Sunday I found a new vintage bag for inventory. Not one sport or any damage to it. Lovely and a great buy too.

Last but far from least is the Polish Pottery I found. Perfect in every way for only $10.00. I didn't have any in blue, white and yellow. Almost reminds me of French country style. I'm still tossing some ideas around for some handwoven towels or runners with my collection in mind.

A FEW FLOWERS

My tiger lillies have doubled in size this year. Mother nature sure did a great job. Amazingly beautiful bright shades of orange. Wish I had planted more of them. Colors would work well in handpainted yarn.

Last year a I posted a picture of this clematis with one lonely flower. I took this picture a few days ago and since then it has more blooms. It went crazy this year.

Earlier this month Sue from Life Looms Large post pictures that she took for a assignment titled Abandonment from Didgital Photo School. When I saw this poor old rusty abanded bucket and old water bottle poking out with a flowering weed growning in it I had to take picture of it. Reminds me of one of my favorite shows Life After People.

RAINY SATURDAY

We woke up this morning to rain hitting the window. What to do on a rainy Saturday? How about a trip to Cabela's ? Great!!! So I grabbed some knitting, nothing exciting just a hat and off we go. I don't hunt, camp and only fish when we go to Minnesota but I love this place. We each go our separate ways my first visit was to the Aquarium. Ok, not necessarily the first place I visited since we were riding for about an hour. I checked out the fish for awhile then made my way to the woman's wear. I found a large but not to large purse for our up coming vacation for would you believe only $11.66. Most of the things they have are not cheap so I was very pleased with my buy.

This is one of the many white tail dear mounts. There is a room dedicated to white tail dear. Also a beautiful gun library with many old and collect able guns. I've never shot a gun but the workman ship on those guns is beautiful

Yep, an air plane on the second floor just above the house wears and cafe. This build is HUGE.

This shot is over looking the ground floor. One of the many life like displays they have. If you find yourself in Eastern Pennsylvania try to get to this store. It's well worth the trip for anyone. I did buy four more bobbin threaders in the fishing department. I broke the one I sent for but sent an email to them and within a half an hour got an email telling me they would credit my account. Can't ask for anything more than that. Take a look at the pictures on their web site they are much better than mine.

WEED WALK

It was a cloudy morning which made it a perfect day for a Weed Walk. One of our local nurseries, Smucker's sponsored a Weed Walk present by Susanna Reppert - Brill from the Rosemary House.

We walked around Mrs. Smucker's rural property with Sue showing us how to identify and use for both medical and culinary purposes comfrey, plantain, shepards's purse, wild chamomile, nettles, white yarrow, violets, yellow dock and more.

After the walk we enjoyed a demonstration on how to make "green drink" a drink with all sorts of natural things which are good for you including the oats Sue has in her hands and soap made with jewel weed to use when you have poison ivy. I'm not so sure I'll go around using these weeds but sure was fun learning about the many uses.