First woven scarf!

The pictures don't completely capture the colors in it; it's a little more green and a little less blue.




Details: Woven on a 15-inch rigid heddle loom by Schacht, with a 10-dent heddle
Yarn: Alto by Abstract Fiber
Weave: I can't remember the technical term for this... it's just a plain weave, "over under over under" for 5 yards or so.

Little Girl's Shrug #288

In the past four days, I have knit a pair of mittens (see previous post) and a baby sweater (see below). I also attended an 8-hour weaving class at WEBS and made myself a pretty nice 5 foot scarf (photos next week. I promise.)



Unfortunately, the loom I bought was missing the heddle, so I can't do more weaving until I have time to get to WEBS to replace it, and all the knitting has given me a sore left hand and elbow. So I'm going to go slowly with the crafting for the next few days!

More mittens

Yes, that joke about how I should have chosen the blogger-name "Mitten Mama" is getting another workout this week.

Here's why:




Details: size 3 wooden needles (16" circs, two of 'em) from KnitPicks.
KnitPicks' Swish DK Superwash in black and red (about half of a skein of each.)
Mittens were made to fit a 4-year-old child.
Obviously, his initials are "JG" and no, I haven't actually seen them on him yet.

We got the invitation to the birthday party on Thursday morning. It's now Saturday evening. I knit that pair of mittens in 2 days. I think the first one took about 6 hours and the second one took about 4.5 hours.

Ten on Tuesday: 10 things to put in a salad

I assume these should be things I like? (And do I have to limit myself to ten? I do love my salad...)

1) fresh herbs (basil and dill, mostly, but sometimes tarragon, mint, or chives)
2) avocado
3) cucumbers
4) radishes
5) tomatoes
6) dried fruit (like Craisins)
7) toasted nuts
8) cheese (gorgonzola, feta, or tiny cubes of sharp cheddar)
9) croutons
10) celery

if I were to be allowed to continue, I would add

11) black beans (out of the can, rinsed and raised to room temperature)
12) carrots
13) lettuce (red leaf, Boston Bibb, arugula, endive...)
14) home-made salad dressing
15) heart-of-palm
16) baby potatoes, lightly boiled and sliced
17) corn
18) peas
19) pears
20) fresh blueberries

Proof of recent knitting

Details tomorrow, when I have more than three working brain cells...

How I'm spending Monday night

Challah!

checking in

In the past few weeks I have

suffered through a bad cold
followed by nasty asthma
given myself a mild concussion on the cabinet door that pops open without making a sound (I stood up and knocked my head straight under it)
knit quite a lot
taken no pictures
put two raised beds into the garden
bought some plants and put them in, too (eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, basil, and onions thus far)
also put mint into a pot on my porch
cooked some amazing food
once again, taken no pictures

I will try to pull myself together a bit this week.