Doris's Birthday

We had a lovely dinner at Newell House in C'dale. YUM! A few of the Club members are sick (bad timing for them) so our crew was smaller than usual but no less fun. I can now report on her gift from me. It was a knotted necklace from my new book "Chinese Knots for Beaded Jewellry". It has a Prosperity Knot

and double button sliding closure and is made in her sorority colors.

My first Knotted Project!
:-) Peace

Not much time........

this week for crafting or posting about crafting. (see shed project on my other blog) But I did manage to start 2 projects we have to call Birthday-Carmel (my niece) while Robbie gave a lesson Monday night. And today I am starting on Birthday-Doris (fellow club member). Both should be revealed next week.

Wednesday night at Club we did another painting lesson. Results above and below. As you can see I need lots of practise, but I do kind of like my roses!
:-)Peace

p.s. link to original paint workshop post on other blog

What's in a name

Of course, every project needs to have a name. Some names have to do with what I was doing or feeling at the time, such as my Pig-Out poncho or my Santa Monica shawl. Some names are just descriptive, such as blue cable sock. So then what do I do about the projects that I'm working on as gifts. What do I name them on the blog so people don't now what I'm working on and I can maintain the surprise. I guess I will just name them something like Xmas gift-Missa or Birthday gift-Nancy and show a photo gallery after Christmas.

Well now that we have that settled, I can also report on what else I was working on at the Wednesday Nite Craft Meeting. Xmas gift-Missa got several rows Wednesday night also, but rows of what you have to wait for.

Wednesday afternoon I started a new jewelry project called ladder stitch bracelet. ( I think this will remain its name for me also) Here is a progress pic.

I'm learning lots of new stuff with this project for sure!

:-) Peace

Come on over to the Crafty side

I thought I should start a specific blog for crafty news. Then I won't bore anyone on the regular blog. Last night was Wednesday Nite Craft Meeting. We all did our usual hodge podge, and I worked on my blue cable socks which I had cast on in September 2003 GULP! That was before "THE TENDONITIS" (which of course has wrecked my crafting life). I found the completed 1st sock a few months ago and decided to rack up an easy FO (finished object). One sock already done and they are worsted weight on size Fours (magic loop) should go fairly speedy. Been doing a few rows here and there ("the tendonitis"). I finished decreasing the toe last night and Kitchenered it today. All Done. I must have had a drastic change in gauge, but who cares, they are just for me (and just acrylic). Here they are in their blue acrylic glory..........

tried to get a detail of the cables.....pretty blurry

and so not the right color, but I do not claim to

be a photographer.

:-) Peace