I'm settling in.

Now that I've moved, I'm settling in.

I seem to be fighting the flu or something. I was so glad not to get sick while I moved, but I've been sick since last Sunday. No fair.

I had a visitor over yesterday who brought me some odd yarn. I think it'll work for the grocery store bag I want to crochet. Big chunky yarn, big hook. Go fast. I put it up on Ravelry.

So these are bad pictures of my knitting room just after I moved in. I have a lot to do...



What you can't see is the rest of the room behind me as I took the pictures. It's piled with stuff, furniture, file cabinets, and bins that were just plopped there.
Order will come, one box/bin/file at a time.

Socks to wear and Rain today.

I am excited today.
It's such a beautiful morning here with the gentle -much needed- rain. 6:15 am: I looked at the mountains while waiting for the bus. Through the rain I could see clouds draping themselves over the edge of the mountain - a brightest white lace border back-lit by the rising sun.


I get to wear my finished "Back to Basics" socks from Knitty. I used Austermann Step yarn #21 in turquoise, gray and charcoal.

My socks fit well although I knitted the foot longer than I should have. I used a finer gauge yarn and smaller needles than the pattern called for. The number of stitches called for would have fit a larger foot in the yarn suggested in the pattern.
I'm very pleased with the results.

I'm spending Lots of time at home.

I have a sick alternator in my car and I won't be driving anywhere till I can fix it.
Funny how things work out- I really have wanted to spend lots of time at home cleaning, sorting and getting rid of stuff.
SO, Now I can.
Interesting -I manifested that, huh? Yep, yep I did....

40 years.... Not Possible..... I'm still a teenager!

Can it Really be 40 years since Armstrong landed on the moon? My Grandma Schufle was in 'Vegas that summer with us and we all watched the landing and first walk and all. After that evening she said "Well, I've seen everything now. I saw Hallie's comet when I was a girl, 1890 or so. We knew the moon was made of green cheese, and now I know it's not. What a world..."

She was in her 90's when she died in 1970, '71? She had seen the world change from rural to city, and move into industry. She had a remarkable life. :0)

Bogged down blog.

I have bogged down on posting "stuff". I had some great pictures, but no way to load them. Then I got bogged down with LOTS of work, so no time to blog.

I kind of have a little more free time at the moment so hence, a post.

What am I working on?
2 prs of socks -
1. Austerman Step Yarn turquoise colorway, "Back to Basics" toe up pattern from Knitty.com.
2. Red Heart Heart & Sole with Aloe Green Envy, "An American in China" linen stitch pattern from Knitty.com

I finished my brown cardigan -Queensland Kathmandu Aran Tweed Yarn in Rust. The body of it fits SO well. The sleeves -yuk. I had a picture... I really did. I don't have a card reader to load it into the computer. Rats. Soon.

I'm still working on the Misty Garden scarf from Scarf Style. I'm using Mountain Colors Bearfoot Meadow Colorway superwash, mohair and nylon. It's a feather and fan pattern.Very pretty but it gets old after a time.

It's getting close to time for my classes to start again. I don't know what happened to this summer.

Addendum to this post- I joined the Tour de Fleece through Ravelry. I can't get the picture added to the sidebar here, but I AM in the Tour.

I guess that's all for now.

One Delivered, One to go.

A rug for someone I work with. She was saying that she needed some nice throw rugs. She's very happy with this one. One more to go.
I took this outside on a Saturday morning about 5 or 6 o'clock. I was surprised it came out so well. I thought the flash would really wash it out.

A scarf for a co-worker in Misti Alpaca fingering weight (sock weight) yarn. [see more on Ravelry JeannieF]
This was a thank you gift. She knows why.


While this isn't the best picture I've ever taken, it accurately shows the color of the yarn I'm using for these socks. This is the Back to Basics pattern from Knitty.com. It's a nice pattern -I only have been working on these for so long because of my own "stuff." You can read back through the archives and see why.
Now I'm on the final stretch -knitting the cuffs. They're toe up and will almost be ready to wear when I bind off. Just a few tails to weave in. ' Can't Wait!

The Rest of the Basket From the 2008 East Mountain Fiber Farm & Studio Tour

This great basket -a hit with felines and human.



Two gift cards - yummm!



This beautiful cutting board. There was no information as to where it is from. It's finely crafted and smooth as silk.

Fabulous Alpaca Socks Natural Fiber Creations by Enchanted Sky Alpacas

Milagro Moon's always exquisite Alpaca yarn and FABULOUS Soap. If you all haven't used this soap -you are missing out.

Handspun Jacob yarn from Deb Haden at Cuesta Farm. I think ...Sorry, I'm just not sure! It's gorgeous, though.

Beautiful Mohair and Wool in a teal-y, gray color from Gayle Bone at Square Hole Ranch,
McIntosh, NM. gogobone59@q.com on the label. Handspun and dyed.


Yarn and Angel from Bethe Orrell at Good Fibrations.
Hand dyed. Grown from her sheep and goats and spun by hand.


Mohair to spin from - I don't remember! Oh, No! And there was more, I spun some up already.

And last but not least - a camel down filled pot holder - wonderful!
From Camel- Lot, I believe.

I won't scare you with the picture of me in the Sun hat that was included. The hat's great - the picture was too scary.

If I missed something or someone in these last two posts, I apologize!

This year's Tour is scheduled for 5/30/09. If you haven't been on the tour you must not miss it this year. It's a short drive to Edgewood to Good Fibrations to pick up a Tour map and then two days' worth of fun driving in the country and seeing the farms and animals. The weather should be cooler than Albuquerque and it's a family and children friendly event. All the stops are free to look although 'most everyone has products to sell. There are a few stops that will have food and drinks, but take water with you anyway.

Dress for walking in mountain desert terrain. Comfortable clothes and shoes.
Go to Good Fibrations home page and click the calendar for the latest information

Pictures from East Mountain Farm & Fiber Tour

Now I know these are so late going up. However, since our consciousnesses have been focused on being "frugal" lately, I thought this would be something you could all drool over and enjoy without spending any money.

I won the Door Prize Basket! Wow, it is fabulous!

So the following pictures are closeups of what's in here. Most of these places are in Edgewood
or close around there.




A sweet Alpaca bear from Natural Fiber Creations -Enchanted Sky Alpacas.
enchantedskyalpacas.com











A wonderful basket - the kitties Had to inspect it.
















Beautiful, yummy camel down from Bev & Bill's Camel-Lot Ranch in Sandia Park, NM.

















Wonderful Goodies from The Cutting Edge salon.


















More pictures in the next post.