IS IT A BIRD? IS IT A PLANE?

No , its my new umbrella swift and ball winder, my xmas present from Bill. Hanks of homespun yarn are held by the umbrella swift and the yarn is attched to the ball winder. The swift and ball winder turn simultaneously to produce beautifully wound balls of yarn. The gift has been put to good use as I took it to the last Stitch and Bitch meeting and wound 4 hanks of yarn for friends.

starting socks

am starting a fun pair of socks at this time, pics will be posted as they progress

My tote exchange gift

Here's a picture of the bag I received from Chrissy in Singapore recently as part of the Internationl Tote Exchange2. Isn't it beautiful?

Bowls

Am experimenting with crocheting bowls out of unusual materials- just finished a rectangular bowl out of sportsman's line, now am working with household twine.