finger lakes fiber festival- Hemlock, NY 2007

I ventured out to the fiber festival and highly recommend the experience. A beautiful drive to Hemlock, NY and an overwhelming amount of fiber to behold. Here are some pics from the day...

An amazing amount of fiber to choose from!



World setting records .. that's one big sock












Antique sock knitting machines that make a PAIR of socks in under an hour!






Amazing and funky fiber creations.


All this and more, there were over 70 vendors, a huge barn of exhibits, many workshops and classes to take and a selection of cute fuzzy knittable critters

hat with stripes

here's a side and fromt view of a hat I knit for Bill this weekend

baby presents

My friend and co-worker Belinda is expecting and due in July so I knitted up a baby sized sweater and matching toy.

my tote exchange bag

Penny in Winnipeg Canada is the lucky recipient of this bag. It was a knitting experience- I got to knit on the beach on vacation, then had my needles confiscated by Mexican TSA agents. Then the washer broke the week it needed felting. But its done and in the mail to its new owner. Can you believe how much it shrunk!

international tote exchange 3

well, the exchange is nearly over. I received this great bag ftom my partner Rachel. I love it- the colors are rich and the beads really give it a finished look. She also included a box of goodies -yarn, notions, patterns and candy.

swift in action

Here is a photo of me at Ithaca Stitch and Bitch winding yarn for a friend on my new swift.

International Tote Exchange 3

I received my partner assignment today for the new exchange, Penny in Canada. She wants a felted bag and I've selected a pattern and will shop for yarn tomorrow. Lucky for me she wants a felted bag ( I think they are easier)

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.

caps for the capital

Another crochet project- newborn caps for Save the Children's "Caps for the Capital". They are collecting handmade caps for newborn and are showing them to the white house prior to sending to needy countries where the will be placed on a newborns head.

Long Striped Scarf

I made this scarf to replace the very colorful one I made previously as that one was itchy. This one is made out of "suede" yarn- man made but very soft.

Tote Exchange Project Done

just mailed off the bag to my "pal". Hope she likes it- it was alot of work- check out the cable pattern not only on the front flap but running thru the strap!

Quick sweater

I had a lag between finishing my lace scarf and starting my project for the tote exchanage so I whipped up a sweater.

First crochet project

A friend is having twin girls so I took a spin a crocheting and here is the outcome.

Tote Exchange

Received my international tote exchange partner assignment this week, am looking forward to knitting a non-felted (gasp) purse for once. Been teaching myself crochet this week, will post pictures of my finished projects soon. Also am in the midst of a open front cardigan which is knitting up quickly.

Using up my yarn

I finally finished off these 3 skeins with another purse...

scarves

Last winter I made myself the colorful scarf shown here to jazz up my brown winter coat.






Recently, I knitted this feather and fan scarf

Second sweater

After I gained confidence from baby bear sweater I progressed to a real sized project..