Pile of yarn and a spindle

As The Yarn Turns

The tales of how I squeeze knitting and spinning into an already full life
Mon, 18 Jun 2007
Crazy Busy

That's been my life lately. It's actually been busy for a while. The crazy part started a couple of weeks ago. Work has been incredibly busy the last couple of weeks. Add in a few more social functions than we normally attend and life gets hectic. In the midst of all of this, I decided to get a new car, a Toyota Matrix in Cosmic Blue. I drive my cars until they drop and my old car was 15 years old and on its last legs. I was due a new car. So far I like it a lot. Of course that just added to craziness of the past week. Then this week we are going down to Orlando, Florida to spend a few days with Rick's cousin and her family. Things were much slower when we planned this trip. Anyway I'm hoping I get plenty of time to just sit and knit.

There has been some time for a little knitting though.

Kiri shawl in progress

I'll be taking my shawl and some socks along with me to Florida.

It's still very hot and dry here so I rigged up an impromptu ferret swimming pool with a towel and a dishpan. Zoe and Katie seem to think it's just a giant water bowl. Clyde thinks of it as his own personal water park and pushes everyone else away.

Clyde examining his swimming pool

"Is this really all for me!?"

 

Clyde with his head under water

"I bet I can find some buried treasure in here."

Yes his head really is under water. I'll try to post while I'm gone, but if not, I'll see you next week. I'm going to try to get back to regular irregular posting schedule.


by Sydney  |


About Me

My name is Sydney, woman of many hobbies.
Some of my interests are painting and drawing, knitting, spinning, genealogy, and other crafts that catch my fancy. I'm also interested in investing and computer programming.
I live in Alabama with my husband Rick, 2 ferrets, a cat, and a number of fish.
Why DoctorDirt? Because I have a degree in Soil Science.



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Works in Progress

Rambling Rows Afghan, Wool-ease - 43%
Mohair lace wrap, my own design, Jaeger Mohair Art

Finished Objects

Dublin Bay socks in Koigu
Summer top in Patons Katrina (my design)
Men's mittens, my design in Cascade 220
Cable Pullover (Fall 2003 Vogue)
Shetland Tea Shawl (Gathering of Lace)
ChicKnits Ribby Cardi, Elann Peruvian Highland Wool
Socknitters Challenge, May socks in Cherry Tree Hill, African Grey
Cotton Socks, basic sock pattern, Filatura Di Crosa Dolce Amore yarn
iPod Sock, my design, hand spun yarn
Shetland Lace Scarf, fircone pattern
Fingerless Mittens, my own design
Mountain Colors Bearfoot socks, basic sock pattern, Mountain Colors Bearfoot yarn, Silverbow colorway.
Shapely Tee, White Lies Design,Tahki Cotton Classic.
Gentleman's Socks in Railway Stitch, Knitting Vintage Socks, Steinback Wolle Strapaz
April Socks, basic sock pattern, Opal Brasil 5003
Arrowhead Lace Scarf, my own design, Jade Sapphire Cashmere-Silk, Ruby Slippers
Schaeffer Anne socks, basic sock pattern


Instructions

Making a PVC niddy noddy


Patterns

Fingerless Mittens
Arrowhead Lace Scarf


Knitting and Fiber Books I'm Reading

Mason-Dixon Knitting: The Curious Knitters' Guide: Stories, Patterns, Advice, Opinions, Questions, Answers, Jokes, and PicturesClever basic patterns combined with interesting stories.
The Alden Amos Big Book of Handspinning A good basic spinning reference but the style of the writing is often controversial.
Knitting Over The Edge: Unique Ribs, Cords, Appliques, Color, Eclectic A great reference for uncommon as well as more traditional edgings.


I'm Watching:

An Inconvenient Truth
An Inconvenient Truth


I'm Reading:

Wicked
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West


Some Favorite Links

My soil web site
The Classic Magic of Rick and Sydney
My art web site
The Knitlist
WiseNeedle: An Online Resource for Knitters
Yarn Conversion Chart
Socknitters List
Spindlers
ICanSpin.Com
Ferret Central


Favorite Blogs

Bloglines Blogroll


Project Spectrum

Knitters' Coffee Swap

Knitters Without Borders

Saturday Sky

Posted on: Mon, 31 Dec 2007 
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