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2021 Knitting Report

  Knitting.  So much yarn, so little time.   I have a significant S.A.B.L.E...Stash Available Beyond Life Expectancy.  It's a real struggle to divide my time between my hobbies: Reading, Knitting, Beading, Painting.  Then there are the mundane chores like cooking, cleaning, laundry, dishes. Sigh.  I'm not a compulsive 'starter'.  I only have one major project and one TV/Social Knitting project (wash cloth, garter stitch blanket/scarf etc.) on the needles at any given time.  A great deal of my SABLE was purchased with no project in mind at all.  But sometimes I buy for a specific purpose. I took a Fiber Road Trip in April 2019 to attend a spinning class given by Kate Larson at  The Fiber Event  at the Putnam County Fairgrounds, Greencastle, IN.  Kate was so informative and patient with the small class.  We weren't overwhelmed with statistics or extraneous details.  I learned a lot.   While I was the...

2018 in Review Part 2

I took some classes locally in various media. Batik Silk Scarf painting with  Libby at  Walhalla Artworks This is not an art for perfectionists.   Lucky for me I'm not one :D Tried my hand at quilting a table runner. Learned I don't like quilting :D Took a Needle Felting Techniques class  with Irene Heckel  at the Wool Room in Henderson, NC Learned that needle felting is addictive! Took two more classes :D   Irene recommended using real pumpkin stems for  a more realistic look. Winter Gnomes are so fun! Got this idea from Pinterest. Troll Ornaments Watched some YouTube videos on fabric painting. And messed around with acrylics on canvas too. These paintings were inspired by others I found on Pinterest.