Knit Wits

We met in the tiny back room of a small knit shop in Gresham called Yarnin' Around. Every Wednesday, knitters gathered there to work on projects and share companionship. When the lease ran out and the shop was forced to close, five of us decided to keep meeting. We tried a variety of venues including a business, each other's homes, and finally...the clubhouse at the condo village where one woman lives. We have met weekly for almost a year and have seen many knitted projects started and (most of the time) finished. This week we set aside our needles for a road trip to a shop called Sleighbells for "High Tea" and Christmas shopping. A festive celebration of our friendship and love of creativity. Left to right...Nancy, Jen, Linda, Pat A and Pat Mc.

Remember the Pink Lace Hat?

Here she is...Little Ember Louise Fay Roth wearing the pink lace hat that gave me so many fits to make. [See September 10th.]

Pillow Talk

Moms-to-be are told to bring their favorite pillow to the hospital to hug during labor. They are advised to use a distinctive pillowcase so it won't get mixed up with hospital issued pillows. So my daughter said maybe I could make her one. Maybe I could. Maybe I did. It may look simple to you, but top stitiching and French seams are a bit outside of my area of expertise. Nevertheless I plunged on with a kit I purchased at Craft Warehouse. I had to change presser feet to get through the layers. But here it is. I used white thread as that is what is in the machine and the bobbin and since I don't know how to thread the machine or wind the bobbin, that's what you get. Windy likes it. It measures 20" by 28" and took me all day to complete.