Double Weave

I wanted to do something different and not "make" anything so I bought the new double weave book and am doing the sampler.  It seems to be very magical--I have only done the first one but I do like the color change with the cream then the brown on top-I guess the only really important thing is to keep the sheds "open" .  It is very intreging.

So Thats where they were!

Since we got back from Colorado our chickens have not been laying very well, or so we thought.  Low and behold Harry found 19 eggs in the barn this morning, none of them broken or eaten, go figure!

Mittens, Mittens, Mittens

I have been working on mittens most of the summer--I know, not really the prime time for thinking about mittens but they are a small project and easy to pick up at any time.  I love to make "mirror" image mittens.  The colors are reversed on each pair so that the background on one mitten is transposed to be the design on the other.  This makes them far less boring to make and also uses the same amount of each color for the pair of mittens.  I am taking them to sell at the Sheep and Wool Festival next week.  I make up the designs from old knitting patterns.  The cuffs on most of them are very long-I think this is really great because they can be put over your jacket or under and you will keep much warmer.  No snow up your jacket!!! I love winter and figure you should dress up your hands to play in the snow.