Wuthering Heights

If you haven't seen PBS's Wuthering Heights ,view it online until Sunday, February 1, 2009. The online viewing is of good quality with a large viewing window. I read WH when a teen;this televised version doesn't disappoint unless you'd rather cling to the written word and not spoil your imagination.

I'll understand...................

On another Masterpiece Theater note .......Tess of the D'Urbervilles aired on PBS before WH. I fell in love with Tess's shawl.You know I had to find a pattern for this shawl. This shawl looks a lot like it.

In case you haven't heard there's a discussion on Ravelry about Tess's shawl .

More Knitting and Spinning.....................

I've been wanting to post more of my knitting and spinning projects..............the skein is mohair and merino: spun and plyed on a Ledbetter spindle. The cowl is knitted with hand spun- hand dyed merino.The hat will soon be felted.

Yes! Pete Seeger Has Arrived!

Inauguration 2009: Pete Seeger and Bruce Springsteen
Originally uploaded by USA TODAY

Pete Seeger is wearing a Solmate Socks hat while singing with Bruce Springsteen at the 2009 Inaugural Concert at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington DC yesterday.

There's a web site to nominate him for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Ravelry is abuzz discussing what the concert means to our nation as well as how to knit this hat.

Field of Dreams

If you build it they will come........................truer words were never spoken! Last night I had the distinct pleasure of being in the company of many like minded fiber enthusiasts at Slater Mill in Pawtucket, RI.

Slater Mill is the birthplace of the American Industrial Revolution; it seems fitting that those of us who cherish the handmade as well as the machine made can now gather in its halls to share our craft and expand our knowledge. The directors of the mill have welcomed guilds and individuals from the northeast to join their community guild studios. They also plan to create a pan guild with the hope of co mingling the members of distinct guilds to inspire joint projects. Add to this their willingness to sponsor workshops in any fiber related topic, and we've got the care and feeding of the imagination.This excites me to no end.


Join the conversation at Ravelry........................

Vests are just the right type of knitting.........

Yes.............knitting a vest has a lot going for it. Less sewing,no sleeves, less yarn. As you know I've made a vest out of my handspun that I posted last entry. Now I want to make another. I've got a few ideas, but nothing's for sure yet.

Here are some of the choices: All are free except the Chinese Vest. It's a tough decision. Which do you like? Perhaps there's a vest you can suggest.

Tamaqua Vest
Chinese Red Vest (Ravelry)
Boogie Vest
Vine Lace Vest

How I Spent My Christmas Vacation......

Watching DH and DD checking on the horses...............
Seeing Gwen enjoy her daily hay.......................
Feeling glad M likes her felted slippers even though I forgot J's slippers Christmas morning........
Snapping pics of Puddy....................

Smiling at Marvin ( M and J's new rescue cat) loving nap time in an abandoned box.............
Photographing my new vest made with some handspun mohair and merino.......................

Happy New Year to all!

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