YOU NEVER KNOW

 I’ve been missing from my blog and missing almost from life since the  doctor misdiagnosed my stomach pain last week through shoddy doctoring- did he feel my stomach? No , he said there’s a stomach bug going around,  therefore, I ended up taking an ambulance ride to the hospital unconsciousness with sepsis from appendicitis! Needless to say it’s been quite a week of up-and-downs! I hope to be discharged tomorrow to be able to be taken care of by my husband at home in my own bed!  

SOCKS ON SUNDAY

The pair of socks I started on my way to NY is a done deal!  

This yarn is Knit picks Static in Cabot Cove. 

 It was an easy match for this pair. 

 It's going into the gift pile for now.

 

And I am still loving these dishcloths! 

 I can use every bit of the yarn from 1 skein to make a pair. 

 I like that I can make a pair in an evening, too!

SEE ME FLIT!

I made some letters on the Cricut--I know it doesn't look like it but these will spell WELCOME on a new sign.

I cut and painted the wood to make a porch sign for Autumn.  Ideas, you know.

I also cut this out and will be making a new sign for this, too.  

I think looking at Kim's Crow stitching inspired me!

Lena just couldn't keep up with me today-I did a little bit everywhere and she gave up and waited for me to make my bed.  She missed my efforts there and I got to make up the bed without her help! lol

 

A GOOD DAY!

I sleyed the rest of the reed and got to the best part of all of the work---weaving!!!  Doesn't this color combo work nicely together!?!

I did a bit of piecing on the top on the left and then decided they will both get attention today!  I also need to load another quilt onto the frame and get to work!

Bill and I went to lunch at Corky Bell's but it was storming out so we sat indoors but could still see the river!  It was so nice to stop and enjoy the feast together!

And yes, I am still cranking out hats!  I have a few skeins left to make before the box is full for the donation trip!

 

NO SHORT-CUTS!!!

I had to give up with the brilliant idea of tying on the new warp to the old, it didn't work because I couldn't make knots easily or keep my place--I pulled out all the old threads and started over again.  I worked on the loom off and on all day between cleaning and laundry.  I found that when I moved the front beam out of the way, it was so much easier on my body to reach and see the heddles.

I threaded all of the through the heddles and then positioned the beam in place and got ready for the next step.

And that was threading each thread through a slot in the reed.  I place 2 threads in one slot, 2 threads in the next slot 

and then only one in the next.

I marked the reed every 20 slots to keep me on track and it worked well!  I managed to do 18- threads before dinner time! 

 I will finish it up this morning before we head to lunch together--

it's been a long time coming!

DETERMINATION

After being out in the morning, I gathered up my supplies in time to rush to quilting group!  I got this much done when we had an emergency-one of the ladies made a slip with the rotary cutter

 and needed to go the the doctor's for the finger injury! 

 Never a dull moment!

I am working away at the threading, tying each thread onto its matched spot.  It isn't easy.  

At least the cross of threads makes it possible to know which thread needs to go next.  I am determined 

but resigned to the S L O W  pace of this part of the weaving...

 

WARPING AGAIN

I managed to wind the warp so much more easily this time around--almost pleasurably!  I am going to attempt to tie onto the threads I left from the last set of towels.  I will tie them on and pull them through to the back since I know they are threaded perfectly already. Well, that is the plan!  But first, I am off to have a blood draw and then to run a few errands. 

 I will be tackling this as soon as I get back!

 

A SET OF LOG CABIN TOWELS

Towel number 2 is finished and it is one I am very happy with this time around!  No threading errors or weaving errors!  Ta Da!  It finished at 16" x 24"-a good size for a dish towel.

 

You can see the, huh, 'design element' on the top towel 

and the center goof is gone on the bottom one.

The first one had a goof in the middle

 but both towels finished out at the same size. 

 

What towel is next?  I'm thinking of making some more Log Cabin towels in different colors.