Episode 115: So Many Good Things

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Warm Thanks :

Sagepecas—great to hear your voice and thanks for loving on my pet pics!

Kathyinsanjose—Moro Fleece Works it is!

Knittinghiker—always great to hear from you. Yes, I am pretty cautious about the idea that any one diet is going to fit everyone. Minerva sends love to your Nora!

Turbogal—just a warm hug.

Covid:  

Vaccinated in California?  Get your electronic COVID card 😷!

Get your kids their shots!

https://myvaccinerecord.cdph.ca.gov/

Thanks to DCAlaneKnits for advising me that you can order another 4 free Covid tests.

What's On My Hooks and Needles:

Finished:

Gradient Blues Calm Cowl

In Progress:  

Stash toss 2023 (2 in versus 4 out) and Vest-uary 2023:

Lanesplitter Skirt- I’ve turned the first corner and I’m on the straight-away--32 inches along!

Don't Know Yet--a year in blocks-- onward! Seaming experiment — 5 bottom rows are seamed, joined, and ends are woven in. Seaming onward! Row 6 is pinned onto the main now, row 7 is seamed together for short seams work.

19 x 19 blocks! 

18(19) squares=361 squares. And extras

Arranged, photographed, and clipped.

Pennsylvania Dutch embroidery--not yet

Wrapped in Tiny Chains crocheted cardigan- back is done. Use measurements, not gauge. On to the second front panel and close to finished! 

Lady Eleanor Shawl-- The Next Big Thing. Progress in middle of skein 7/11. 32” long so far.

My Favorite Resources:

Lisa Souza Yarns

Webs for supplies

Sierra Cottons and Wools in Bishop, CA

The Altered Stitch in Valley Village, LA

The Knitting Tree in Airport-land, LA

Wool and Company 

Dizzy Blonde Studio

Latelier on Ventura

Alpaca Direct

Birch and Cider for custom leather tags on Etsy

Dizzy Blondes: 

Still working on more merino from morrobayfleeceworks.com

3rd bobbin (sigh), but no progress

A fuzz ball of Minerva daily continues: 1 per day

Unboxing the new Nano—not yet

Strategy: 

Motivation: Switch it over to time management

Help Ukraine from President Obama

More ways to help from Lovecraft

                                                                                            

Fluffy Books:

Introduction to American Deaf Culture by Thomas Holcomb. 

A Brazen Curiosity  by Lynne Messina—the Beatrice Hyde-Clare series 

Free textbook on intro to cultural anthropology 

Pemberly: Mr Darcy’s dragon Jane Austen’s Dragons series

my man godfrey

Aw, Shoot!

The bow has arrived.

Something I Really Like: 

Flannel sheets!

Put a Lid on It:

Tea tastings:  continue. 

The perfect diet

 

Blather:

ASL:   Readying myself for 110 in February, due to scheduling issues. 

Pupdate--  Captain and Queenie and Blankets

Dog nose protector for discoid lupus

Hubsdate: doing great

Calendar:

Grand Canyon: June 5-9, 2023

Sunnybank: August 17-21, 2023

And Minerva gets the last word: a long winter’s nap