tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43964981458043444362024-03-12T16:12:26.122-07:00wool la lahfrenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.comBlogger102125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-64645764290942018282010-09-17T06:36:00.001-07:002010-09-17T06:51:39.336-07:00Raindrops keep falling on my fiddlehead...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Woolala what fun I had with this one. I happened to have found some large beads that look just like rain drops...And we finally got some much needed rain. Was bound to happen.</span></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswBMjYaA4U961ccRYh6DwpB60u5WLNbfI6otCaR72j-_tcYu43WWGg9lwxoM5xxnIyOz7V57PJ5rZcu5y3uNYvZh27DJsse_osid_OsXUT0PI9cIoPYoAAGlD6ldEcu2EjFrydTkrWKA/s1600/knitting+hats+019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 273px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517876333234008338" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhswBMjYaA4U961ccRYh6DwpB60u5WLNbfI6otCaR72j-_tcYu43WWGg9lwxoM5xxnIyOz7V57PJ5rZcu5y3uNYvZh27DJsse_osid_OsXUT0PI9cIoPYoAAGlD6ldEcu2EjFrydTkrWKA/s400/knitting+hats+019.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> As usual I am so exited to show that I take pictures in the dark at 6 am...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZyDlYisfvydzTHElMCmwJH0hCSfLb-mZU-0fRBnoFJlvS8GAkVLSUG0vzcGxyXoNFj6kOjVffS4GxroWeg38M_SXR1fkhtY1Zzp8yTiFAM8EN9dyudvYAv7_Bo3V7jTkshZdQvGqYk0/s1600/knitting+hats+021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517876324086477426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKZyDlYisfvydzTHElMCmwJH0hCSfLb-mZU-0fRBnoFJlvS8GAkVLSUG0vzcGxyXoNFj6kOjVffS4GxroWeg38M_SXR1fkhtY1Zzp8yTiFAM8EN9dyudvYAv7_Bo3V7jTkshZdQvGqYk0/s400/knitting+hats+021.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">This baby was made with Noro silk garden socks, and the fiddleheads with a new to me yarn called <a href="http://www.kauni.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=10&Itemid=20&lang=english">Kauni</a> from Denmark that I discovered at <a href="http://threebagsfull.ca/">Three bags full </a>in Vancouver. Another great wool shop for me to haunt while out of town.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfJg_I0UEWZoYWz-9huwNXiFvchUkskFSPvFb1i67YzOEjTPTtup9PUFMg58gfPUZgAq52K7HWWlEERykPWAyqtkm6q1_HQoQm2ej-34lwJVel5CkHC7gj-bqayHYMCh2Qj5AE8jsQwU/s1600/knitting+hats+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517876314910092258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSfJg_I0UEWZoYWz-9huwNXiFvchUkskFSPvFb1i67YzOEjTPTtup9PUFMg58gfPUZgAq52K7HWWlEERykPWAyqtkm6q1_HQoQm2ej-34lwJVel5CkHC7gj-bqayHYMCh2Qj5AE8jsQwU/s400/knitting+hats+015.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UMNe-mbvWP4zaztZnMZfgR2XLvZi2Q_9ZA_twzz9Fc-wI5tliVSuM6e8HB8qQBXuhlTDgIeOhA9edvfYIrsAA5d2zSpdJv5ZWUEFT6FBh_Ye7Lbo5nQBFXdvLLyvZ48tsb8fwYFh8jI/s1600/knitting+hats+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 393px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517876309574245906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8UMNe-mbvWP4zaztZnMZfgR2XLvZi2Q_9ZA_twzz9Fc-wI5tliVSuM6e8HB8qQBXuhlTDgIeOhA9edvfYIrsAA5d2zSpdJv5ZWUEFT6FBh_Ye7Lbo5nQBFXdvLLyvZ48tsb8fwYFh8jI/s400/knitting+hats+023.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don't they look like little raindrops all over my fiddleheads...</span></div><div><div> </div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-3889187356715063582010-08-08T05:10:00.000-07:002010-08-08T05:38:38.111-07:00Knitting XXXXXXL<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have had so much fun in the last 2 days, knitting furiously a pair of <a href="http://www.fibertrends.com/product/296352/AC81e/_/AC81e_Alpine_Boot_Slippers_-_PDF">"Alpine boot slippers" </a>from Fiber trends</span>.</div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">A nice change of pace on 9mm needles, double yarn, in my case Patons Classic Wool and odds and ends of reds homespun in my stash. Talk about a stash buster!!! Yes I still have a humongous stash but it took a serious amount of fibers. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">They are fun, fast, and fabulous...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">BEFORE</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU9oCSfPMgSmf7loPLfdu8KYcuC_Ay1wgmX2D6vWg2H2Y5wFNisQKBQxkeXRRIGzNUjKjM_Pn8R84QGVLjp8Yu8XLIbZ2U-nDmcQhZ5z_k9Va5ZDLglR4KuTGPvnLkrHn7KQrMhqlLZo/s1600/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 380px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503010823067465314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheU9oCSfPMgSmf7loPLfdu8KYcuC_Ay1wgmX2D6vWg2H2Y5wFNisQKBQxkeXRRIGzNUjKjM_Pn8R84QGVLjp8Yu8XLIbZ2U-nDmcQhZ5z_k9Va5ZDLglR4KuTGPvnLkrHn7KQrMhqlLZo/s400/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCTM_bXZJzMHIms0c0v0aUOjlcHLGLsK9WNAo8mrxi0craier7AIUvG2q0Dh15YCU4fAMGMaQstwj7-iOIwPpcjMl7FO9HtmK3exd3oq1uI5mEfay-GKKXHxxu7UgZayzC_ngisGLncY/s1600/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503010804890503346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdCTM_bXZJzMHIms0c0v0aUOjlcHLGLsK9WNAo8mrxi0craier7AIUvG2q0Dh15YCU4fAMGMaQstwj7-iOIwPpcjMl7FO9HtmK3exd3oq1uI5mEfay-GKKXHxxu7UgZayzC_ngisGLncY/s400/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Of course I put them in the washing machine right off the needles, could hardly wait, so did dh, it was like Christmas waiting to open your present.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Amazingly enough 1 felted faster than the other??? that was a first for me, the second one had to go through another 10 minutes, very interesting considering I made them at the same time, so I was sure the counts were the same. Learning never stops. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">AFTER<br /></span><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaqRGt1kDXO1BqnKQw60I9_oeG9jM138GARZEC0YC7jDFqxEyCXtD1aHirXuZeNispvMKexkz8lUS-jiq9kWjkuro65cuWA4B_Uiw-60MLEuMXzMPAmUAFeOFTisCgIU3oXKdBgtHh88/s1600/blog+knitting+general+012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5503010793221193266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioaqRGt1kDXO1BqnKQw60I9_oeG9jM138GARZEC0YC7jDFqxEyCXtD1aHirXuZeNispvMKexkz8lUS-jiq9kWjkuro65cuWA4B_Uiw-60MLEuMXzMPAmUAFeOFTisCgIU3oXKdBgtHh88/s400/blog+knitting+general+012.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ta da!!! Voila les super boots, drying, drying, drying, inside, it is raining outside and I have to wait....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I added 10 rows in the lengh as I wanted them very high, worked great but for the next time I will increase the width as well to accommodate the calves. They fit great for indoors but I want a pair to wear outside.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Probably 3 or 4 days will be enough drying as I want them well blocked, and then I am wearing them regardless of weather.</span></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-29495753626826056462010-07-17T05:59:00.000-07:002010-07-17T06:16:58.736-07:00Doubleknitting, adventures with fish.<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been busy with a new technique to me: doubleknitting.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I love the challenge of knitting in positive/negative all the time and have been playing with it.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">The result, 2 doubleknit hats.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Hat #1: KOI</span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVF110YHgELby6PvdjOWEq4oaeXdYIw3_HuyzXbMiE62amLpvZ5G3jRW3vc5hjuI9kQja7YHBZEaJB84MhHcfYPSMU0ImzWP8Nb30SSdN2KzFotuENdRhjfdoiTGo9yjecgiItALofWM/s1600/knitting+hats+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494860133992570210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOVF110YHgELby6PvdjOWEq4oaeXdYIw3_HuyzXbMiE62amLpvZ5G3jRW3vc5hjuI9kQja7YHBZEaJB84MhHcfYPSMU0ImzWP8Nb30SSdN2KzFotuENdRhjfdoiTGo9yjecgiItALofWM/s400/knitting+hats+013.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB-hZgMjP6yEbr508ph9lxJyAMcUQ-3EE6D_V_gXBMii6KddgzciDJab4K4mzv3dgUd_woZyCJxu0PhpSiCMP_bFu2ilTTQSyG2Mp-IOv9UYww199vzxdLfVE1ey9IHAwoXJ9ZVT4Nkg/s1600/knitting+hats+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494860128804964450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEB-hZgMjP6yEbr508ph9lxJyAMcUQ-3EE6D_V_gXBMii6KddgzciDJab4K4mzv3dgUd_woZyCJxu0PhpSiCMP_bFu2ilTTQSyG2Mp-IOv9UYww199vzxdLfVE1ey9IHAwoXJ9ZVT4Nkg/s400/knitting+hats+005.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and the other side<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQznee8uVLmH1wRiadzWHL-EqCM_6vtKdNkMJOe-9Ki-Un5wb7MOz1_27LJ5-Hjx-45osjz8lfMe3eXFupRsl6xGPTX0mirkPLGMPOFkmcTWl9vgzTLLgeK5RZmGiLJEIngafVBoTpRWk/s1600/knitting+hats+038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494860121502918418" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQznee8uVLmH1wRiadzWHL-EqCM_6vtKdNkMJOe-9Ki-Un5wb7MOz1_27LJ5-Hjx-45osjz8lfMe3eXFupRsl6xGPTX0mirkPLGMPOFkmcTWl9vgzTLLgeK5RZmGiLJEIngafVBoTpRWk/s400/knitting+hats+038.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I made the lilly pads separately on pins so they can be placed anywhere on either side.<br /></span><br /><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Hat #2: 1 fish, 2 fish, r.....<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKr9C2Ngo0fN9ahyphenhyphenyxqi6EYDcEGvX-N-6Ychr_eq0sEojLiZWrfePcF_Gnm3vqDEi_QDoN8e2dvG25Biwj3CzwkYBo0UpJaH7n7oZHEXjgBusr45xo5gAOXVgRsMRiG_ns2nfh4XaYes/s1600/knitting+hats+020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494859829048115106" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAKr9C2Ngo0fN9ahyphenhyphenyxqi6EYDcEGvX-N-6Ychr_eq0sEojLiZWrfePcF_Gnm3vqDEi_QDoN8e2dvG25Biwj3CzwkYBo0UpJaH7n7oZHEXjgBusr45xo5gAOXVgRsMRiG_ns2nfh4XaYes/s400/knitting+hats+020.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2dOjUzzQm2fqwqWmkMGSxEHmR12rWPe2yL_1uTMb1ukxPnXkEPLKrEThj9F7CWAsmzQ1CMQZ6cY7WpxtK3M52dfBo4ditdOkshkbw2JmMVEBGmJKbBECeGrki67kn7FZmGE8F-_odUg/s1600/knitting+hats+018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494859822732514002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2dOjUzzQm2fqwqWmkMGSxEHmR12rWPe2yL_1uTMb1ukxPnXkEPLKrEThj9F7CWAsmzQ1CMQZ6cY7WpxtK3M52dfBo4ditdOkshkbw2JmMVEBGmJKbBECeGrki67kn7FZmGE8F-_odUg/s400/knitting+hats+018.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">and the other side<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-d5_JCw6Ftyi4FJJVbk8EPYs7DPffWERdh-RfU-O17h_1VFTI62piIhZAPl6m3bLC-zsxMehu5BwbEsO3M68Y8lHiOCOhzEDAnBYa-YnORaN78FNqr1fBFxnE_W_G1puJx1wjQHR5Vc/s1600/knitting+hats+056.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 398px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494859819135631282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_-d5_JCw6Ftyi4FJJVbk8EPYs7DPffWERdh-RfU-O17h_1VFTI62piIhZAPl6m3bLC-zsxMehu5BwbEsO3M68Y8lHiOCOhzEDAnBYa-YnORaN78FNqr1fBFxnE_W_G1puJx1wjQHR5Vc/s400/knitting+hats+056.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHegWlF8rTBFAmI-MsIrRf4_YXcUQN-2Qi1PHcD-z4etFfONMeAjLpqOymlDWJXXreXsYg6r1OLBEdNWZuUEt3ImMIa9cZgQMc_ecDTVHO2-Nyg8mlqo8NKLpFEfpV8OiuOmEcEz5wFbE/s1600/knitting+hats+063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 301px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5494859812632496690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHegWlF8rTBFAmI-MsIrRf4_YXcUQN-2Qi1PHcD-z4etFfONMeAjLpqOymlDWJXXreXsYg6r1OLBEdNWZuUEt3ImMIa9cZgQMc_ecDTVHO2-Nyg8mlqo8NKLpFEfpV8OiuOmEcEz5wFbE/s400/knitting+hats+063.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Doubleknitting can be a lot of work, concentration is key, but the results are very rewarding.<br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-37356233654523198052010-04-19T18:30:00.000-07:002010-04-19T18:49:51.292-07:00Look what I got in the mail!!!!<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am soooo exited, I got a parcel in the mail today...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">It all started with a simple inquiry in <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/tour/peek">Ravelry</a>, my much used and abused I-cord machine packed it in.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Quick second of silence for the dearly departed...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">However I knew where to get a new one from the states, but I wanted one from Canada, I had my personal reasons. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Posted in forums on <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/tour/peek">Ravelry</a>, got great feedback and responses, (Don't you just love <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/tour/peek">Ravelry</a>) even offers of trade which I really appreciated, but the one that got to me the fastest was <a href="http://knitpurlknitpearl.blogspot.com/">Robyn</a>, of <a href="http://www.robynsnest.ca/">Robyn's nest</a>. What a great person to have met, and after a few emails </span><span style="font-family:Verdana;">look at what the snail mail brought to my lap!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdTS1XNePBpMo3aODX1K_G2bGkkuSIXwPNUVDRa3HLqrkYOs-RaQ7mZTt2Phl3WufFVmH2kybCcLeCetYu8vC3AYCvXZ_jNtKYNLms3sne2SoJlVwwli4ZJ44xKeGGAB7KpXTjeSRlOg/s1600/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462026560027401810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdTS1XNePBpMo3aODX1K_G2bGkkuSIXwPNUVDRa3HLqrkYOs-RaQ7mZTt2Phl3WufFVmH2kybCcLeCetYu8vC3AYCvXZ_jNtKYNLms3sne2SoJlVwwli4ZJ44xKeGGAB7KpXTjeSRlOg/s400/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Yessss<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-OKZWkXR-AaRFmPtTph9quqaXfLH-XOaFkh0QGlQ7SIhDA9kA2P3Jd911tJ_4faOx_DcFmyNQC9gCXU9eqX3hw800fGrnfk-x4IVx6CH8QyRO6OCCuoN4G5XtDm0p7f6_yyQ7Zhld_g/s1600/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462026545518235122" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhL-OKZWkXR-AaRFmPtTph9quqaXfLH-XOaFkh0QGlQ7SIhDA9kA2P3Jd911tJ_4faOx_DcFmyNQC9gCXU9eqX3hw800fGrnfk-x4IVx6CH8QyRO6OCCuoN4G5XtDm0p7f6_yyQ7Zhld_g/s400/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> You have guessed it<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TNRIbtKI_1ATkHU38YCgTV4gnybq4Hj8wXzGT6JNdJmvVg9gwNaDCmfKE4rBRu839gO2-g9R-6fPAcKyO4WGxMCZ1eNkx0Ga2fjel37o59Peaj5rUm8PdLiOoQh9E6aaZGcrauEmvU4/s1600/blog+knitting+general+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5462026539369015442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1TNRIbtKI_1ATkHU38YCgTV4gnybq4Hj8wXzGT6JNdJmvVg9gwNaDCmfKE4rBRu839gO2-g9R-6fPAcKyO4WGxMCZ1eNkx0Ga2fjel37o59Peaj5rUm8PdLiOoQh9E6aaZGcrauEmvU4/s400/blog+knitting+general+005.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> A beautiful, wonderful, helpful, brilliant tool to replace the now retired purple one!!!<br /></span><span style="font-family:verdana;">This really turns my crank!!!<br /></span><div> </div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-10294841607557640272010-04-09T06:06:00.001-07:002010-04-09T06:19:28.615-07:00Look at what the storm blew in...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">We had a crazy storm last Friday, and I was trying to stay calm. Since the 2006 storm every time the wind picks up my body starts to shake. I have gone from heavy drugs to knitting. I discovered that in those cases the best anti anxiety I know is small concentrated fiddling work and ear plugs... If I don't hear it am okay!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I had just finished the main part of a hat, was glancing sideways at my button stash, so here is:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">"A Case of Too many Buttons"</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2G1OOxlIrD8e8iyGgCBEqrDEL7elFIThBHKnz0mIv6Mt8KQpffGChbPuBZrk1XVNAjckfdBCXQaAusA8rczBFrE9tL77LS3e7UOiDLf0DS4yB0W4OKxHyTWDrfltacBaC7A5IbuIWes/s1600/knitting+hats+013.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458123979563185826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC2G1OOxlIrD8e8iyGgCBEqrDEL7elFIThBHKnz0mIv6Mt8KQpffGChbPuBZrk1XVNAjckfdBCXQaAusA8rczBFrE9tL77LS3e7UOiDLf0DS4yB0W4OKxHyTWDrfltacBaC7A5IbuIWes/s400/knitting+hats+013.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> The patience and concentration of sewing soo many buttons did the trick, I stayed calm through howling winds...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cbLHXNQdVaPbqJ1Jqm8NCDlpPeJA8GdBnZ7fm9RjCijWaPIo4vET61i0SxVc5vi1enhPt9pUKWPhxJYi0DjMvUs0H-VPePLCv4pMa7Nx_aM99Ekprt-mdRGGM6MKnHcqdWreXi7OD_0/s1600/knitting+hats+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458123967309797410" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9cbLHXNQdVaPbqJ1Jqm8NCDlpPeJA8GdBnZ7fm9RjCijWaPIo4vET61i0SxVc5vi1enhPt9pUKWPhxJYi0DjMvUs0H-VPePLCv4pMa7Nx_aM99Ekprt-mdRGGM6MKnHcqdWreXi7OD_0/s400/knitting+hats+010.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and got another crazy hat to boot.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-VVSM7Wg_uka8EMn6XnQvSmxI5LSQ5up4fZhWtBmQMVh2PmIA4pNSijaJ7uMvXHBpxI7gtdHV1_J9W3GNxLGtM5siCvAXple6TIKLdRIF6apPbt9LItE1MH9wPyEeeFFm1Lg1Xhih4Y/s1600/knitting+hats+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 354px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5458123960318076482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS-VVSM7Wg_uka8EMn6XnQvSmxI5LSQ5up4fZhWtBmQMVh2PmIA4pNSijaJ7uMvXHBpxI7gtdHV1_J9W3GNxLGtM5siCvAXple6TIKLdRIF6apPbt9LItE1MH9wPyEeeFFm1Lg1Xhih4Y/s400/knitting+hats+015.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Besides being in love with the colors and the noise the hat makes when I shake my head I love the reactions of people when I ware it. Goes from bursting out laughing to "all that sewing, are you insane!!!"</span></div><div><span style="font-family:Verdana;">What a wonderful way to lighten up our lives...</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><br /><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-79559096733253544562010-03-27T04:21:00.001-07:002010-03-27T04:36:42.606-07:00Night time knitting<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I just finished this and could not wait for day time!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Lately I get up around 4 am, get a lot of knitting done, that's way better than to toss and turn.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">"Red Cabbage and Dandelions Hat"</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6qsIvOs8hy5xrGSWjCG4ovuECj7oYHsMI2dl7vj_mwbPceVsAR5OWbAd7AHCBOZn8Z-tSOCE8fjr94N4dI-wydpu6-musXJbhFAENFF-XeK6o0AW3HTFw7E1M478CDKVENLtazZROaY/s1600/knitting+hats+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453272614230600466" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-6qsIvOs8hy5xrGSWjCG4ovuECj7oYHsMI2dl7vj_mwbPceVsAR5OWbAd7AHCBOZn8Z-tSOCE8fjr94N4dI-wydpu6-musXJbhFAENFF-XeK6o0AW3HTFw7E1M478CDKVENLtazZROaY/s400/knitting+hats+006.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> A while back, a dear friend gave me 2 pompom makers for my birthday, does she know me or what? I can see a lot of those creeping up in my work in the future...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEdn8Dr4JkcPiY9VopM3nJ4WZ5VO1Afwd-Fx6_i6m3Ypm_3DTDjlptm_cWxPEM3Lvt1gt7rscQl8sZFuh5oWJ5jPfAkpw07pJBx_anLKyX7Qg634qbWQ97VcnlwXxMMG1e5GPhetC4Kc/s1600/knitting+hats+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453272603507271618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDEdn8Dr4JkcPiY9VopM3nJ4WZ5VO1Afwd-Fx6_i6m3Ypm_3DTDjlptm_cWxPEM3Lvt1gt7rscQl8sZFuh5oWJ5jPfAkpw07pJBx_anLKyX7Qg634qbWQ97VcnlwXxMMG1e5GPhetC4Kc/s400/knitting+hats+007.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway, this was made from a shawl I started 3 days ago, wasn't too sure about the overall feeling of it, casted it off as a scarf, still not too sure, then plonked it on my hat stand and took it from there.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gathered the scarf in a "Cabbage shape, picked up stitches around the crown, knitted a hat top down.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzro-2Iffi_WCyBqjPVB9m6vB3z3faM_J1jStk5aC2pMy-vMxR3jr2jnb3wPNlRWreb2d78BnwXH1CNUKGxPIMDDGi-mtZsXouLu51M2tVTbnxmSKTrrvrGKaOVDXTCcPZe3GaAiNUnAE/s1600/knitting+hats+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5453272595473527666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzro-2Iffi_WCyBqjPVB9m6vB3z3faM_J1jStk5aC2pMy-vMxR3jr2jnb3wPNlRWreb2d78BnwXH1CNUKGxPIMDDGi-mtZsXouLu51M2tVTbnxmSKTrrvrGKaOVDXTCcPZe3GaAiNUnAE/s400/knitting+hats+008.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The "dandelions" and "fiddle heads" tied the whole thing together, the scarf fringe fell naturally in place.</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I wonder if my fascination for volume on top of my head, my hair is so thin now, has anything to do with the increasing largeness of my hats...<br /></span><div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-18570670323638478032010-03-23T18:20:00.001-07:002010-03-23T18:31:29.964-07:00Dandelions are Hats<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I have been sick this winter and spent a lot of time healing and knitting. Part of the "cure" was to eat a lot of bitters to help filter my system. So I started to eat the lawn... I grazed...Dandelions, I love them, they are so fresh and crisp and meaty and healthy for me. It rubbed off in knitting ways too, so I designed a </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Dandelion Hat</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4zHcec2aqVieWMAH4SaDe10wXyIU3oTqQodb7T_B8SR82xKfgztMCK8WSjfKaXpsR-sjdvKY-SRveBRZXkH8qn6GhtwQCNaiGL1qomz68rGxMdH51096_r3gG78vSJEXpg01krY5uVI/s1600-h/knitting+hats+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452004519871219778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw4zHcec2aqVieWMAH4SaDe10wXyIU3oTqQodb7T_B8SR82xKfgztMCK8WSjfKaXpsR-sjdvKY-SRveBRZXkH8qn6GhtwQCNaiGL1qomz68rGxMdH51096_r3gG78vSJEXpg01krY5uVI/s400/knitting+hats+002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Now because I had grazed soooo much in February and March, and you have to eat them before they flower, when I decided to take the picture, all I could find in bloom was this lonely one by the shed...Lucky you, you could have been in my tummy!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0y5CefVmSeSurSXls6ADp6KV3aH-z1gVSqf8OGQFL2h2aO_G7NE7n89eyQ6KAin6YwjTP5NbW_PBwguglJM0wps9hmuGxZrBRfyvLbX_Uwd2KtEpx8-X-eaTvwNxSGTPbY_8VjI0B68/s1600-h/knitting+hats+009.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452004503717556034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc0y5CefVmSeSurSXls6ADp6KV3aH-z1gVSqf8OGQFL2h2aO_G7NE7n89eyQ6KAin6YwjTP5NbW_PBwguglJM0wps9hmuGxZrBRfyvLbX_Uwd2KtEpx8-X-eaTvwNxSGTPbY_8VjI0B68/s400/knitting+hats+009.JPG" /></span></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJjP2cSRu7lzYZpGHy9G4vUj3r-C4TkzH98N1_EDgjJYsoLgUYoS6G3jh7AetCc0hpZgWiZPtin3tUDj4TJ4fiKeLcveuMLDpN88WZ-zbqzNt3QwtPliTB7bb6yXcYAnm4jBrxEHr5Q0/s1600-h/knitting+hats+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452004490588267682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeJjP2cSRu7lzYZpGHy9G4vUj3r-C4TkzH98N1_EDgjJYsoLgUYoS6G3jh7AetCc0hpZgWiZPtin3tUDj4TJ4fiKeLcveuMLDpN88WZ-zbqzNt3QwtPliTB7bb6yXcYAnm4jBrxEHr5Q0/s400/knitting+hats+005.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Anyway, it was fun to make the pompoms/dandelions in a fluo yellow/green silk/mohair, and I can see myself wearing that one for awhile...<br /></span><div> </div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-48011794862500847502010-01-03T12:57:00.001-08:002010-01-03T13:10:55.585-08:00New Year, New Knitting<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well it's a new year and new inspirations hit me. I became a Great-aunt, my other niece turned me on to this wonderful baby hat, which I made for my brand sparkling new great nephew, <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/patterns/library/aviatrix-baby-hat">Aviatrix Baby hat by Justine Turner</a>, and it got me flying with ideas...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As usual, constructing in all directions gets me going and after a few tries here is the latest.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In honor of the original design that sent me roaring, I present:</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Amelia's leaves</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8P8PH5AWw0jtx1m_MVfqR-tHF7inGqFE1NWUbA0JSjnERF_m_xUn6YA8_DKYMMbhfBgJH84irdULCHNz-SwqvgRTiycvvMNKseyv60XzQ8P3E0wJ5D-42Hc_MBzFPedqXsyrOuo2YlI/s1600-h/020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422621221939834866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO8P8PH5AWw0jtx1m_MVfqR-tHF7inGqFE1NWUbA0JSjnERF_m_xUn6YA8_DKYMMbhfBgJH84irdULCHNz-SwqvgRTiycvvMNKseyv60XzQ8P3E0wJ5D-42Hc_MBzFPedqXsyrOuo2YlI/s400/020.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kbFtBfQQQJOxFa8J8a-itxSuA-mI04v8DRS6_WWEbeR1qY_NAZeR-huxPRdXQuDMrkwhVT9T_PqH0OUIYIP2-5LGgeezkwokUCp1IfWHKhRCC4EBAFINBZGIjmzsIBQCCju30FH8qUs/s1600-h/018.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422621211658787922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_kbFtBfQQQJOxFa8J8a-itxSuA-mI04v8DRS6_WWEbeR1qY_NAZeR-huxPRdXQuDMrkwhVT9T_PqH0OUIYIP2-5LGgeezkwokUCp1IfWHKhRCC4EBAFINBZGIjmzsIBQCCju30FH8qUs/s400/018.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Fun to knit<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAANwasR2YIWWjrHIs6Ps-NbrZ9Ur9XbCOS8M22bGN4JiFDPrMw2e6ovUu2J63PY0skI6AALCYWBu0NRHlhbLdb9QukhoTX7aLdFEJlnz1SuWfIuwx4mEtiJ1pxA_4U1Xjv_SasRDQpH4/s1600-h/017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422621206990158498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAANwasR2YIWWjrHIs6Ps-NbrZ9Ur9XbCOS8M22bGN4JiFDPrMw2e6ovUu2J63PY0skI6AALCYWBu0NRHlhbLdb9QukhoTX7aLdFEJlnz1SuWfIuwx4mEtiJ1pxA_4U1Xjv_SasRDQpH4/s400/017.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu3_ucEptfaD_4TRTsbpeSM1lcKx8mJeiqmSh-8b09T4Dc8xF9TYvgtOlhJbvtIRhIIhYxCkoJtWIzmAAwm24bhxS3o_AsfGavMtWMf2lNNJW7QYN5sy6Z7BikwyrDPETp_ulQST5eqs/s1600-h/021.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422621197941323746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsu3_ucEptfaD_4TRTsbpeSM1lcKx8mJeiqmSh-8b09T4Dc8xF9TYvgtOlhJbvtIRhIIhYxCkoJtWIzmAAwm24bhxS3o_AsfGavMtWMf2lNNJW7QYN5sy6Z7BikwyrDPETp_ulQST5eqs/s400/021.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I love the colors, Noro Yes!!!<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2YjoQkj86q0hk21t_3eU007fteZOb5XQqOdYSNsmUzRcOqDlMcEsr1q-oPMD-i6po-bi9sFMytHmSR05kf5NK50TXZoqka3-6CY3chmwV_Fp4zTi91c4O4ccAbOSSNBVKmff_GQH-HI/s1600-h/028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5422621182921907762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd2YjoQkj86q0hk21t_3eU007fteZOb5XQqOdYSNsmUzRcOqDlMcEsr1q-oPMD-i6po-bi9sFMytHmSR05kf5NK50TXZoqka3-6CY3chmwV_Fp4zTi91c4O4ccAbOSSNBVKmff_GQH-HI/s400/028.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">The multi directions are so defined.... </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">So be prepared, I am flying with this one!!!<br /></span><div> </div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-83148547673404585842009-10-01T08:03:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:36:05.552-07:00Holidays, tourism...<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We have not stopped going from one end of the country side to the other. Last weekend little "virée" in the Loire county for a family visit and on the way back touristic stops in "Brioude" for a marvelous visit to the basilica.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbohbOV4xx9Ul-cn5Sek_dOKT9wDUMgz-PiQfYJqTEIF23IsUN4sgQjid9svxbTinXv7GORrVRpzmU39Uv7u56rjrtU7FwzMdK52uZWC1-wV_u_98qIlBzYnyz2UQUYniG-QjkPI7d94/s1600-h/september+2009+125.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387652732155321202" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJbohbOV4xx9Ul-cn5Sek_dOKT9wDUMgz-PiQfYJqTEIF23IsUN4sgQjid9svxbTinXv7GORrVRpzmU39Uv7u56rjrtU7FwzMdK52uZWC1-wV_u_98qIlBzYnyz2UQUYniG-QjkPI7d94/s400/september+2009+125.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sarcophagous outside<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dyeNVFmHvtvKvQKp6BMDc_hLUYDmhY5q779RAiazSX2NLh1VLHj6BSFAn-W0FDZK8NvdrKwoU65m83Kg-n0xgr_XAESpMAMLmpBk3Vv6cJZHQKpmavOovq7h7R2G_L_iYgPtT8Nn9dQ/s1600-h/september+2009+129.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387652722813116290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1dyeNVFmHvtvKvQKp6BMDc_hLUYDmhY5q779RAiazSX2NLh1VLHj6BSFAn-W0FDZK8NvdrKwoU65m83Kg-n0xgr_XAESpMAMLmpBk3Vv6cJZHQKpmavOovq7h7R2G_L_iYgPtT8Nn9dQ/s400/september+2009+129.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gorgeous entrance around the corner</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM6dkqNjqT2IVFA4PoQkdMzdlSkBCBnMvA7QlfspzhOm-C3ik-rkVk-0IY0jWGk3DtgpS-D8zZHdmnVaYojU1U28PcfKFLPfclNYf3JhebYt3MH2jQJ-9z89M1ykQNwL3XgEY11T59mw/s1600-h/september+2009+137.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 222px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387652714333144786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrM6dkqNjqT2IVFA4PoQkdMzdlSkBCBnMvA7QlfspzhOm-C3ik-rkVk-0IY0jWGk3DtgpS-D8zZHdmnVaYojU1U28PcfKFLPfclNYf3JhebYt3MH2jQJ-9z89M1ykQNwL3XgEY11T59mw/s400/september+2009+137.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The light inside the red stones was even stronger with the noonday sun through the stained glass windows.</span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KX6wcKRPAwcv0v8QIAZVPBw6nrrzLsE7dHbMwvRFl08Lfe1xK8sHBKvwmBF6oGcMhIIgmeAZylXtUD-q3JE_UsNTNFP7fDiwsm30SLV2GEQ2_weqAvROu3_NvYDOIiN_i5x6YRgM4S0/s1600-h/september+2009+147.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387652709231377634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5KX6wcKRPAwcv0v8QIAZVPBw6nrrzLsE7dHbMwvRFl08Lfe1xK8sHBKvwmBF6oGcMhIIgmeAZylXtUD-q3JE_UsNTNFP7fDiwsm30SLV2GEQ2_weqAvROu3_NvYDOIiN_i5x6YRgM4S0/s400/september+2009+147.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Of course the prerequisite virgin with child, except that it is a "Black virgin" made of lava rock, quite rare, we are after all in volcano country.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4SRt2iOq_uzte6l3WcPr_CAJap2DIFirQE_fAc7JrESgxsGYBAOiw9XzcMwl0cxkUmTLBqBylZHc51uqamaBNnwOu_dqJ0bqVd8qGkcRfIHhpinIbnnjXyTvo0ZqCxtiJspHYtUGfMM/s1600-h/september+2009+160.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387652700677927186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEju4SRt2iOq_uzte6l3WcPr_CAJap2DIFirQE_fAc7JrESgxsGYBAOiw9XzcMwl0cxkUmTLBqBylZHc51uqamaBNnwOu_dqJ0bqVd8qGkcRfIHhpinIbnnjXyTvo0ZqCxtiJspHYtUGfMM/s400/september+2009+160.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">The floor made with stones from the "Allier" river made me slightly homesick.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHZ_YlrCh03h3GAZpI0SSasc9PG9ezGXVZUirHqDwflG_g8Y5fIFHSBPVkR5VDeQVeZb5kaJQauXLiGv1Jg8MlUjJ5cUFS6NRGQF78N_jYoEAbC6Kd872v68DELdaO6_GlWRRwBxFdy8/s1600-h/september+2009+193.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387651322447592994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEHZ_YlrCh03h3GAZpI0SSasc9PG9ezGXVZUirHqDwflG_g8Y5fIFHSBPVkR5VDeQVeZb5kaJQauXLiGv1Jg8MlUjJ5cUFS6NRGQF78N_jYoEAbC6Kd872v68DELdaO6_GlWRRwBxFdy8/s400/september+2009+193.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Moved on to the "Musée de la dentelle" famous in this region</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWxDwBrWB1PWJVcYhcwSevfukgc-qY4krbqxAT1uRo2Ej5CFRmyP_-0mpWWxgYWvVASfrSYFgsWkMwpJINR7ZdlrcdEDUO3qRED2t3QfZCV7UOxggaJrg2HATVVFL8jVkn4pG3JDhynE/s1600-h/september+2009+224.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387651318259144834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwWxDwBrWB1PWJVcYhcwSevfukgc-qY4krbqxAT1uRo2Ej5CFRmyP_-0mpWWxgYWvVASfrSYFgsWkMwpJINR7ZdlrcdEDUO3qRED2t3QfZCV7UOxggaJrg2HATVVFL8jVkn4pG3JDhynE/s400/september+2009+224.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And even got invited in the Lace school were the best 4 lace makers of France work and teach.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtTQxZhGNiotR7W6U0Tza3vQUm0AKwGlnlnpEfw7ObK50z725RqVUiI0REiI5vn0KNLWJozeMPxS07_x9Cj7bXmXBCIM4nTqQGjFjo9_4vwSEIB6Km6LKgv_Sa9TIltKGcClMFJdoznY/s1600-h/september+2009+227.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387651309007148866" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjtTQxZhGNiotR7W6U0Tza3vQUm0AKwGlnlnpEfw7ObK50z725RqVUiI0REiI5vn0KNLWJozeMPxS07_x9Cj7bXmXBCIM4nTqQGjFjo9_4vwSEIB6Km6LKgv_Sa9TIltKGcClMFJdoznY/s400/september+2009+227.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">We heard then about a little village on the way home, "Blesdel" and decided to check it out...Around the corner from a very well preserved and renovated monastery we found this church.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBnFqifLApMj7mR8PM3_vA_RN75gcLGiMfOs2mIcTyPVshl5cIxgYtRdtDE3-gMrwAq0HWHD6s4ykZPXyAtOcOaRYOcPIVQ4hi3Eaq2Ongq0KvqMDkexRhyLYZadsyL2sQhOztpGkzeU/s1600-h/september+2009+014.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387651302861335346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwBnFqifLApMj7mR8PM3_vA_RN75gcLGiMfOs2mIcTyPVshl5cIxgYtRdtDE3-gMrwAq0HWHD6s4ykZPXyAtOcOaRYOcPIVQ4hi3Eaq2Ongq0KvqMDkexRhyLYZadsyL2sQhOztpGkzeU/s400/september+2009+014.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Too many pictures to show, just a small sample of Roman art...<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrbKwu679a8nP6NfdyDiMFMyvX4aPKE-M6MW2GC8IYB3PQ-2oWqDv5jZgioyiZ3hHqhLUmOF86AbsK-pgKtoS7qKU6OemdV0k_SyZBdUQwjm8g8-KhzLIorqUa0vaxdVgzDu624VehII/s1600-h/september+2009+026.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387651294350762610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNrbKwu679a8nP6NfdyDiMFMyvX4aPKE-M6MW2GC8IYB3PQ-2oWqDv5jZgioyiZ3hHqhLUmOF86AbsK-pgKtoS7qKU6OemdV0k_SyZBdUQwjm8g8-KhzLIorqUa0vaxdVgzDu624VehII/s400/september+2009+026.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5abZ9QyeGfEjTXQmM_P7clJP9KOR13L2zzqQcHwZhEBjB_CXdcGvgRcRzp1SFuJvi4s9pZJbNb6P19zZOQa0taSnEI_pRlIzXY-Al8t0uYurPBEiRM0qZS__Azg-QzwkJ45IYioP57A/s1600-h/september+2009+045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649386819912482" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhm5abZ9QyeGfEjTXQmM_P7clJP9KOR13L2zzqQcHwZhEBjB_CXdcGvgRcRzp1SFuJvi4s9pZJbNb6P19zZOQa0taSnEI_pRlIzXY-Al8t0uYurPBEiRM0qZS__Azg-QzwkJ45IYioP57A/s400/september+2009+045.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4z31cHJFaDkxHfceA5hy2b08ae679emyVh8t99Ge8TwB3twW3qalTitQ80kLpI29iP6_73i8zG9xmY2P6KxgbVRkvEYYfdaY6q9kd6-FCl0BbPY0ohSKFu-cubEi8m9crwhUb_Go1-E/s1600-h/september+2009+061.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649377577521490" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn4z31cHJFaDkxHfceA5hy2b08ae679emyVh8t99Ge8TwB3twW3qalTitQ80kLpI29iP6_73i8zG9xmY2P6KxgbVRkvEYYfdaY6q9kd6-FCl0BbPY0ohSKFu-cubEi8m9crwhUb_Go1-E/s400/september+2009+061.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LZIch2B6N6eEqp-Ep_1P-SKXpTvG7yn6GQLPIr74UFOyfdNHJJJ7eSmzP6QI7sCKYRi4HhPJYKziRP6VOfaJPhmgz8JInVbIkFz58DmXThjObSF8hQEgg7KIXbOm4_j5AkedtRogP28/s1600-h/september+2009+063.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649371821665442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2LZIch2B6N6eEqp-Ep_1P-SKXpTvG7yn6GQLPIr74UFOyfdNHJJJ7eSmzP6QI7sCKYRi4HhPJYKziRP6VOfaJPhmgz8JInVbIkFz58DmXThjObSF8hQEgg7KIXbOm4_j5AkedtRogP28/s400/september+2009+063.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCdI184M0TCL23oidGfupJS8LWpyOsMvxT6YZHICVQmIbfdyiLoit2DDO4COQOJsQBVIOqTGSi-eyl6KlQeoTw59Am8aZttEa7rsDZi1xwSlAPXQqXzIZOxRTd993EBZaTDkE4LBp-Hw/s1600-h/september+2009+073.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 347px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649366579269618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtCdI184M0TCL23oidGfupJS8LWpyOsMvxT6YZHICVQmIbfdyiLoit2DDO4COQOJsQBVIOqTGSi-eyl6KlQeoTw59Am8aZttEa7rsDZi1xwSlAPXQqXzIZOxRTd993EBZaTDkE4LBp-Hw/s400/september+2009+073.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Kept driving home, escorted by etherial wind mills...<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWly3UkTcxSvycVR2b2cWP0gw2pzHB1MKdhdfVoqM0neklqcXorNdmUJoX3iofW6k6JZG-rFWpZuR6k6PL29h-9MM33HQXKefDA1bNBKBxonFwJC7P0D5o92wzDKAdIYFrHSrSzqFyxM/s1600-h/september+2009+110.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387649362927513154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlWly3UkTcxSvycVR2b2cWP0gw2pzHB1MKdhdfVoqM0neklqcXorNdmUJoX3iofW6k6JZG-rFWpZuR6k6PL29h-9MM33HQXKefDA1bNBKBxonFwJC7P0D5o92wzDKAdIYFrHSrSzqFyxM/s400/september+2009+110.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">It is good to be here especially since the weather has been nothing but sunny and hot.<br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-39548142221587745382009-09-27T22:47:00.001-07:002009-09-27T23:04:26.307-07:00holidays, Aubrac...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Aubrac is where my family is from. It is a vast plat</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">eau somewhere in the south west center of France. It is ravaged by the weather, gorgeous, harduous, 1000 meters high, it is on the way to Santiago's pilgrimage, a rude shortcut through the mountains. In the summer you can hardly breathe through the heat, in the winter it is closed often due to the snow. Here you can see forever.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Pictures with my little camera can hardly describe it...</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeawpQiqmdD0RyinWRqZjNmEK2810ossUTQFu7evxv4V6REZYksrVfDRBl3vZNpImAaEpHX_LpzIV5VelO7Q8Oj4fKsGL4VHj1YIP9Hho5ZnCC0dK4owFB0TtqVmGwOjFGSv_QBd4syQ/s1600-h/september+2009+032.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386391680316468658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeawpQiqmdD0RyinWRqZjNmEK2810ossUTQFu7evxv4V6REZYksrVfDRBl3vZNpImAaEpHX_LpzIV5VelO7Q8Oj4fKsGL4VHj1YIP9Hho5ZnCC0dK4owFB0TtqVmGwOjFGSv_QBd4syQ/s400/september+2009+032.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eykxLojnz7xvvlQVyBybstuWrfn1otrUDoJplp66mA7E4xOlZa2UFdgS2ov5OhZhneaU5jzrrhyM_nC7FOjfxawJ_rm9-XIfRrwk5_719fiHiuuLzoZJvqVrp_fcb6t4H4OegNGwD3g/s1600-h/september+2009+042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386391676242286594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5eykxLojnz7xvvlQVyBybstuWrfn1otrUDoJplp66mA7E4xOlZa2UFdgS2ov5OhZhneaU5jzrrhyM_nC7FOjfxawJ_rm9-XIfRrwk5_719fiHiuuLzoZJvqVrp_fcb6t4H4OegNGwD3g/s400/september+2009+042.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP19hNREx8MuVigNo9u6Guw25EiYEHTzHsWLvfO9NbEwB2Q61b44PW_dPQZwMSTzp4qYl0tOWVxqNgleGGlW9jina58-pAsT6U0g2l6euQ6nTS_9GN4CltJ_YIdM3iogj4i8LSeBeIME/s1600-h/september+2009+050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386391665212512610" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSP19hNREx8MuVigNo9u6Guw25EiYEHTzHsWLvfO9NbEwB2Q61b44PW_dPQZwMSTzp4qYl0tOWVxqNgleGGlW9jina58-pAsT6U0g2l6euQ6nTS_9GN4CltJ_YIdM3iogj4i8LSeBeIME/s400/september+2009+050.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> The pilgrims on their way in the summer can find shelter in this barn.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy8kMNBmkubr-CI7QkW8Br0YOMxjTDHaUTC3tnKA78xHlqFIJEqUezj01d9vxk2jE7S-z2S42DmVAYO1JdM-eeBgUtZr1xq31M6C_0dZYCLugtLBtSIsuAkn8mfgvla4qMfTH7qQ8elI/s1600-h/september+2009+047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386391659086046802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQy8kMNBmkubr-CI7QkW8Br0YOMxjTDHaUTC3tnKA78xHlqFIJEqUezj01d9vxk2jE7S-z2S42DmVAYO1JdM-eeBgUtZr1xq31M6C_0dZYCLugtLBtSIsuAkn8mfgvla4qMfTH7qQ8elI/s400/september+2009+047.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">And the 12th century "Domerie" is still a refuge for the weary.<br /><br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKUYWf_8UICs6lc0IrWAcyW8JZNLXAjeI2FJIcBxgWeL6C77AksuVdYRrnZPhGVp4Jhhgh5cLHNBFbs2ot77tcOZ46iPg0KeRarCnAB026MUnrzVILTylwNo0gn9af-du-LiH5qa7Br4/s1600-h/september+2009+038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386391647697327138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLKUYWf_8UICs6lc0IrWAcyW8JZNLXAjeI2FJIcBxgWeL6C77AksuVdYRrnZPhGVp4Jhhgh5cLHNBFbs2ot77tcOZ46iPg0KeRarCnAB026MUnrzVILTylwNo0gn9af-du-LiH5qa7Br4/s400/september+2009+038.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Our village is 20km from here, this is the top of the plateau, no trains, no buses, the only access is by road and walkways, somehow my Canadian home seem less remote when I stand here...<br /></span><br /><div> </div></div></div></div></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-43484496946503874332009-09-17T08:07:00.000-07:002009-09-17T08:34:52.088-07:00AHHH HOLIDAYS, MORE PICS?<div align="center"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">So much has happened since I left Canada last Saturday... I left home at 7am, it is now 4pm Thursday and I am finally at destination...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Last night we left paris at 11pm on a speed train, sleepers very comfortable</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTShIaMspDTnz9dL8bMsXY3hVNe0NtFiabQ4FNF4t91ENETB8mk1mo-LqirqdSnSMl_h0RMSMu8OV6IIeHCKE5_F06K-GXYTSDrmTPiNigAF2f_-RkqUFkasyaRbdlY1BpEPpR14RQi8/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+029.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382458416284720514" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoTShIaMspDTnz9dL8bMsXY3hVNe0NtFiabQ4FNF4t91ENETB8mk1mo-LqirqdSnSMl_h0RMSMu8OV6IIeHCKE5_F06K-GXYTSDrmTPiNigAF2f_-RkqUFkasyaRbdlY1BpEPpR14RQi8/s400/blog+knitting+general+029.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">lost of room to stretch<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF-HWOHqQC1esmUQZBWNvHS8ASplELrCHl-S2-NnDCNfsUhJo8hWnCEuD4AKBtgvGlBQaRSPTzzrcbGmIGqlF9m_GLtBaWJ9COAlL28-5iVNNdXJkZ1PlQP1wfcPZRfhlevthfHnbcwc/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+031.JPG"><br /><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382458406882427394" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdF-HWOHqQC1esmUQZBWNvHS8ASplELrCHl-S2-NnDCNfsUhJo8hWnCEuD4AKBtgvGlBQaRSPTzzrcbGmIGqlF9m_GLtBaWJ9COAlL28-5iVNNdXJkZ1PlQP1wfcPZRfhlevthfHnbcwc/s400/blog+knitting+general+031.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and fun travelling companion<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGcdqynxrFoL2lfXvRbrnFkO6CAYblxi2SCH1YN2yiJGie3Cfg6j4kSE-I7OvAHmd0Ik8l-EaNmqU28RYbwse7i0a7D6Y4Cv_D8fZKgI3Mt7jva4rulS4WvB3f2ysEYRcrAmjKYqiGXY/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382458402012017026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUGcdqynxrFoL2lfXvRbrnFkO6CAYblxi2SCH1YN2yiJGie3Cfg6j4kSE-I7OvAHmd0Ik8l-EaNmqU28RYbwse7i0a7D6Y4Cv_D8fZKgI3Mt7jva4rulS4WvB3f2ysEYRcrAmjKYqiGXY/s400/blog+knitting+general+034.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_Kvj2laljjD8A1JCPtjKg-6CzQadWf3q4bv5nxyWgxm0RkGcU41TqrxdhmhR_V6CtyZv6Qt7yX1QFT2RJdnH_NuEXGK-pFBtGYIjgpZi5AJKBSxpU5LMytC0EVhgxOvKWGqE2scrcZU/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382458391757769794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEin_Kvj2laljjD8A1JCPtjKg-6CzQadWf3q4bv5nxyWgxm0RkGcU41TqrxdhmhR_V6CtyZv6Qt7yX1QFT2RJdnH_NuEXGK-pFBtGYIjgpZi5AJKBSxpU5LMytC0EVhgxOvKWGqE2scrcZU/s400/blog+knitting+general+039.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">arrival very early at Rodez<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_Ji5B6uZnbBDmotE8NRYJlBHD7ovvLUeL3U99NFSmBEXBGTHwYcv36YyLGQPWPGEQc33q2h8WdYXJ1lH-sXILVoNgpSd8R6-SW7YjxAgwBLpS2ThNAUsz5yHaz7BVih7Tt3TQdFBRPU/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+040.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382458387794855666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA_Ji5B6uZnbBDmotE8NRYJlBHD7ovvLUeL3U99NFSmBEXBGTHwYcv36YyLGQPWPGEQc33q2h8WdYXJ1lH-sXILVoNgpSd8R6-SW7YjxAgwBLpS2ThNAUsz5yHaz7BVih7Tt3TQdFBRPU/s400/blog+knitting+general+040.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">breakfast at a local french cafe<br /></span><div></div><div></div><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig511Dt33keOk-jBRWBCvFA3egcA_UIGa2QxlObrV_OKr4YFvszqmAj8VzqMz8WT89Xf0qIST77BsJ6v3fsDd3zAxW_Rk874Y8o0TqnarvFDhs2qYF5vC9Ag86yN9kvJfa0kHG3ELO51c/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+041.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382455490923356642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig511Dt33keOk-jBRWBCvFA3egcA_UIGa2QxlObrV_OKr4YFvszqmAj8VzqMz8WT89Xf0qIST77BsJ6v3fsDd3zAxW_Rk874Y8o0TqnarvFDhs2qYF5vC9Ag86yN9kvJfa0kHG3ELO51c/s400/blog+knitting+general+041.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwRMQwWPTHC7Fkg5i5aIHviqjVzN-t57yWDvrAmFD2wHcubyMlmuiSw35S6iqA7F6fiI6qMoEHlTgkNz4IQGpBz1ozf_phljZKlIuFko-gDVRivn4diJNTmJPuyMXO2a2d9QH96niQHE/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+042.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382455487912838066" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCwRMQwWPTHC7Fkg5i5aIHviqjVzN-t57yWDvrAmFD2wHcubyMlmuiSw35S6iqA7F6fiI6qMoEHlTgkNz4IQGpBz1ozf_phljZKlIuFko-gDVRivn4diJNTmJPuyMXO2a2d9QH96niQHE/s400/blog+knitting+general+042.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">where some prefer other modes of transportation on the "Santiago trail" to StJacques de Compostelles.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-hWiQmBZTi267fwbaXpCOjplTP7mM8pr03Q8LkJ54VRKGbRKg0blgsLsH__e-qRASNQNmM0b5NTS0ePmHBjJg_xq8Y-hHaYq4gNbowHUmmXhbtrej5hekoW5Oqg_TowPm-bnex1wUFg/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382455478699157938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw-hWiQmBZTi267fwbaXpCOjplTP7mM8pr03Q8LkJ54VRKGbRKg0blgsLsH__e-qRASNQNmM0b5NTS0ePmHBjJg_xq8Y-hHaYq4gNbowHUmmXhbtrej5hekoW5Oqg_TowPm-bnex1wUFg/s400/blog+knitting+general+045.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and meandering slowly towards home, great scenery along the way, the river "Lot" at Espalion<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXYikTb0KGyxXf-UkBzaJK_GV3jvVwINdBqoJFlkhUgmbEoTtvYLwyoKyG5TOz0u65JNizZO0X_s5kBXHEVXjZay3M7L6ipdRwEGE2KV9q8wFXzmPFPcusS3j1VZWoRgN07kxmlLQ-5o/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+047.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382455467970263954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuXYikTb0KGyxXf-UkBzaJK_GV3jvVwINdBqoJFlkhUgmbEoTtvYLwyoKyG5TOz0u65JNizZO0X_s5kBXHEVXjZay3M7L6ipdRwEGE2KV9q8wFXzmPFPcusS3j1VZWoRgN07kxmlLQ-5o/s400/blog+knitting+general+047.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and finnaly home!!!<br /></span><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWp6dMcRgcvSXF6tqUzj9AWmqdVn9o7gdlU-uBvIs8FVHh-ZwY1J50vbGm4GpV1ea_W0N9MW9dNNXQiAv25IPadS5LEKZ49D7VBdVwtrWWKAyc_MkLoynSu5zPxXMukNB9MUXiYrE0VY/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+052.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382455460253605090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibWp6dMcRgcvSXF6tqUzj9AWmqdVn9o7gdlU-uBvIs8FVHh-ZwY1J50vbGm4GpV1ea_W0N9MW9dNNXQiAv25IPadS5LEKZ49D7VBdVwtrWWKAyc_MkLoynSu5zPxXMukNB9MUXiYrE0VY/s400/blog+knitting+general+052.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">A Suivre....<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-28322009978675669732009-09-17T07:41:00.000-07:002009-09-17T07:54:41.640-07:00AHHH HOLIDAYS<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Well</span> I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">had</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-error">this</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">great</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">big</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">post</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">planned</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_8" class="blsp-spelling-error">many</span> pics and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_9" class="blsp-spelling-error">life</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_10" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_11" class="blsp-spelling-error">just</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_12" class="blsp-spelling-error">like</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_13" class="blsp-spelling-error">that</span>, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_14" class="blsp-spelling-error">coudnt</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_15" class="blsp-spelling-error">upload</span> more <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_16" class="blsp-spelling-error">than</span> 1!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_17" class="blsp-spelling-error">So</span> travelling <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_18" class="blsp-spelling-error">with</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_19" class="blsp-spelling-error">new</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_20" class="blsp-spelling-error">comp</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_21" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_22" class="blsp-spelling-error">new</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_23" class="blsp-spelling-error">adventure</span>, I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_24" class="blsp-spelling-error">am</span> sure <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_25" class="blsp-spelling-error">i'll</span> figure <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_26" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> out <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_27" class="blsp-spelling-error">tomorrow</span>.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_28" class="blsp-spelling-error">Anyway</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_29" class="blsp-spelling-error">it</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_30" class="blsp-spelling-error">is</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_31" class="blsp-spelling-error">great</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_32" class="blsp-spelling-error">to</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_33" class="blsp-spelling-error">be</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_34" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> country <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_35" class="blsp-spelling-error">aagain</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_36" class="blsp-spelling-error">after</span> 2 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_37" class="blsp-spelling-error">days</span> in Paris, I love <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_38" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_39" class="blsp-spelling-error">calm</span> and <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_40" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_41" class="blsp-spelling-error">sound</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_42" class="blsp-spelling-error">of</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_43" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_44" class="blsp-spelling-error">cow</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_45" class="blsp-spelling-error">bells</span> in <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_46" class="blsp-spelling-error">the</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_47" class="blsp-spelling-error">back</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_48" class="blsp-spelling-error">ground</span>.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrvi_lOjVKK0Lf68dagXJcxJDzdpMd5KNAhcI6K2Axij-CaSExwOc1hT0KGvaDyBIGNIM2QE2q2oZWPASBEd2UV49Jr2HPKMUZh6BjFsb8hgdyac56qSys0WthX-LFuAV-jZRdZ0yuTM/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5382449008666843970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFrvi_lOjVKK0Lf68dagXJcxJDzdpMd5KNAhcI6K2Axij-CaSExwOc1hT0KGvaDyBIGNIM2QE2q2oZWPASBEd2UV49Jr2HPKMUZh6BjFsb8hgdyac56qSys0WthX-LFuAV-jZRdZ0yuTM/s400/blog+knitting+general+053.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_49" class="blsp-spelling-error">So</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_50" class="blsp-spelling-error">we</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_51" class="blsp-spelling-error">will</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_52" class="blsp-spelling-error">try</span> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_53" class="blsp-spelling-error">again</span>....<br /></span><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-23571318726149245312009-07-30T09:59:00.001-07:002009-07-30T10:06:43.469-07:00Tour de Fleece 2009: Forfeit<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well I has the best intentions and then life kicked in....</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So I did not finish my challenge, but I learned many other things, so all is well.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In fact I did half.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EDCApMwX1mzY8xey-CmxYlsMzcT-kYzNjcR9FHrB8jHQAMjVz6ujXQg3F9kdOJHM7k_wEby6xw6gZNP0aTGPz0mJ1ew2yqJqiBOZvVTc5aNKxb7yztBEo6qfpSJS16OChGZCsExoIsU/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 175px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364299310603652082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2EDCApMwX1mzY8xey-CmxYlsMzcT-kYzNjcR9FHrB8jHQAMjVz6ujXQg3F9kdOJHM7k_wEby6xw6gZNP0aTGPz0mJ1ew2yqJqiBOZvVTc5aNKxb7yztBEo6qfpSJS16OChGZCsExoIsU/s400/blog+knitting+general+001.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Pretty ironic that the colorway I finished are the cool ones, considering that the temperatures are so high right now, I cant even touch wool...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am knitting cotton, does not matter if it gets wet from my constantly drenched body or the dips every ten minutes in the ocean, I am staying cool....Almost.<br /></span><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-77420133130104556532009-07-09T19:26:00.000-07:002009-07-09T19:35:56.267-07:00Tour de Fleece 2009: Days 5 & 6<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Was too tired yesterday do do much after work, less take pictures or blog, but did manage 1/2 of a repeat on "Rainy Day Ocean"</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX6WZmdoU0B5Ug1lUq5LB7J_HKix5tBENb3kg4kVSYRUOjn-oOjWDFCP6kollrJzEGNgWU9NNoIgbvV4sIBdj2CGQSr4870yznkCw0KVtiNeP3wYHeIV5wztNKHUOH9vLAbGwP3R8cvk/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356652988871143282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeX6WZmdoU0B5Ug1lUq5LB7J_HKix5tBENb3kg4kVSYRUOjn-oOjWDFCP6kollrJzEGNgWU9NNoIgbvV4sIBdj2CGQSr4870yznkCw0KVtiNeP3wYHeIV5wztNKHUOH9vLAbGwP3R8cvk/s400/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Then today finished the other 1/2,<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t5f2VeAKbde5VCaRWT1hyphenhyphenHM4aEbZZ_yiFZivlte-UvTmnMiwIalhoBW06KlgfHNm3acRf2HZ52RpZc4r_jFBizJWY3FKkgfOuzIJhArAtYfrxYPBsEI5rDi9unR_QCaS-aBNS3PXr_M/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 304px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356652985309563298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6t5f2VeAKbde5VCaRWT1hyphenhyphenHM4aEbZZ_yiFZivlte-UvTmnMiwIalhoBW06KlgfHNm3acRf2HZ52RpZc4r_jFBizJWY3FKkgfOuzIJhArAtYfrxYPBsEI5rDi9unR_QCaS-aBNS3PXr_M/s400/blog+knitting+general+008.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> The colorway is definitely cooler,<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkno942VdmMc8c65NxKy1_VwbxA6W50viw6S4ym-8QeIUeli4gJ_qShNOVenpp1kTrNZVrqCvXLAE_aJ0X01CfsuiHm4k7iOMW6vR7c7GAnrHC8YM98dNeeYTvRC7dSYjauWpIJIZme3g/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+011.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356652977020828386" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkno942VdmMc8c65NxKy1_VwbxA6W50viw6S4ym-8QeIUeli4gJ_qShNOVenpp1kTrNZVrqCvXLAE_aJ0X01CfsuiHm4k7iOMW6vR7c7GAnrHC8YM98dNeeYTvRC7dSYjauWpIJIZme3g/s400/blog+knitting+general+011.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> and there it is drying in the shade.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPYInKW0iwEueQ04FWymx6x-KjN9nWl9nhFm40GBHRI4jOhwNtPeodhbwyG6VOLQ6sN5HXkeYMZHO6gR4EYbHXrEsoZliRCCa2T1CeqmhX1dNBu60onDppPzUk3DGycPbUzL_y-NBrlo/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 166px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356652971479286802" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEPYInKW0iwEueQ04FWymx6x-KjN9nWl9nhFm40GBHRI4jOhwNtPeodhbwyG6VOLQ6sN5HXkeYMZHO6gR4EYbHXrEsoZliRCCa2T1CeqmhX1dNBu60onDppPzUk3DGycPbUzL_y-NBrlo/s400/blog+knitting+general+015.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">"Sunny Day Ocean" is finally dry, with all the moisture around it took a couple of days, and I noticed that the Alpaca/Silk blend is denser. It did bloom in a lovely way in the end.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6BAptFRpCBgwaQs0CRFBNRwSuPPCAS42nXUWSfJFG3rwsADiPjoHcuDYpxOn4S5HOq2Exu1M5OorbvUIZCMhSkTP9sTd03olMU5AISGsxsNdJl5ZabIjkgWfwUO_aeE_ngAxV0l7kOk/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5356652962491340594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt6BAptFRpCBgwaQs0CRFBNRwSuPPCAS42nXUWSfJFG3rwsADiPjoHcuDYpxOn4S5HOq2Exu1M5OorbvUIZCMhSkTP9sTd03olMU5AISGsxsNdJl5ZabIjkgWfwUO_aeE_ngAxV0l7kOk/s400/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> First challenge finished and met, on to the warm garden colors tomorrow.<br /></span><div> </div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-71141656714560865952009-07-07T19:46:00.001-07:002009-07-08T08:07:43.646-07:00Tour de Fleece 2009: Day 4<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Got home fairly early from work and managed to put in 2 hours of spinning!!!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Started on "Cloudy Day Ocean" color pathway, very appropriate, it has been pouring all day.</span></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8qMfzN-DIK8YEvopPl1xQ8-l-naGmD2Blymx8SFEs0hy0ZWqoDVF8v1-nJsg3gr_eWJUhIJe-SdMLnQdqopOyHxnEZCAwqR0CE_UVBNiEsnewGiaU8XrcWIWNFo2vEu_U9WIh-NbL54/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915693410197442" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG8qMfzN-DIK8YEvopPl1xQ8-l-naGmD2Blymx8SFEs0hy0ZWqoDVF8v1-nJsg3gr_eWJUhIJe-SdMLnQdqopOyHxnEZCAwqR0CE_UVBNiEsnewGiaU8XrcWIWNFo2vEu_U9WIh-NbL54/s400/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Goal met for today, 1 entire repeat of the colorway. This time I decided to vary the length of certain colors, partly for interest, partly as I realized that I have less of some...<br /></span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EcpMVkmL4QAKIuEnbTdv0Dqeb6fOJgYI8-bvuWVB-t5VWGeU4madD8HYn6N3AcOfxj5VXjNJHdO4Vm2uaCnmjMkVO4-2azdqvgxE2s2Ia0VQdZ4IzkdZ5_B-IvwyXtdWjnz69avt4MM/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+003.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915687878745586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3EcpMVkmL4QAKIuEnbTdv0Dqeb6fOJgYI8-bvuWVB-t5VWGeU4madD8HYn6N3AcOfxj5VXjNJHdO4Vm2uaCnmjMkVO4-2azdqvgxE2s2Ia0VQdZ4IzkdZ5_B-IvwyXtdWjnz69avt4MM/s400/blog+knitting+general+003.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Meanwhile DH got his new toy yesterday,<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOns8HNYaKJrGaYbBYSB-WFtW01FbscZZyjm3u5HWFrIJcWVMk-gAOAQBtBzQcUh11fD6uKgEI5dqVJpfHBVaENg58amQH1oLfEkXbIvyPkgahZTC6UEGRPq69D38dbqRJESGwxnXbT0/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355915683381901058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKOns8HNYaKJrGaYbBYSB-WFtW01FbscZZyjm3u5HWFrIJcWVMk-gAOAQBtBzQcUh11fD6uKgEI5dqVJpfHBVaENg58amQH1oLfEkXbIvyPkgahZTC6UEGRPq69D38dbqRJESGwxnXbT0/s400/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Just a little hop as it is raining... But spent time fixing some shipping damage, anyway more fun to come!!!<br /></span><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-68682640060461344922009-07-06T14:18:00.000-07:002009-07-06T14:26:26.616-07:00Tour de Fleece 2009: Day 3<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finished the bobbin today, went pretty well as I spun kind of random amount of each color.</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50ftVxsMWDUdTLTKZz0Hs4Uq-kr50YsEcfUug-aH_a0v9OfOsOOIkM89DstLvnb5QA8YX80cD34TLMINqCCnZ6_hMnxvwzqQWeYeHbk9GjpN3FZ83Dt9Xtwxhscv0bzT9Cw0DxnxJzYs/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355460141013860354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj50ftVxsMWDUdTLTKZz0Hs4Uq-kr50YsEcfUug-aH_a0v9OfOsOOIkM89DstLvnb5QA8YX80cD34TLMINqCCnZ6_hMnxvwzqQWeYeHbk9GjpN3FZ83Dt9Xtwxhscv0bzT9Cw0DxnxJzYs/s400/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Ready to wash picture with flash...<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUIpYej6nClAww9YF0VK5LNf8Kc7vYDfe4PesATBWF1TXDUo4gjz1f48zRj37IDQVp9NlJWWR0hlhi4vfpWXTxgxc-LBM8lbVHJh-NxFtZanyc8BFf9F77nwDYXFqkfWqsbHWpnBNXSk/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+003.JPG"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355460137725187170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfUIpYej6nClAww9YF0VK5LNf8Kc7vYDfe4PesATBWF1TXDUo4gjz1f48zRj37IDQVp9NlJWWR0hlhi4vfpWXTxgxc-LBM8lbVHJh-NxFtZanyc8BFf9F77nwDYXFqkfWqsbHWpnBNXSk/s400/blog+knitting+general+003.JPG" /></span></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">and in natural light which is quite extraordinary today as a tremendous thunder storm hit us and woke me up at 4:30am.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJPBSOKvqAhmhLWhP63jIE82YeWxc-_Iq7b_vz8-alOiuNo8L1YkbfWdDIhRfeG3tCXtWdyYqVqlPWgNL5asFBKEgXQL-paY9NrG4tAyNFv1KX5B1rRA5ut5pFY8J7yPIYqclP8eISMs/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355460131131197170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiJPBSOKvqAhmhLWhP63jIE82YeWxc-_Iq7b_vz8-alOiuNo8L1YkbfWdDIhRfeG3tCXtWdyYqVqlPWgNL5asFBKEgXQL-paY9NrG4tAyNFv1KX5B1rRA5ut5pFY8J7yPIYqclP8eISMs/s400/blog+knitting+general+006.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">The hank is now drying in the bathroom, tomorrow work, less time to spin, but intend to start on "Ocean rainy day"... Stay tuned!!!<br /></span><div> </div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-47329634346884438202009-07-05T16:24:00.000-07:002009-07-05T16:44:05.499-07:00Tour de Fleece 2009: Days 1 and 2<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">After a very slow start, as in couldn't go near the wool yesterday I was so exhausted, I made up for it today and put 2 days worth in...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Anyway my challenge is to spin "Noro" out of alpaca silk blend that I dyed a few weeks ago. After reading about the "Noro" philosophy of color blending and mixing I set my wool on my chair and stared...</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hpL6N2LDHKAYeIU1r2Hd2S9RP6kPU52SxkeMQbDliS60WOckC5e7ObPl5pqjYlJehFV3R6KqrHMfnJqILrbIjAr-lL_dVepjloAgkVOLKBXxAjd2IgLOLpu7aSGRcnCyRxYHQe3PKFM/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+001.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355122613035887570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5hpL6N2LDHKAYeIU1r2Hd2S9RP6kPU52SxkeMQbDliS60WOckC5e7ObPl5pqjYlJehFV3R6KqrHMfnJqILrbIjAr-lL_dVepjloAgkVOLKBXxAjd2IgLOLpu7aSGRcnCyRxYHQe3PKFM/s400/blog+knitting+general+001.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span> <span style="font-family:verdana;">These are the choices I made based on nature surrounding me.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzema5jwkYYpZ6ig3bVPdueiOZNxMz5amel46KN4Yv6NDWjD5HB21TFanoPdesUDkKFDiL9J9CEk3ebB7HoyZKRxObjfrrGLisIsjDicBwKLWHDrzm35dGB7QP6tnlY9VjRVRSrfbFbhc/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355122603411608050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzema5jwkYYpZ6ig3bVPdueiOZNxMz5amel46KN4Yv6NDWjD5HB21TFanoPdesUDkKFDiL9J9CEk3ebB7HoyZKRxObjfrrGLisIsjDicBwKLWHDrzm35dGB7QP6tnlY9VjRVRSrfbFbhc/s400/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Cloudy Day Ocean<br /></span><div><div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyN4GULFSGYPxpBaO338HUVGB6NNotL4qdei23Nn1Ec6Ny1OmFYyCSpoLDueZ-g9d2icYXPqJFBI1jdy7MEp8Cc4Jy0pVfZOcJyZC_1PbPlfZQFcoNVizIsyLubxPOoRf3DvYxgpMyWQ/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+006.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355121873173460786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVyN4GULFSGYPxpBaO338HUVGB6NNotL4qdei23Nn1Ec6Ny1OmFYyCSpoLDueZ-g9d2icYXPqJFBI1jdy7MEp8Cc4Jy0pVfZOcJyZC_1PbPlfZQFcoNVizIsyLubxPOoRf3DvYxgpMyWQ/s400/blog+knitting+general+006.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Cloudy Day Summer Garden<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRfCbEvfCW5C51AJ63ccMVLYz91Mk_DM-XjYAzdknqlqNmQ4i9nWXNQIIFZhndWzgCd6ZNqSXcEPwRaqI5qGcrpx-V6lmXb4rnuBfipDVCzrKFhL6ikx2yM9HrndqQ8ZC8qGTcp4BLrw/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+005.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355121863554385762" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxRfCbEvfCW5C51AJ63ccMVLYz91Mk_DM-XjYAzdknqlqNmQ4i9nWXNQIIFZhndWzgCd6ZNqSXcEPwRaqI5qGcrpx-V6lmXb4rnuBfipDVCzrKFhL6ikx2yM9HrndqQ8ZC8qGTcp4BLrw/s400/blog+knitting+general+005.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Sunny Day Summer Garden<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05r-a04gE3q2F2EICqxSLgY4g5t9rH6aCeI651FFDnF3-yHHNZ_TOXmyoi0NE3YdQ9i4uOGWOFISALw-zHULRGXbfjBJnhYTsLCUJbsz-Bb3WDvbZbPx2DD0W_6mJCHcsl-Fj_JIf7iI/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355121859736183058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj05r-a04gE3q2F2EICqxSLgY4g5t9rH6aCeI651FFDnF3-yHHNZ_TOXmyoi0NE3YdQ9i4uOGWOFISALw-zHULRGXbfjBJnhYTsLCUJbsz-Bb3WDvbZbPx2DD0W_6mJCHcsl-Fj_JIf7iI/s400/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">These are the 4 color pathways I will attempt for my challenge.</span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFHWGdEc7IzbqdQ2Pg8IQLmguXwLj5kUQ63h0wmj1BYvqFSYov34W8gQ8CO4zG2Q2UJHm36MxKXWRLVn0ax8khzLmJCxjiEyw14fzz2z-RIAbQxfemnY9SjqLzzhlAXGQVfcLqE4nUBo/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+012.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355121854534594034" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHFHWGdEc7IzbqdQ2Pg8IQLmguXwLj5kUQ63h0wmj1BYvqFSYov34W8gQ8CO4zG2Q2UJHm36MxKXWRLVn0ax8khzLmJCxjiEyw14fzz2z-RIAbQxfemnY9SjqLzzhlAXGQVfcLqE4nUBo/s400/blog+knitting+general+012.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Today I started on "Sunny Day Ocean", the colorway is warm and rich.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmYd27U5Q0JLw0TEQiOW7QzP9KDSPkfmUwi_LfuKKjD4faNuAwfoF2zHFAQn_H-5rReU2l6XaUp432jOjDwP52FW86GhRkOH4UlLB8Tfa422d3vPVyV7j91osOW9nlEmjaJKueQdjywQ/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+010.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5355121848624199986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZmYd27U5Q0JLw0TEQiOW7QzP9KDSPkfmUwi_LfuKKjD4faNuAwfoF2zHFAQn_H-5rReU2l6XaUp432jOjDwP52FW86GhRkOH4UlLB8Tfa422d3vPVyV7j91osOW9nlEmjaJKueQdjywQ/s400/blog+knitting+general+010.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I am spinning sock weight, can't be technical I am going on radar, I also want to be able to use it for my hats. </span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway a good start, and more fun to come.<br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-17544263100050917332009-06-26T06:54:00.000-07:002009-06-26T07:07:22.506-07:00What is that drying above my head?<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">But first things first.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Last Sunday we had the first meeting "Under the plum tree" which wasn't under the tree as it was too chill, so we moved to the sun... 4 is a good start, nice visit, nice company, nice way to spend a couple of hours on Sunday morning.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">I believe in the church of knitting...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRqZvPIgpnR8_DbDI86npMZU_WRAzBAkMR0VRsD9SscLayIJD3iv0GQznQ8xagOUESZkRg8ZY7LG5YUhuNkhsfRlxJIJFgW6lMFd-L0GL5s6s3TjLuXtavNfRoRcTv9_MvLdIV42-0T0/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351634897196464578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisRqZvPIgpnR8_DbDI86npMZU_WRAzBAkMR0VRsD9SscLayIJD3iv0GQznQ8xagOUESZkRg8ZY7LG5YUhuNkhsfRlxJIJFgW6lMFd-L0GL5s6s3TjLuXtavNfRoRcTv9_MvLdIV42-0T0/s400/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Then went home and finally had the time to block the kimono shawl who had been soaking for 4 days!!! Best area to do this, above my bed...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs3zgV1zIw50mNNj3EwaZL1FX4ZUwYPGga3wHWr9wc6O03e1lLdFqdVvWtwRSrGh6iWxe3XYabGpydQgzKjrnSIyUnbbuPFTMix6ZdsRZXL1LyrcxJc5SOcFj6wkLqqxCgEdamwUJSAY/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351634892743888002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLs3zgV1zIw50mNNj3EwaZL1FX4ZUwYPGga3wHWr9wc6O03e1lLdFqdVvWtwRSrGh6iWxe3XYabGpydQgzKjrnSIyUnbbuPFTMix6ZdsRZXL1LyrcxJc5SOcFj6wkLqqxCgEdamwUJSAY/s400/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> I finally finished this project that I started last fall, very ambitious as the work is so tiny.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jA84QacDIpYC3PgfuV1_UyhJw-0kI0whk9NapV4r3OqJ0W8-4XBX6dNG8J86T3QgPNdxZ2nax9nqxMiEF6H_BiozJeF0RD_XUOY_JiRw56mEkkME7CtVvMkmvCd_QQd_TqbuVI6ge-o/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+008.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5351634889706056882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6jA84QacDIpYC3PgfuV1_UyhJw-0kI0whk9NapV4r3OqJ0W8-4XBX6dNG8J86T3QgPNdxZ2nax9nqxMiEF6H_BiozJeF0RD_XUOY_JiRw56mEkkME7CtVvMkmvCd_QQd_TqbuVI6ge-o/s400/blog+knitting+general+008.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Not too many mistakes, it is made of sage zephir ( 50 merino 50 silk) gorgeous drape,<br />now I need the time to get it down!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">On top of everything else I joined the 2009 <a href="http://www.tourdefleece.com/">"Tour de Fleece"</a> was so much fun last year...<br /></span><br /><div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-54529384889346101982009-06-16T06:48:00.001-07:002009-06-16T06:52:52.582-07:00Colors Colors Colors<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Finished the alpaca silk blend hank, the colors are too good to be true!!!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzspJ0lgsp1ycM0R4X-wF5q-oBzim77fTEWQmpCCm3IeE-jhPE2SUk1rz5W_hzlAYsANmm8Ce7ue8HmBMUmGBGo2fe8dvVsnfBfFFUnpysLa-yUndC7dlyhhQREBu-9uPYXyyC3tpZ5Y/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347922244423519330" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihzspJ0lgsp1ycM0R4X-wF5q-oBzim77fTEWQmpCCm3IeE-jhPE2SUk1rz5W_hzlAYsANmm8Ce7ue8HmBMUmGBGo2fe8dvVsnfBfFFUnpysLa-yUndC7dlyhhQREBu-9uPYXyyC3tpZ5Y/s400/blog+knitting+general+004.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> The ball is now sitting on my desk, begging to be something extraordinary, I am looking back...<br /></span><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-62799161252827886962009-06-14T10:21:00.000-07:002009-06-14T10:57:19.807-07:00WWKIP Day June 13 2009<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Blogging might be a winter thing...Weather has been so nice I don't have time for much posting but still very busy with the needles, and then there was our gathering for </span><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">WWKIP</span> Day.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">As I was getting ready the night before I realized that I did not have a transportable knitting project started, mostly crocheting these days, and cast on 20 <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_1" class="blsp-spelling-error">sts.</span> real fast so I <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_2" class="blsp-spelling-corrected">wouldn't</span> look silly as the organizer of the event, <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_3" class="blsp-spelling-error">LOL</span>. </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">A few less this year, 16 in all, many are away, some were working, new ones came and it was such a nice hot day that this time we looked for shade...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:Verdana;">Knitting under the plum tree is lovely and we will gather throughout the summer every other Sunday starting June 21 9:30am till 1:30pm.</span></div><span style="font-family:verdana;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTCnUDheEwhWTm0aX72zory1LMvten_Ni9Kfm1ThKuzv6KVw09JUTBBiaWJlh66rzWy_Egp8b36maITStLpahcmIxIqWFCXYGcWShUMP-buNvXUUnN26LF7CXpwrYuK02gYnMfjqtooo/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+051.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347238414884960306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSTCnUDheEwhWTm0aX72zory1LMvten_Ni9Kfm1ThKuzv6KVw09JUTBBiaWJlh66rzWy_Egp8b36maITStLpahcmIxIqWFCXYGcWShUMP-buNvXUUnN26LF7CXpwrYuK02gYnMfjqtooo/s400/wwkipday+2009+051.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-VakjLjR_AWmxaJk4T6Mi2VzgO1DPOhImRyMPDwMfmfN_f5-X-5lTU4jtfkLw4kiBoRKd9L3fFp_hTY4kA22F1tikn2ExdZbC1QseaGBYvsNUGvcVFziCVHh1wSs6pzhZVRUbtAoYvU/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+016.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347238405026051922" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhX-VakjLjR_AWmxaJk4T6Mi2VzgO1DPOhImRyMPDwMfmfN_f5-X-5lTU4jtfkLw4kiBoRKd9L3fFp_hTY4kA22F1tikn2ExdZbC1QseaGBYvsNUGvcVFziCVHh1wSs6pzhZVRUbtAoYvU/s400/wwkipday+2009+016.JPG" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOAme3D5mu9hav1NgQ9h9VeiBUNjEQPZ6Hd5RaY7iyl-Huq9WuLZnxtZYe9zeQgpt7W1Dj5AqLkywmIHpkS2WqyuUV5wP9OkCD1QwTWHRQf-ei8CuQrnCuY1QFYhXsJKPypqVzts-OwQ/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+017.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347238401835229954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpOAme3D5mu9hav1NgQ9h9VeiBUNjEQPZ6Hd5RaY7iyl-Huq9WuLZnxtZYe9zeQgpt7W1Dj5AqLkywmIHpkS2WqyuUV5wP9OkCD1QwTWHRQf-ei8CuQrnCuY1QFYhXsJKPypqVzts-OwQ/s400/wwkipday+2009+017.JPG" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83-wkyrcIty9SHxwwBWpzdpr_iSN3qEbOS2zFv9jfUxeMsKbFI8d_462QZAQ4uZZMTERGGvD_kFs-tMO3gtiGtiW35KcISq-6vilwvZPoASysqlfwkRBYrUJFdpa6tD_2MuSLPtEn_jg/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+015.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347238397693768306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83-wkyrcIty9SHxwwBWpzdpr_iSN3qEbOS2zFv9jfUxeMsKbFI8d_462QZAQ4uZZMTERGGvD_kFs-tMO3gtiGtiW35KcISq-6vilwvZPoASysqlfwkRBYrUJFdpa6tD_2MuSLPtEn_jg/s400/wwkipday+2009+015.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">As usual exchange of information, projects and busy hands make for a great knitting gathering.</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Here are our wonderful hands at work...</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ_4gnkQxDGKncKM_htzLAHrMx694jvfcofJIhbsKPSgvTrrgvdyVsjIgFx3JjjQh5X-DtAzwNupQhF_cOrP5XXSVHWiWqEWwYCwegW4bwqT0lbvlemZlooWu-574OdyKiRjkAGoB2tA/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+019.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347238386587519778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfZ_4gnkQxDGKncKM_htzLAHrMx694jvfcofJIhbsKPSgvTrrgvdyVsjIgFx3JjjQh5X-DtAzwNupQhF_cOrP5XXSVHWiWqEWwYCwegW4bwqT0lbvlemZlooWu-574OdyKiRjkAGoB2tA/s400/wwkipday+2009+019.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_4" class="blsp-spelling-error">Suzel</span><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ujoobRmt7bsJp2_v61AA-0r6jHza3lTFsH7yJtlWAIlFtavvTmkDsLFlK4TMtnzWvvIPheU8deXtRNYHMboeCNNK8FzJBggbj5eH8UC7HGIYGgPN_xihN5zaHt6wa7QsYYrRV5cgIoE/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+020.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237666408983602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-ujoobRmt7bsJp2_v61AA-0r6jHza3lTFsH7yJtlWAIlFtavvTmkDsLFlK4TMtnzWvvIPheU8deXtRNYHMboeCNNK8FzJBggbj5eH8UC7HGIYGgPN_xihN5zaHt6wa7QsYYrRV5cgIoE/s400/wwkipday+2009+020.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Nicky<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8edRW0dneAgE1ZFGk7kVDCkVA-2MYNsN8ESh5WlsWDXigGCGNt5ADbVk_CpbYLXe1P40jURHInPuqaPEIbctBLXtvWTLKEbeCIr9qR-maIJ5BFpH9fnJFO9L8G0exMjASziLadwJA-Wk/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+023.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237655268923426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8edRW0dneAgE1ZFGk7kVDCkVA-2MYNsN8ESh5WlsWDXigGCGNt5ADbVk_CpbYLXe1P40jURHInPuqaPEIbctBLXtvWTLKEbeCIr9qR-maIJ5BFpH9fnJFO9L8G0exMjASziLadwJA-Wk/s400/wwkipday+2009+023.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Muriel</span></div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZQvCHNbLVzLEWgvJ2MwNqnmLgzr8ntFq8FPWIF0G2zdWQNm7uJh_ckxO_qlNk4JXqpeUtWCxOd5PzTh4r5hoY8QimQwFeGnQSsiQvPaLk1DZkW1kU4g-03QItXtOWGDAKSoZEsl-M2Y/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+050.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237652062440178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcZQvCHNbLVzLEWgvJ2MwNqnmLgzr8ntFq8FPWIF0G2zdWQNm7uJh_ckxO_qlNk4JXqpeUtWCxOd5PzTh4r5hoY8QimQwFeGnQSsiQvPaLk1DZkW1kU4g-03QItXtOWGDAKSoZEsl-M2Y/s400/wwkipday+2009+050.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Barb<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYndfORJIpbWNcgVXQw1SG2RraFm0XY4Y2abqT2wV_N93e3DELdIgHiL_MBqM9qBX0PTysei9almw70onYNqaU-La4BmoUM7XxQYJbS2AmsqRHDGcWFhZXvfvtRYSTetOfCvN7_peD1o/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+028.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237647981192498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdYndfORJIpbWNcgVXQw1SG2RraFm0XY4Y2abqT2wV_N93e3DELdIgHiL_MBqM9qBX0PTysei9almw70onYNqaU-La4BmoUM7XxQYJbS2AmsqRHDGcWFhZXvfvtRYSTetOfCvN7_peD1o/s400/wwkipday+2009+028.JPG" /></a></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">Una<br /></span><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSGPe2mrEfVeSvFi9NO599Y1LAe5Kz5ExLYsHTsLuhlEd8IxlzPWfMt-9qonE6GeC8ZcWUPkYLWAWTXNWEHkWIaSok5bFfQIK19UG5uQrIkZu_cbZsGMO-M924boXkOHcDC7X8Gjc4LA/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+030.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237643544770114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqSGPe2mrEfVeSvFi9NO599Y1LAe5Kz5ExLYsHTsLuhlEd8IxlzPWfMt-9qonE6GeC8ZcWUPkYLWAWTXNWEHkWIaSok5bFfQIK19UG5uQrIkZu_cbZsGMO-M924boXkOHcDC7X8Gjc4LA/s400/wwkipday+2009+030.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Margaret<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vml9KHBu0_Yz8Iyw8GBrnr1zk1L-1Xn2WbGlCJdZbNttfucTlhd2o8A-kPbmrRJvgWPIIk5p0yenKyyPdcVG1ASVPygI23YBgRtWQ8rXPDn2KiFNZ40MX0FtwARQTgNNF1p1sM1cqE0/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+034.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237034375499538" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Vml9KHBu0_Yz8Iyw8GBrnr1zk1L-1Xn2WbGlCJdZbNttfucTlhd2o8A-kPbmrRJvgWPIIk5p0yenKyyPdcVG1ASVPygI23YBgRtWQ8rXPDn2KiFNZ40MX0FtwARQTgNNF1p1sM1cqE0/s400/wwkipday+2009+034.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">June<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFV51LyzCl2eJA19XG1dS4mbTI6KbSWYXbE8E4f9VxJEMba3MvIQSvYGnqcQ0u__kzYyKJXdiOTBeMCb40dwjTN9oO34EekB-k2MDRWoYXf30-R7rQrURiWvVRt7-Njg6eC-yfeODASqM/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+035.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237029748264322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFV51LyzCl2eJA19XG1dS4mbTI6KbSWYXbE8E4f9VxJEMba3MvIQSvYGnqcQ0u__kzYyKJXdiOTBeMCb40dwjTN9oO34EekB-k2MDRWoYXf30-R7rQrURiWvVRt7-Njg6eC-yfeODASqM/s400/wwkipday+2009+035.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Gale<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2O1OQoIenS6nP99oUe1dt9OJTyGdX9JCaHmm58Wo4qhUorCPJPUEi6uvHRd3r-qQw6Un15p5D-GJZ6n2iAD0RZPE5Zg4dE8EOuNzbj191d2boOMglNPYmKxIVKkAKY4tYGFqvHk3U1U/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+055.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237024343924658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq2O1OQoIenS6nP99oUe1dt9OJTyGdX9JCaHmm58Wo4qhUorCPJPUEi6uvHRd3r-qQw6Un15p5D-GJZ6n2iAD0RZPE5Zg4dE8EOuNzbj191d2boOMglNPYmKxIVKkAKY4tYGFqvHk3U1U/s400/wwkipday+2009+055.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_5" class="blsp-spelling-error">Valérie</span><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodrZpXK7rjn9GQwLU7DuSMsnlcZdIohDbY0E2tmwhMq9BS0VumGTKcFxJYRSexkIZGN6mklMc3Zt0n3j7POBBwf4ATjgtBvC830Oy3JKmXLA5P_Lz5ACgTCP51pGyHMnCew4w03sFnl8/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+038.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237021244531058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiodrZpXK7rjn9GQwLU7DuSMsnlcZdIohDbY0E2tmwhMq9BS0VumGTKcFxJYRSexkIZGN6mklMc3Zt0n3j7POBBwf4ATjgtBvC830Oy3JKmXLA5P_Lz5ACgTCP51pGyHMnCew4w03sFnl8/s400/wwkipday+2009+038.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Bonita<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4cJlnnwdw1jPWHP_bgmWy5klBGR3NcKB3Cw0TNvwG8Pgj24TLgN0uYkS4mrVxOfDJegGAQ3wBU8XCylYYqmVmPD9CNFRV2NG5RHjYBMeb0btGeWWOJzCxJO4284g3BmxQhjbS4fohjk/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+043.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347237016009889074" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4cJlnnwdw1jPWHP_bgmWy5klBGR3NcKB3Cw0TNvwG8Pgj24TLgN0uYkS4mrVxOfDJegGAQ3wBU8XCylYYqmVmPD9CNFRV2NG5RHjYBMeb0btGeWWOJzCxJO4284g3BmxQhjbS4fohjk/s400/wwkipday+2009+043.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Shelley<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoiH0a_pyvglFjiyGH5H76dA_tPRCSDO2mZHkFJ9qRhVeV42S6P9kkfUCk30R5R6zZ7C3OrK0mk_jt_3bvPlSa9IDzDeZ-QZq4RkRCVn8Zffs0pek7kX_wazUCifirAUmpIzNPLlPcM0/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+039.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347236296391028178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAoiH0a_pyvglFjiyGH5H76dA_tPRCSDO2mZHkFJ9qRhVeV42S6P9kkfUCk30R5R6zZ7C3OrK0mk_jt_3bvPlSa9IDzDeZ-QZq4RkRCVn8Zffs0pek7kX_wazUCifirAUmpIzNPLlPcM0/s400/wwkipday+2009+039.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Christa<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExjvh9M_rRhPAXhqdc7v9RaEJpQG2dWp1vihc3WXX4YejAMwE0WTjEY7cFJjCc1KVWA92xmng0UGJ8ypq9FJLRRCXhUKNdhlUZND1Z-GFYNz3swMu_EwSI4r9WLu3233tGYt_hur1X4s/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+058.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347236292744424146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiExjvh9M_rRhPAXhqdc7v9RaEJpQG2dWp1vihc3WXX4YejAMwE0WTjEY7cFJjCc1KVWA92xmng0UGJ8ypq9FJLRRCXhUKNdhlUZND1Z-GFYNz3swMu_EwSI4r9WLu3233tGYt_hur1X4s/s400/wwkipday+2009+058.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">Marilyn<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmBpeKfgnYvdRKnwtf2RpaXzjjDR1NueDaBfInd0zVFARzrErl8mBogvtQk2eEaW2eRN7xu6Rh1zZq8cRBa1nCS3l-8OidQSNHcy7UDvYR_lEfPFbgXEJl2l6wOBTiv7Funoce8HHv6I/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+045.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347236286879660786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYmBpeKfgnYvdRKnwtf2RpaXzjjDR1NueDaBfInd0zVFARzrErl8mBogvtQk2eEaW2eRN7xu6Rh1zZq8cRBa1nCS3l-8OidQSNHcy7UDvYR_lEfPFbgXEJl2l6wOBTiv7Funoce8HHv6I/s400/wwkipday+2009+045.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_6" class="blsp-spelling-error">Jopi</span><br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIbJoNYN_LtFufS5RUM-IE0WRuNva9-v-1P69lRiW8tOpTaY-FJlLt-dHQKFlE6BVcX6VYs_34MBMJvgUt6qtrk7LyLeo2YzlYtJo-nY4GXFWI099ORm4BLiN7wlnZUOxmgweKzv7_Hc/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+046.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347236287314845602" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkIbJoNYN_LtFufS5RUM-IE0WRuNva9-v-1P69lRiW8tOpTaY-FJlLt-dHQKFlE6BVcX6VYs_34MBMJvgUt6qtrk7LyLeo2YzlYtJo-nY4GXFWI099ORm4BLiN7wlnZUOxmgweKzv7_Hc/s400/wwkipday+2009+046.JPG" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;"><span id="SPELLING_ERROR_7" class="blsp-spelling-error">Bev</span><br /></span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A05ty1tnfDW8cFbo6n63MtUm0LRi0tVrsYPpiUFZmgpOb1jYEtnvx_SESy3chgK-OUCAeqVcUQBWHZHKCPRQeewONcZCQQvpjwAYmcztKmhXIGfRdQNakibayp08LGNcqOH6fl0JkXA/s1600-h/wwkipday+2009+053.JPG"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347236282054605058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A05ty1tnfDW8cFbo6n63MtUm0LRi0tVrsYPpiUFZmgpOb1jYEtnvx_SESy3chgK-OUCAeqVcUQBWHZHKCPRQeewONcZCQQvpjwAYmcztKmhXIGfRdQNakibayp08LGNcqOH6fl0JkXA/s400/wwkipday+2009+053.JPG" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">And Donna who was doing her duty at the quilt raffle ticket booth and reading and knitting!!!</span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am looking forward to our next gathering, maybe I will have a real project on the go this time...<br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-31856423926821980192009-05-19T07:07:00.000-07:002009-05-19T07:15:46.054-07:00Spinning Monday<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">In between knitting projects, tired with the weather that keeps going up and down, decided to spin to relax...Wanted reds...</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTboNvCn3ueVOZa_Bt7iiC_dd0b9q2pTWcskvQPtj4YEl3MNdxf0b2GeqogI66gbY_J7qMWauovd3OKxsLbRJUYBzfFhi1enDnwfrTpK-h_qB71hTGAtrGLYYECVs2EAk2-pdQgaqysvc/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337537066513015778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTboNvCn3ueVOZa_Bt7iiC_dd0b9q2pTWcskvQPtj4YEl3MNdxf0b2GeqogI66gbY_J7qMWauovd3OKxsLbRJUYBzfFhi1enDnwfrTpK-h_qB71hTGAtrGLYYECVs2EAk2-pdQgaqysvc/s400/blog+knitting+general+001.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Still trying to achieve some well balanced blends, silk and blue face leister...</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TqDUZlzkhaUCD7OmCdUk2b44QnM1i9NE7gvFMuXJoFpCMwhxmItxznm1j5gxQhfjVgeKAd8jZa3_L4B8qrgFIIszOnF_rqBnrXrmmuID_I4axrDRuWreXenWVP0-eYU5fpAFDZdHW_o/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337537060881663010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 134px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_TqDUZlzkhaUCD7OmCdUk2b44QnM1i9NE7gvFMuXJoFpCMwhxmItxznm1j5gxQhfjVgeKAd8jZa3_L4B8qrgFIIszOnF_rqBnrXrmmuID_I4axrDRuWreXenWVP0-eYU5fpAFDZdHW_o/s400/blog+knitting+general+007.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">the result pleases me.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljpusiIkv2UNK26AtLTL4FGvu1W1rh6eSXKZ7lPbtxYksDlmY0ZicxzMrLtUL2bl3trO31R1cuzzNdwrmOAIh2qijjfP4vQJz_N81c4qTqfV4AOWDu8AaHx_rnc5UdfvDkrSgm8YT4uI/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337537053941329282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 323px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiljpusiIkv2UNK26AtLTL4FGvu1W1rh6eSXKZ7lPbtxYksDlmY0ZicxzMrLtUL2bl3trO31R1cuzzNdwrmOAIh2qijjfP4vQJz_N81c4qTqfV4AOWDu8AaHx_rnc5UdfvDkrSgm8YT4uI/s400/blog+knitting+general+009.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">2 hours of spinning, enough for 2 hats or a scarf. Debating about dying this week, alpaca and silk blend....We'll see.</span><br /><div> </div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-84516414234145814552009-05-12T07:33:00.000-07:002009-05-12T07:49:56.373-07:00Moon snails and Seaweed Hat<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I was so exited to finish this hat that I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">didn't</span> take the time to go to the beach to take a picture....</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1uOfVr1YIp8DezuP4Dd4l60cli3k7-SGpklZ1pYMKGJpqCMuzjH_rmoH_2Hbc4qoNopCw65OSafBOWvVXSYSoLrgD5Qw_aoqcrO8V5tPc3_CwrB7rPWz9g_pXuUxx1qU6UlSHeQKK_4/s1600-h/knitting+hats+001.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334946517897824498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf1uOfVr1YIp8DezuP4Dd4l60cli3k7-SGpklZ1pYMKGJpqCMuzjH_rmoH_2Hbc4qoNopCw65OSafBOWvVXSYSoLrgD5Qw_aoqcrO8V5tPc3_CwrB7rPWz9g_pXuUxx1qU6UlSHeQKK_4/s400/knitting+hats+001.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecpUv7lJt31jyYPOc_pXD5bpnZBJPT3qpm_-PRy8tQIya-rVr1C4fcnvDOIr4uDLebtTBJBIuNGfLr_0wtsDJzLqy6yLvly0ebmQhYKo-y_14-mwh1KLI0nrWvaJ_AzRJjQ6Y1385fFg/s1600-h/knitting+hats+003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334946514540116882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiecpUv7lJt31jyYPOc_pXD5bpnZBJPT3qpm_-PRy8tQIya-rVr1C4fcnvDOIr4uDLebtTBJBIuNGfLr_0wtsDJzLqy6yLvly0ebmQhYKo-y_14-mwh1KLI0nrWvaJ_AzRJjQ6Y1385fFg/s400/knitting+hats+003.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Same base hat as before, alpaca and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Noro</span> silk, odds and ends for the seaweed...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Needles size 4mm, <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">bicolor</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">multidirectional</span> band, 120 <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">sts</span>. pick up, 8 flaps or hooks, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">moon snails</span> base, sea lettuce and kelp inserts.</span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2I1d7HEC5v-cOti85DPxLR_LwTmruXH0cEgLxI-WA6UHaSpfmLdTeaZ8UDjJGcYFcnHRxo67DqYFoDoPtggLdSl6eiNEL3KH4h5Mw1N9HeaBnsAV3V9WFZN6Uze4p8n1jgc3corxGII/s1600-h/knitting+hats+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334946507485640658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2I1d7HEC5v-cOti85DPxLR_LwTmruXH0cEgLxI-WA6UHaSpfmLdTeaZ8UDjJGcYFcnHRxo67DqYFoDoPtggLdSl6eiNEL3KH4h5Mw1N9HeaBnsAV3V9WFZN6Uze4p8n1jgc3corxGII/s400/knitting+hats+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> This was such fun to make.<br />I played with my needles to make the "Sea lettuce", I just happen to have the right colors. As for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">Moon snails</span>...<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1h_P4zKRmSSZsAisJGr08jxBL_h2y7va8MHejsWVGbhSjNhPhICnOSYyx2mAdvjkdiZ6361U0if4lCQMTU3zNCH4DAZXrwj2UiyQNYCuqqBaqhQH61iBHSFka2lP3YoZY-tE8aZGh5M/s1600-h/knitting+hats+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334946505809084114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-1h_P4zKRmSSZsAisJGr08jxBL_h2y7va8MHejsWVGbhSjNhPhICnOSYyx2mAdvjkdiZ6361U0if4lCQMTU3zNCH4DAZXrwj2UiyQNYCuqqBaqhQH61iBHSFka2lP3YoZY-tE8aZGh5M/s400/knitting+hats+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Mixed 1 strand of silk with the alpaca to add sheen to the shells, stuffed a little to give them <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">dimension</span>. I learned that I need to make the definitions stronger in order to see the coils, next time. Also the contrast is a bit strong between the main colors and the snails, but that is the way I see them on the beach.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRoy-Xv5Xc_k3-b8lgpnNUVhnOYBLlxcnGfYbE_mfEszHQ50FIROgToFChHsOV3ZfLyawgWt3lSZihFIGTXhi0_XCoPec9OPoqs65c_6ycMwUdugxZKPhpn0byS5vuIyFleSOJg72sdQ/s1600-h/knitting+hats+013.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5334946500814177010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinRoy-Xv5Xc_k3-b8lgpnNUVhnOYBLlxcnGfYbE_mfEszHQ50FIROgToFChHsOV3ZfLyawgWt3lSZihFIGTXhi0_XCoPec9OPoqs65c_6ycMwUdugxZKPhpn0byS5vuIyFleSOJg72sdQ/s400/knitting+hats+013.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> As for the seaweed mess I found it lovely and lively. </span></div><div><div> </div></div></div></div></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-10485331167981622352009-05-09T09:06:00.000-07:002009-05-09T09:12:39.433-07:00Knitting hats, I wish...<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Even though it is still not busy season, I am suddenly occupied with details. I want to knit a new hat, in the sea series, but I have to do others things to get ready for market, WWKIP Day, cleaning my desk etc...</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">So here is a teaser, the colors (not quite all) of my new hat.</span> </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWYd154vd7Ff9oO_a07ngMWx8lfuWPp7QMSlF26fn7DapwQoxXNWDbr5nK4-cfzIHq3iR4IprGmVL-9ZWfq4KrlhQkkdLxg2itafq05ObFt-7PnyM_GTOPZ4GLJPpkQnvBeRpcPIpxj0/s1600-h/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333856591658407666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWYd154vd7Ff9oO_a07ngMWx8lfuWPp7QMSlF26fn7DapwQoxXNWDbr5nK4-cfzIHq3iR4IprGmVL-9ZWfq4KrlhQkkdLxg2itafq05ObFt-7PnyM_GTOPZ4GLJPpkQnvBeRpcPIpxj0/s400/blog+knitting+general+002.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> This one is going to have shells and seaweed, am working it out in between the other projects. Stay tuned.</span><br /><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-23245854884027555782009-05-04T07:33:00.001-07:002009-05-04T08:22:18.123-07:00Knitting blues<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7VprgK7i1NA0GxNZbVd45XwQK1ZdfuneZjJNSkcKSheVxTMxMVDCn8tyz8flZjQyRMDmjFKTFS1R3AsG3iZhH0pVUDsCJD7oVyy13aIFvAiVUApueHqg2dEX2YUHJuVJDWr4kCsPIQo/s1600-h/007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331984482654225122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 358px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_7VprgK7i1NA0GxNZbVd45XwQK1ZdfuneZjJNSkcKSheVxTMxMVDCn8tyz8flZjQyRMDmjFKTFS1R3AsG3iZhH0pVUDsCJD7oVyy13aIFvAiVUApueHqg2dEX2YUHJuVJDWr4kCsPIQo/s400/007.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">This week is "Blues Week" on my small island, a very busy week of workshops, concerts, parties and a wonderful art show. </span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">My cat could not care less...</span><br /><div></div><br /><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkacttFZ6myqaVj-QJ9FknnIorT3H5M1YdKn8T64a0f9A1X5jrVXKLWxUoaWh2WIfp8ipCVL5I0HHIFhQTqxCEN84Y7WDNE0ccXjEdAegk8VxU3CnO92P-q88hmREmLStqcv3bZFDq9q8/s1600-h/002.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331977371849102466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkacttFZ6myqaVj-QJ9FknnIorT3H5M1YdKn8T64a0f9A1X5jrVXKLWxUoaWh2WIfp8ipCVL5I0HHIFhQTqxCEN84Y7WDNE0ccXjEdAegk8VxU3CnO92P-q88hmREmLStqcv3bZFDq9q8/s400/002.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">In the past I have contributed various pieces for the "Blues were art though?" show, but in the last 2 years I had to pass due to technical difficulties in what I wanted to create. Mainly I did not find the right base.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">But last week the local electrician who happen to be one of the founders of the <a href="http://www.hornby-blues.bc.ca/index.html#">Hornby Blues Society</a>, was taking down a lampshade, and that's when the whole thing came together, in my head...</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I am fascinated with fountains, love the water flows and sounds, so I thought making a "Blues" fountain would be fun. Ha! </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This year being the tenth anniversary of the event, it seemed appropriate.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">As I said water flows, as a matter of fact wherever it wants, and that was my first challenge, how to make water spit out of a harmonica (Blues par excellence to me). </span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">After taking apart the instrument I realised that I had to carve out the channels or chambers in order to have the water come out the top. Then attach it to a tube connected to the pump. Re-seal the instrument, this took 3 days to cure, patience was with me and still fun.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Then the base.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The upside down lampshade was great but had to sit on something which turn out to be a very heavy cast iron enamelled pot lid with the total bonus of having a nut and screw top that fitted in the shade base. Woo Hoo, I was on my way.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">After much debate and lack of time I decided to let the cord hang out of the side to avoid having leaks. Sealed the base with what I believed to be a fast silicone sealant, and waited the 3 days to cure...</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Put water in, no leaks, life is good, worked on the melted Cd's and harmonicas sculpture, I love my heat gun, and after many fine tuning the thing worked!!!</span></div><br /><div align="center"></div><div align="left"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMxIjV9J3Ap_KYOmSfkxF60AmbIHim4WIzkiXJlpa6yjutbVN9oBSScFivtuoVl9ij_QX0fPbTGYHvMKZAVjmhni3IHdRMVRu45qPQYlIk6LqV_LTg9cuj7aNATeLtMDGFvVGao85H2g/s1600-h/003.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331977364678616930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfMxIjV9J3Ap_KYOmSfkxF60AmbIHim4WIzkiXJlpa6yjutbVN9oBSScFivtuoVl9ij_QX0fPbTGYHvMKZAVjmhni3IHdRMVRu45qPQYlIk6LqV_LTg9cuj7aNATeLtMDGFvVGao85H2g/s400/003.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">Transported it very carefully to the hall, 9am deadline, placed it on its pedestal, filled it with water, IT LEAKED!!!!!!!!!!</span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">I could have cried.</span></div><div align="left"><br /></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Turns out that during transport the pressure of the pump on the base dislodged the seal. So much for quick easy sealant.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Plan B.</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ran home, stopped by hardware on the way and got "Seal All" a fast cure, 4 hours, re-sealed, stood by with my hair dryer on low, missed my friend's birthday party, babied the blooming thing, cajoled and prayed, and by 4pm the thing was fixed, at home...</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Transported it, this time base and sculpture separately, assembled it, filled it, it worked!!! No leaks. Phew...</span></div><div align="left"><span style="font-family:verdana;">The show opened at 7pm, my "Anniversary Fountain" was there, working fine, I was so exhausted I didn't even knit last night...</span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4396498145804344436.post-59888320698324050962009-04-27T07:43:00.001-07:002009-04-27T07:53:31.619-07:00Fast and furious Fiddlehead Hat<div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;">After the Kelp Hat I needed to make something Fast and Furious as I wanted to also do a lot of baking and cooking this week-end.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0k-A7GMmz8f0bDjen3HioKLGgOTkIexmaYWlQanmTnPWE3K0N5faULYZ5KNLPeQ84oZhdvXH7W-K9-BFr2-a62hshxWciN_4L7z7U8kIoez8EjxlV-eIIE7hjj9N0mU7TNRdqbXwTH8/s1600-h/knitting+hats+012.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329382644936011026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA0k-A7GMmz8f0bDjen3HioKLGgOTkIexmaYWlQanmTnPWE3K0N5faULYZ5KNLPeQ84oZhdvXH7W-K9-BFr2-a62hshxWciN_4L7z7U8kIoez8EjxlV-eIIE7hjj9N0mU7TNRdqbXwTH8/s400/knitting+hats+012.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;">I love these colors, my own homespun version of Noro, mixed with the real thing.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zl3FjWnnWPb5mhlAY9AYkQhKnr8AH8Zdz8tpjfXjIHmX6dkejhFlrRSxUJvBIRyeejYOcRA-Q_wRMDlv387gvqJQ05Rum7UaZ89P1BYlQ54ilT0CgyLzalf0zDMN0O3hyphenhyphen538PNt1hyc/s1600-h/knitting+hats+007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329382638771788194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6Zl3FjWnnWPb5mhlAY9AYkQhKnr8AH8Zdz8tpjfXjIHmX6dkejhFlrRSxUJvBIRyeejYOcRA-Q_wRMDlv387gvqJQ05Rum7UaZ89P1BYlQ54ilT0CgyLzalf0zDMN0O3hyphenhyphen538PNt1hyc/s400/knitting+hats+007.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> Bi-color multidirectional band and flaps, the two mixed really well.<br /></span><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5dwri4fJrjrdwHd-1l-3SW67rAjdOF8019TMA04I5hbKAcLUfIoflwEKfrn8wRA_p-WhQ41TUnzCcjslkJYh8RiXCX5221vtf-ATxq3Sa1xBL0UIn9Q4tFDSTc8Q14wjPoi-eafregM/s1600-h/knitting+hats+005.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329382634697686610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht5dwri4fJrjrdwHd-1l-3SW67rAjdOF8019TMA04I5hbKAcLUfIoflwEKfrn8wRA_p-WhQ41TUnzCcjslkJYh8RiXCX5221vtf-ATxq3Sa1xBL0UIn9Q4tFDSTc8Q14wjPoi-eafregM/s400/knitting+hats+005.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMmRKeARqxUAtmas2evgxcPDE3YEIlhlt24mGYDBzl52rNAe5CwuYhJq4xY1EObH56E3fUp06YxXF5BoW4kFjd8aHVkpcSaaEgmD0ItziomAkDi2zB6yMnru5EsKh1BnLUfz2exUz_vE/s1600-h/knitting+hats+008.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329382633241729954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwMmRKeARqxUAtmas2evgxcPDE3YEIlhlt24mGYDBzl52rNAe5CwuYhJq4xY1EObH56E3fUp06YxXF5BoW4kFjd8aHVkpcSaaEgmD0ItziomAkDi2zB6yMnru5EsKh1BnLUfz2exUz_vE/s400/knitting+hats+008.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrMChu7GZpQG17GPUpdcTG4VDncoEv7LOrTF7BlZ4lHFQsDojOPdl1ApV8uFyPVl5lQemDSqMo9kwzj2yjtFMJaOnGHG5ApYYlKewSD3zd7rHm0icqUS-Y_cIE6jAPOtpmYSs8Ce9x3s/s1600-h/knitting+hats+009.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5329382628228243090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBrMChu7GZpQG17GPUpdcTG4VDncoEv7LOrTF7BlZ4lHFQsDojOPdl1ApV8uFyPVl5lQemDSqMo9kwzj2yjtFMJaOnGHG5ApYYlKewSD3zd7rHm0icqUS-Y_cIE6jAPOtpmYSs8Ce9x3s/s400/knitting+hats+009.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;"> At first it looked like fall colors to me, but when I went to the garden to take pictures I noticed that it mixed wonderfully with the greens and flowers that sprung up almost overnight...<br /></span><div> </div></div></div></div><br /></div>frenchettehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08285003547639531960noreply@blogger.com2