Spinning, 2011

Ravelry members can find more information about my handspun in the Handspun section of my Ravelry Notebook. Agate 1 handspun Started 1/08/11, completed 02/05/11 223.3 yds. 2-ply, 11 WPI Armstrong Woods Redwood handspun Started 7/6/11, completed 7/10/11 269.8 yds chain-ply; 13 WPI avg Tour de Fleece 2011 Bainbridge Island handspun Started 7/16/11, completed 7/17/11 135.8…

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Tealing Groovy

Started 6/12/2010, completed 10/1/2011Yellow Brick Road pattern by Atkinson Designs

Weaving 2011

Marine Silk Wrap Specs: Started 11/20/10 Finished 1/30/11 Warped size: 19.75″ x 93″ Finished size: 76″ L x 18.75″ W (10 inches fringe); Warp and weft: “True Blood Red” Marine Silk from Blue Moon Fiber Arts; Warp: 10 epi; Weft: 10 ppi; Weaving Class Project 2011 Stitches West 2011 Specs Started and Finished 2/18/11 Warp,…

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Rhapsody in Blue and Purple

For Jan Clayton, presented at her retirement dinner Started 2/26/2011, completed 7/19/2011Rail fence pattern We collected signatures from co-workers and colleagues, past and present. Any we collected on paper were scanned. Digital and scanned signatures were printed on fabric. I used these fabric signatures to make the inset on the back of the quilt.  

Spinning, 2010

Ravelry members can find more information about my handspun in the Handspun section of my Ravelry Notebook. Arch Rock Evening handspun Started 9/25/10, completed 9/30/10 234.5 yards, 2-ply; 14 WPI Beach Foam handspun Started 7/15/10, completed 7/20/10 228.9 yards, Navajo-plied; 15 WPI Tour de Fleece 2010 Blue Hosta handspun Started 6/19/10, completed 7/4/10 138 yards,…

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Knitting, 2010

Ravelry members can find more information about these projects in my Ravelry Project Notebook. Angie’s Cap Started 3/27/09, completed 3/28/09 My own design; knitted one prototype and wrote the pattern before knitting this version Calorimetry #5 (knitting) Started 1/6/10, completed 1/15/10 Reflection Shawl Started 5/30/10, completed 7/2/10 Rusty Dahlia socks Started 10/4/09, completed 6/30/10 Twinkletoes…

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Flower Power

Started April 2004, completed 8/14/2010Yellow Brick Road pattern by Atkinson Designs  

Weaving 2010

True Blood Shawl Specs Started 2/15/10; Finished 2/28/10 Warped size: 93″L x 19.75″W Finished size: 80″L x 18.75″W (12 inches fringe); Warp: Plum Mountain Colors Bearfoot, 12.5 epi, 525 yds; Weft: My own handspun, Burning Bush pencil roving from Louet roving, 6 ppi, 240 yds approx Design feature: Leno lace on each end Bouclé Scarf…

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Paint It Red

Started 9/2005, completed 2/7/2010Cobblestone block pattern using a collection of red and black fabrics; pieced borders using the same fabrics. Yes, it took 5 years to finish this one. It took a good six months to collect the fabrics. After I had most of the squares sewn, it took forever to decide on the layout….

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Knitting, 2009

Ravelry members can find more information about these projects in my Ravelry Project Notebook. Argosy scarf Started 1/24/09, completed 5/5/09 Calorimetry 3 (charcoal) Started 3/5/09, completed 3/8/09 Calorimetry 4 (blue) Started 12/31/09, completed 12/31/09 Eleanor de Plume socks Started5/27/09, completed 8/20/09 Fraggled Socks Started 5/24/09, completed 8/31/09 Fuzzy Lamb 1 Started 4/11/09, completed 4/18/09 by…

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Spinning, 2009

Ravelry members can find more information about my handspun in the Handspun section of my Ravelry Notebook. Andromeda handspun Started 3/14/2009, completed 4/26/2009 237+yards, Navajo-plied; 14 WPI Apricot Cinder Merino-Silk handspun Started 6/20/2009, completed 8/8/2009 223 yds Navajo-ply; 13 WPI Blood Orange handspun Started 5/16/09, completed 5/23/09 225+ yards 2-ply yarn; 12 WPI Chocolate Covered…

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Weaving 2009

Plumcopper Merino-Silk Scarf My first weaving project Specs Started and finished: 6/6/09 Finished size: 6.5″W x 58″L (including fringe) Warp: 7.5epi—8.25 x 80″; Mission Falls 136 Merino Superwash in Cream, 136 yds; Weft: 8 ppi; Handspun Plumcopper yarn (Yarn Wench top) approx 110 yds Silk Shawl Specs Started 6/7/09 Finished 6/13/09 Finished size: 15.5″W x…

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