Since I don't usually watch the Super Bowl, I'm going to read this week's ten on tuesday as my favorite snack foods.
1. Chips and Salsa
2. Potato Chips and Shrimp Dip
3. Carrot Sticks or Sliced Cucumbers
4. Pigs in a Blanket
5. Apples and Peanut Butter
6. Popcorn
7. Pretzel Sandwiches (with kisses, but with rolos especially)
8. Homemade Pizza Rolls
9. Cinnamon Rolls (to counteract all the salty)
10. or almost any treat from Gus and Pauls (local shop)
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Monday, January 30, 2012
silk spinning
Looking back through my blog posts I estimate that I started spinning these silk hankies in July 2009.
That's a long time...
Even if you figure that it'd been a back burner project.
Even if you take in to account that I'm trying to spin it pretty thin so it takes longer.
Even if you remember that I have to have smooth hands to work with it, so anytime I have a catch on my hands I don't take it out.
Even with all that, almost two and a half years is way too long to have this 'in the works'.
So I think this silk is about to get some attention and hopefully get finished soon!
That's a long time...
Even if you figure that it'd been a back burner project.
Even if you take in to account that I'm trying to spin it pretty thin so it takes longer.
Even if you remember that I have to have smooth hands to work with it, so anytime I have a catch on my hands I don't take it out.
Even with all that, almost two and a half years is way too long to have this 'in the works'.
So I think this silk is about to get some attention and hopefully get finished soon!
Friday, January 27, 2012
New Grey Spinning
I am working on the spinning still!
I decided to finish as much of the grey as I could before moving on to something else, so, of course, I estimated how long that would take.
I took the next braided skein and divided it into 4 long strips. The first one took me about 3 hours to do, and then the second (when I did less random web and kid stuff) only took me about 2 hours. So I figure that I'm looking at another 5-6 for the second half of the first skein and then somewhere between 8 and 12 hours to spin the third one. Of course, these are each 8 oz, so I'm not feeling too bad about that speed. I just need to keep putting in my ear buds and spinning to my audio book.
I decided to finish as much of the grey as I could before moving on to something else, so, of course, I estimated how long that would take.
I took the next braided skein and divided it into 4 long strips. The first one took me about 3 hours to do, and then the second (when I did less random web and kid stuff) only took me about 2 hours. So I figure that I'm looking at another 5-6 for the second half of the first skein and then somewhere between 8 and 12 hours to spin the third one. Of course, these are each 8 oz, so I'm not feeling too bad about that speed. I just need to keep putting in my ear buds and spinning to my audio book.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
working on second pink sock
I've been working away on this second sock and as you can tell I'm actually almost done. There's about 12 more rows and then the ribbing.
The only problem is I don't like how the ribbing is on the first sock, so I think I'm going to try something different on the second sock and then rework one of them so they match. Hopefully soon you'll see finished socks and I'll be moving on to something else!
The only problem is I don't like how the ribbing is on the first sock, so I think I'm going to try something different on the second sock and then rework one of them so they match. Hopefully soon you'll see finished socks and I'll be moving on to something else!
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
finished pink sock
I finished one of the pink socks!
You remember these, right?
Well that one is completely done, and the second one is already past the heel! Update on it soon...
You remember these, right?
Well that one is completely done, and the second one is already past the heel! Update on it soon...
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