My life of fiber

I have learned so many things recently. I have been playing with various fibers including Mohair and dog hair. I have also been playing with color. Spinning is absolutely one of the most relaxing things I have ever done.

singles on my wheel

       Navajo plyed ie 3 ply

3 ply washed and  skeined

knitting finished...  this is a Knitty pattern

Duet

I gave the finished object to a good friend who was moving.   it took exactly 4 ounces of roving.

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All Hail the Champions: 'Hoos Win NCAA Rowing Again - University of Virginia Cavaliers Official Athletic Site - VirginiaSports.com

Memorial day 2012

AH what a weekend.. I cleaned the whole deck [scrubbing each board etc], helped my husband in the country and did some shopping but one of my favorite things I have done this weekend is work on this yarn that I spun on my Kromski Prelude.

Recently the Knitting Wahoo has only wanted to spin, spin, spin... Maybe that is a good thing as I have a bit of an over abundance of roving... Will post pictures soon of it as well as my other recent projects

Where was the Knitting Wahoo on August 7th????

Check out this link and you will find out....   I was one of the few ladies from my group not in period dress...  but I am slowly but surely recifying that

 

Recent adventures of the Knitting Wahoo

I have been knitting and spinning and well knitting and spinning all summer. Here is a photo of my home spun wool.. before I plied it.. I ended up NAVAJO plying it and am now in the process of making a scarf for myself.. It is a great distraction as the pattern is lace and charted.. so I really have to pay close attention

I have also been knitting…This little sweater was for one of my husband's co-workers.

Sweater for one of my husband's friends

A very calm and unafraid deer..    Don't know what was going on....

Same deer with my son...

Indian Paint...  very spooky looking plant

North American Milipede

Above a funny little parasitic plant.. Indian paint….. then the North American Milipede.. he was so cool

Finally a couple shots of lizards….
 

This poor guy is dead..  hence he can be held..  

Fence Swift lizard according to my husband...  they also bite according to him as well

 

And last but by far the most frightening… the Hornets…….

 

 

They are all dead in these photos.. but we tore apart the next.. just to see what was inside… a great teaching moment for my son……

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The nest.. but all the hornets are dead

Some new items from the Knitting Wahoo

The Knitting Wahoo has been busy......

I played the piano for the First District Conference for the UDC in Virginia.... and have had a son with lots of sickness from strep... [surgery is coming up]... and have been working on my genealogy, pictures etc ...  so you may ask...  Have  you knitted anything this spring????

The answer is a big yes.....

Here are a couple picks of finished items..  More will follow as I get them completed.. I have also gotten back into Crochet.. so There will be some pics of that as well in future.


This sweater is made of Lion Kitchen Cotton and was for a friend of my Husband.....   it is not nearly as difficult as it looks...  but I  had a horrible time finding enough thread to sew on the buttons....   

And what else would the Knitting Wahoo do but make more UVA oriented items...

Here is a hat I made from some wonderful yarn from YARN THEORY in Bedford, VA...  

Recent knitting adventures

I have been knitting so much recently.. that I am still taking photos...  but here are a few objects that have gotten finished

This hat was made for my friend Christa's son who plays football for UVA Wise....  not my favorite UVA colors.. but a UVA school anyway.... it is the TYCHUS

This scarf below is the Drop Stitch Scarf...  I made it for a charity auction.. and am making another as a gift.. but if I decide to sell it I can purchase the pattern at the linked site... It is also available free on Ravelry

I will be posting more soon....  I just got a lap top at Christmas and it has taken some getting used to especially with the internet and hyperlinks etc....  But I think I am about there....

My current favorite song

I love, love, love this song.... You go Tim McGraw!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I could listen to this over and over and over... It is a great knitting song

My latest project.

I recently finished my first try at historical knitting.

I made Princess Royal's Scarf from the 1856 issue of Godey's Magazine.

I guess I went with a "half mourning" theme... but then since I was thinking about the War Between the States.. this rather fits... who was not in some level of mourning for a lost loved one at that time.....

I plan to offer this for sale as an effort to raise money for the Children of the Confederacy.....

The pattern was easier than I thought.. and lots of fun.. I am wanting to make another to keep for me... 12 pom poms.. really made this into a lovely scarf...

Ravelry: Appalachianchild's My historical scarf

Alive and well

The knitting Wahoo is alive and well.. and knitting away.. but as I need to take picks of projects.. I thought I would share this song....



I like this version from Youtube better than The "official video"

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Summer knitting

Well to say the least the Knitting Wahoo never stops knitting.. but when it comes to getting on the computer or posting on her blog... well that is something else... Summer has been very busy and I have not had the time or inclination to get on the Internet that much... .just ask my Facebook.com friends.. .I don't go there that much either.. I think think things will change with the Fall thought..

So with further adeau here is what I have been knitting this summer.

These socks were for a friends grandchild who is about 10 months old. Made of Cascade Fixation they are stretchy and hopefully will last a while.

My 1776 socks. I love these socks and they were the first pair I have ever finished so quickly. I think it was the patriotic patterning.. or maybe I was just extra stressed.. I don't know.. BUT I do know my son now wants a pair for himself. I can not wait to wear these this Fall.

Talk about small. This sweater is for a 3 pound baby... Well... Since the place I usually donate to can not take 3 pound sweaters [babies that size don't need button down sweaters.... I guess I will just keep it for a bear or maybe gift it to a little girl with a doll.. I have not decided... I mainly did this size to see what it looked like... it was a total experiment.

This sweater is "normal" newborn size.... Likely about 3 months. I don't have a recipient in mind yet... But I did it to see how the yarn self patterned and because I wanted to knit in pink.... the pattern is free and I found it on Ravelry... . You can find me on Ravelry.com too as APPALACHIANCHILD.

Yet another experiment to an unknown recipient... I just had this yarn in my stash and wanted to see how it knitted up. I am not sure who will get it...

This little yellow sweater was fun to knit.... yes it is the same basic pattern as the 3 previous. This time I used Cabin Fever Yarn.... It is soft, washable.. and I love this particular yarn.. .I have been a little addicted to that pattern recently.... The buttons are from South Africa... and I purchased them at Sereknitty yarn shop on Crystal Spring Dr. in Roanoke, VA [My favorite LYS because like on the show Cheers... they "know my name"] This sweater was gifted to the Steiner Baby at Church.

This sweater was made for my Friend Jodi's baby boy Gabriel. You have to see the back to appreciate the work in this one. If I make this again, I will not make it with the Mission Falls 1824 that is recommended... I found out that I am simply not a fan..... Otherwise it turned out pretty well.

A great video

Take a look at this video from VIMEO....

WOW....


"Stand by Me" performed by musicians around the world from SKAT on Vimeo.

SO what has the Knitting Wahoo been up to?????

Well to tell the truth.. I have not really finished any projects recently... I have a couple that are near finishing and several others started... but alas.. nothing finished.... I stopped everything last weekend [weekend before Easter] to start an afghan for one of my Husband's co-workers... It is nearly done and when I finish it I will post a picture.

In the mean time.. I have a few recent pictures to share.

First My exploration with "Copper Pennies" ie Sweetened sauteed carrots.

Second... A Star Wars Clone Warrior invaded my Easter with Family. This is actually my son... with his brown sweater from a previous post.

You may see from frost on the grass... yes it was there... and this was taken about 845am on Sunday. We were in Bluefield, VA and it was definitely COLD for Easter... but at least it did not snow....

Well I am off to do some more knitting on that afghan

A little sweater for Kathryn's new baby

I decided to knit a size 3 month sweater for a fellow Social Worker who was due in January. I got the sweater done, but then put off adding the buttons. I hope to mail this tomorrow to her... as I have a bad cold and don't want to bring my germs to the new arrival.

This sweater was knit with Baby Ull Dalegarm. It is washable wool and I absolutely loved working with it. I got it from Becky Bowling when she owned Knitter's Knook. She has now closed the store and left the country to be with her husband. I selfishly wish that she would have stayed here as she was such a help and inspiration.

The pattern called for Paton's Beehive.. but I could not find any and Becky graciously helped me to see that the Baby Ull was a good substitute.. THANKS AGAIN BECKY!!!!!

Final creations from 2008

Here are my final creations from 2008. Some were presents.. and some were for our family or me...

One of the yarn stores in the Roanoke area closed this fall and I was very saddened. I am about to finish a sweater with yarn I purchased there and will post photos when it is done. We did have a new Yarn shop open--- Yarn Explosion and I was there today getting yet more yarn... but I do have plans for it...

So here are the photos......................

This is Zipper. She is a Rat Terrier who joined our family in November. She is only 6 months old now and has little fat and little hair [smooth coat]. I made her this UVA sweater of wool for the winter.

This sweater was for my son. I made my own pattern starting off of the Knitter's book of Patterns vest for children.

More of my leftover sock yarn baby socks. I finished these in October when my father had surgery. I plan on several sets eventually to use as ornaments at Christmas. So far I have 2 and 1/2 sets complete.

This is a basic sweater made from Plymouth Encore Aran/sport weight... Machine washable, with some wool. It was a gift for the newest Abelhadhi baby at church

I could not resist sharing these buttons... BUTTERFLIES... they really "set off" the sweater.

Another multi directional scarf.... This one for my son's Kindergarten Teacher, Ms. Blevins. She is a Breast Cancer Survivor and I thought the Pink was a nice but not overpowering touch. Yarn is Karaoke and was purchased at Yarn Theory in Bedford.

Finally this little sweater is about a 12 month size.. and was for the Brooks baby at work. I grew up in the same church as the baby's father and has her grandfather as a bus driver at one time.

Detail of the stitching on this sweater.

Hopefully I will get even busier with knitting and spinning in 2009...

Ravelympics Virginiastars

I have knitted like a maniac sice August 8th when the Olymics started


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Here are my finished objects so far
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These are Harrison's socks.... Universal yarns Ditto

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Multidirectional scarf of BOKU to be gifted to Mom

UVA tote Brown Sheep Lamb's Pride Bulky..... felted Wahoooooooooooooooo

Preemie afghan for UVA hospital via Heartfelt Angels on yahoo.com

so far I have gotten 4 of these awards and am on the verge of number 5..... I only entered 6 items in the WIP [works in progress ] Wrestling



This is a flower fom Harrison's garden