Stasia's Place Of Grace

Saturday, June 21, 2003

 

Things That Brightened My Day

Today was the First Annual International Socknitters Day. We celebrated in Milwaukee at an area Starbucks. Here, Dianna Steinbach teaches Kate Ostruszka to knit. Note our "Socknitters.com" flyer on the table - we had handouts covering the Socknitters and Spindlers Yahoo! discussion groups, as well as info on Children In Common and Socks For Soldiers. Much fun was had by all except for our husbands, who were too embarrassed to sit with us (the weenies!)

We also got to answer questions for kids, pass out beaded knitting stich markers, and show folks that a nostepinde is not, actually, a really weird darning tool.

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There is a farm on Highway Q near Colgate, WI, that has the happiest cows you've ever seen. They're always hopping around in their field, butting heads or jogging out to the pasture. They're always clean, and so is their barn area. It is obvious the farmer takes a lot of pride in his bovine friends, as is evidenced by this recent addition to his silo:

Whatever happened to the art of silo painting? When I was little, we'd see lots of ads for Schlitz Beer, or pretzels, on silos whenever we'd drive up north in the summer. Well, I'm glad to see that someone is keeping this art form alive!

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Projects

I finally got some of my stitch markers listed on e-Bay. To see this first set for sale, please click here or on the photo below:

I worked on Jeff's hunting socks today. Are you as tired of these as I am? Jeff wants "tall" socks so I had to make an increase for the calf. I'm in the home stretch now, as I've wound the last two balls of the homespun yarn I'm using. When it runs out, the socks are FINISHED!

I've started a small lace scarf in the Feather and Fan stitch, in Artisan Laceweight Merino yarn ("Pansy" colorway of purple, pink, and gold - see it at Fiddlesticks Knitting). I've frogged this project a number of times, so settled on this easier stitch pattern (one pattern row, then three rows of knit stitch only!) and things are going a llittle better.

I'm making a set of stitch markers to be donated to Dance As Ever. Director (and knitting writer!) Leigh Witchel asked if some could be given as raffle prizes, and I was very happy to contribute.

I ordered the Creatures Of The Reef shawl from Fiddlesticks knitting (Blueberry color). No way am I competent to make this! But we all need something to strive for, right?

I hope you're achieving what you're striving for today!

Happy Summer Solstice!

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